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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. Who Is Alvin Greene? (2010)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
In 2010, an unemployed veteran with no money and no campaign experience stunned the political establishment by winning the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in South Carolina. ... See full summary »
Directors: Leslie Beaumont, David Garrett | Stars: Leslie Beaumont, Will Biggers, Tom Clements, James Clyburn
Votes: 18
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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