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1. Being There (1979)
PG | 130 min | Comedy, Drama
After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.
Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden
Votes: 77,639 | Gross: $30.18M
2. Dave (1993)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
An uncanny Presidential lookalike named Dave is recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn
Votes: 56,843 | Gross: $63.27M
3. Head of State (2003)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy
When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, Washington, D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam is unexpectedly picked as his replacement.
Director: Chris Rock | Stars: Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Lynn Whitfield, Dylan Baker
Votes: 21,236 | Gross: $37.79M
4. Servant of the People (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy
After a Ukrainian high-school teacher's tirade against government corruption goes viral on social media, he finds himself elected the country's new president.
Stars: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Stanislav Boklan, Viktor Saraykin, Elena Kravets
Votes: 4,371
5. Lethal Kittens (2020)
110 min | Comedy
In 2014 Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine turns hot. An engineer, actor, soccer coach and florist volunteer to fight on the front line. Unaware of the pivotal role they will play in the war, they discover the meaning of true leadership.
Director: Volodymyr Tykhyy | Stars: Dmitriy Tuboltsev, Stanislav Bzhezinskyi, Petro Mykytyuk, Vera Klimkovetskaya
Votes: 1,189
6. The Unlikely President (2012)
Short, Drama
Director: Jeff Franklin | Stars: Josh Henry, Clark Sarullo, Lesa Wilson, Rob Constantine
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The Twilight Zone (2019–2020)
Episode:
The Wunderkind
(2019)
TV-MA | 40 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A down-and-out campaign manager gets a kid elected President of the United States.
Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: John Cho, Jacob Tremblay, Kimberley Sustad, Lane Edwards
Votes: 3,175