A & E Biography: Bill Clinton - Hope, Charisma, Controversy (1998)
Starring: Bill Clinton
An overview of Clinton's life and scandal-plagued presidency.

Primary Colors (1998)
Starring: John Travolta, Emma Thompson
Director: Mike Nichols
Intelligent and entertaining political drama about a Clinton-like presidential candidate and his ambitious, Hillary-like wife.

The War Room (1993)
Starring: James Carville, George Stephanopoulos
Director: D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
An insider's look at Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign.

Creative Movie Matches

The Best Man (1964)
Starring: Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Gripping political drama about the dirty tactics used in a presidential election.

Bob Roberts (1992)
Starring: Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito
Director: Tim Robbins
Mockumentary depicts how a right-wing politician uses the media to his advantage.

The Candidate (1972)
Starring: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle
Director: Michael Ritchie
Potent satire about an idealistic senator's crash course in Washington cynicism.