The Candidate

1972

Action / Comedy / Drama

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 89% · 35 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 13633 13.6K

california politics political campaign u.s. senator political candidate

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Michael Ritchie Photo
Michael Ritchie

Top cast

Hubert H. Humphrey Photo
Hubert H. Humphrey as Senator Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Sullivan Photo
Barry Sullivan as Barry Sullivan
Robert Redford Photo
Robert Redford as Bill McKay
Quinn K. Redeker Photo
Quinn K. Redeker as Rick Jenkin
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1011.62 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
TV-14
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23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 7
1.83 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
TV-14
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 21

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

“McKay” (Robert Redford) is your stereotypical protest lawyer

“McKay” (Robert Redford) is your stereotypical protest lawyer in California who is drafted in to fight the incumbent Republican “Crocker” (Don Porter) in what would appear to be little more than a box-ticking exercise for the Democrats. He only agrees to run if he is allowed by his election agent “Marvin” (Peter Boyle) to pretty much do and say what he likes throughout the campaign. Before long, that frankness and candour starts to resonate with an electorate coming to terms with some profound social and economic issues whilst already being represented by a man who has become somewhat distant and institutionalised by Washington and by a long term in the Senate. As the enthusiastic young man’s efforts gather pace, his erstwhile rather cynical advisor starts to take things more seriously and begins to impose himself on this fly by the seat of your pants process. If “McKay” is to actually succeed, just what and where is he going to have to compromise? Redford is a natural here and brings a degree of authenticity to hustings that all too often come across as being a procedure in which the voter is taken for granted. His ineptness, bluntness and open-mindedness is seen by many of his constituents as a source of hope and optimism, and he delivers that characterisation charismatically well. It’s set in the USA at the start of the 1970s, but it could quite readily be transferred to so many democracies where parliamentarians are elected and routinely re-elected based largely on the colour of their rosettes rather than on their representatives striving to serve the evolving needs of the communities. Although this doesn’t really offer us anything particularly revelatory, it’s a keen look at the effects of rocking the boat. Will he win, though?
Reviewed by Andres Gomez 6 / 10

The cast is really good and Redford delivers

The cast is really good and Redford delivers a great performance. The story depicts the trip from an activist in the way to become the politician he was despising from the beginning, showing all the things that is is dropping in the raise to the election. However, the story is a bit rushed and the transfixing is not so evident as it could have been depicted.
Reviewed by Bazzjazz 8 / 10

The Candidate: This film is a great look

The Candidate: This film is a great look into the current administration in the White House. ‘The Candidate’ is a fine example of art imitating life!
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