Movies like Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown (2026)
The best movies like Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown (2026) are Blurt! (2018), Starter for 10 (2006) and Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986). If Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGifted (2017)8.0/10 from 6,133 votes
- NewestThe Beautiful Game (2024)Released 2024
Blurt! (2018)
When nice-guy Jeremy Martin puts on mysterious virtual reality glasses at the mall, he suddenly loses his “inside voice” and starts spouting every thought he has out loud. Making matters worse, Jeremy is running for student council president against his classmate Milly, who is full of great ideas to improve the school. Desperate to get back to normal, Jeremy and his sister Victoria must figure out how to convince his brain that he can speak up for himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStarter for 10 (2006)
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPolice Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better his odds, but things don't quite turn out as expected...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Second Chance: Rivals! (2019)
As Maddy takes on coaching a team of young twelve-year-old gymnasts, she faces up to intense city versus country rivalry, racism, cyberbullying and her own self-doubt but eventually takes the challenge head on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Beautiful Game (2024)
A group of advocates to end homelessness organize an annual tournament for homeless people to compete in a series of football matches known as The Homeless World Cup.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGifted (2017)
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Big Year (2011)
Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this49 Up (2006)
49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the Jesuit maxim "Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man," interviewed a diverse group of seven-year-old children from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Michael Apted, a researcher for the original film, has returned to interview the "children" every seven years since, at ages 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and now again at age 49.In this latest chapter, more life-changing decisions are revealed, more shocking announcements made and more of the original group take part than ever before, speaking out on a variety of subjects including love, marriage, career, class and prejudice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisF the Prom (2017)
Maddy and Cole were inseparable friends until high school started and Maddy became the most popular girl on campus. When she starts feeling lonely and heartbroken, she reconnects with Cole and the duo conspire to destroy the ultimate teen popularity contest
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisPerfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much (2017)
Maths teacher Ted Slauson became adept at recording and memorizing prices of products featured on the iconic game show The Price is Right, an obsession dating back to the show's inception in 1972. This passion and dedication for the show culminated in him helping a contestant place a perfect bid during a 2008 showcase, an innocent act that would create one of the biggest controversies in television industry history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBack of the Net (2019)
A new student at a soccer academy is determined to beat her rival's team in the national tournament.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpellbound (2002)
This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSchool of Life (2005)
At Fallbrook Middle School, the annual student-elected Teacher of the Year award is held. And every year for the last 43 years Norman Warner or most fondly called Stormin' Norman Warner has won the award. Now that he has died, the burden of carrying the legacy falls into the hands of Matt Warner, the son of the late Norman Warner who has always lived in the shadow of his father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFinding Forrester (2000)
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPraise This (2023)
When aspiring musical superstar Sam is forced to join her cousin's struggling, underdog praise team in the lead-up to a national championship competition, she sees an opportunity to finally make her dreams come true.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisQuiz Show (1994)
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFlash Gordon (1980)
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGridiron Gang (2006)
Under the leadership of their counselor, teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football together. Based on a true story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFarm to Fork to Love (2021)
Alice, a young and talented sous chef at NY's top restaurant, receives an invitation to judge a food competition for a prestigious annual fundraiser.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll the Way (2016)
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPolly Pocket Friends Finish First (2012)
Polly and her friends are selected to be on celebrity Dr. Professor Cassandra Alexandra's game show, but when Alexandra rigs the game in order to cheat and manipulates Polly into abandoning her friends, Polly has to stop her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Contract Killer (1998)
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Wild Soccer Bunch (2003)
The school year is over and for a diverse group of carefree kids, soccer is king! These kids believe that they are the local gold team and there is nothing they like more than improving their game. "If you want to be cool, you should be wild." However, the relentless rain turns their field into a swamp, so they have to take an unexpected break. And when the sun finally comes, a gang of older, bigger and dumber boys has just taken over the field. They won't give it back unless they lose a match against the kids.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeal (2008)
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisD2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty Ducks and introduces a few new players, however, he finds himself distracted by his newfound fame and must regather if the Ducks are to defeat tournament favourites Iceland.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVerliebte Jungs (2001)
Oliver and Michael want to enjoy life, but the 20-year-olds don't have enough money to do so, so when they are offered jobs in a trendy beer garden, they jump at the chance. There they learn from their colleagues that the waiters at the pub organize a competition every year. The winner is the one who can boast the most amorous adventures. There's no question that Oliver and Michel want to be at the forefront.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Now You See It... (2005)
While producing a reality TV show, a teenager meets a magician whose powers are real but put him in danger.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisResolved (2007)
The fascinating complexity of high school debate gives way to a portrait of the equally complex racial and class bias of American education in Greg Whiteley's riveting documentary.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Taking the Plunge 2 (2009)
Gaby and Fred are preparing for the world swimming championships which will be held in Quebec City this year. Their love will be put to the test when a former love of Gaby's turns up at the championships. Gaby finds herself at a crucial point of her life where she has to choose whether to continue competing or follow another dream that she's cherished forever, but which seems impossible to everyone else—her dream to become an astronaut.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown?
The closest matches to Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown are Blurt! (2018), Starter for 10 (2006) and Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown?
Start with Blurt! (2018), the closest match to Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown.
What is the highest-rated movie like Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown?
Gifted (2017), rated 8.0/10 by 6,133 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown?
The Beautiful Game (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown?
Yes: Blurt! (2018), Starter for 10 (2006) and Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986).
How are movies similar to Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Presidential 1776 Award: The Ultimate Civics Showdown, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.