Movies like Autumn and Cardboard (1968)
The best movies like Autumn and Cardboard (1968) are The Best Man (1964), Reagan (2024) and All the King's Men (1949). If Autumn and Cardboard hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMilk (2008)7.2/10 from 2,528 votes
- NewestThe Brink of War (2026)Released 2026
The Best Man (1964)
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisReagan (2024)
Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll the King's Men (1949)
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlack Sheep (1996)
When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime when he tries to take Mike out of town during the election.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpeechless (1994)
In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Candidate (1972)
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe War Room (1993)
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors James Carville and George Stephanopoulos.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMichael Moore in TrumpLand (2016)
Oscar-winner Michael Moore dives right into hostile territory with his daring and hilarious one-man show, deep in the heart of TrumpLand in the weeks before the 2016 election.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisGet Me Roger Stone (2017)
From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on both sides of the political fence as a force in conservative America. Outspoken author, pundit, ahead of his time election strategist, this is his story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGame Change (2012)
During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMilk (2008)
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDefinitely, Maybe (2008)
When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShampoo (1975)
On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husband Lester is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend Jackie.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStagecoach (1966)
A group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to Cheyenne. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl who's been thrown out of town, a professional gambler, a travelling liquor salesman, a banker who has decided to embezzle money, a gun-slinger out for revenge and a young woman going to join her army captain husband. All have secrets but when they are set upon by an Indian war party and then a family of outlaws, they find they must all work together if they are to stay alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Brink of War (2026)
President Ronald Reagan races against time to salvage a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals—or ignite disaster. With pressure mounting on all sides, every word spoken brings the world closer to peace... or destruction.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMan of the Year (2006)
The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president to mock the political system and expose corruption in Washington. What begins as a publicity stunt quickly gathers unexpected momentum as his message resonates with frustrated voters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Front Runner (2018)
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisIrresistible (2020)
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMitt (2014)
A filmmaker is granted unprecedented access to a political candidate and his family as he runs for President.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ides of March (2011)
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Autumn and Cardboard?
The closest matches to Autumn and Cardboard are The Best Man (1964), Reagan (2024) and All the King's Men (1949). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Autumn and Cardboard?
Start with The Best Man (1964), the closest match to Autumn and Cardboard.
What is the highest-rated movie like Autumn and Cardboard?
Milk (2008), rated 7.2/10 by 2,528 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Autumn and Cardboard?
The Brink of War (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Autumn and Cardboard?
Yes: The Best Man (1964), Reagan (2024) and All the King's Men (1949).
How are movies similar to Autumn and Cardboard chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Autumn and Cardboard, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.