# Movies like The Candidate

> Films most similar to The Candidate (1972) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-candidate-1972/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[The Survivors](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-survivors-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 5.7 · 114 votes · outsider, pitch-black, playful
- **[The Bad News Bears](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-bad-news-bears-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 6.9 · 333 votes · cozy, playful, uplifting
- **[Wildcats](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/wildcats-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.3 · 214 votes · outsider, playful, uplifting
- **[M*A*S*H](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/m-a-s-h-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 6.9 · 1,149 votes · bittersweet, pitch-black, playful
- **[Thunderbolt and Lightfoot](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/thunderbolt-and-lightfoot-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 6.8 · 633 votes · bittersweet, playful, tender
- **[Every Which Way but Loose](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/every-which-way-but-loose-1978/)** (1978) — ★ 6.1 · 501 votes · cozy, playful, uplifting
- **[The Four Musketeers](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-four-musketeers-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 6.4 · 215 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Going in Style](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/going-in-style-1979/)** (1979) — ★ 6.9 · 59 votes · cozy, playful, uplifting
- **[The Sugarland Express](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-sugarland-express-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 6.6 · 454 votes · playful, uplifting
- **[Convoy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/convoy-1978/)** (1978) — ★ 6.3 · 421 votes · playful, raw
- **[A Boy and His Dog](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-boy-and-his-dog-1975/)** (1975) — ★ 6.3 · 383 votes · outsider, playful, surreal
- **[Providence](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/providence-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 6.7 · 68 votes · bittersweet, tender

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