Currently on 7 streaming services & also available on disc.

The Candidate (1972)

7011.

+19

JustWatch Icon63%
7.0 (14k)
PG

Age rating

1h 50min
The Candidate

The Candidate streaming: where to watch online?

Currently you are able to watch "The Candidate" streaming on YouTube TV or for free with ads on YouTube Free, Tubi TV. It is also possible to rent "The Candidate" on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand online and to download it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.

Besides streaming, you can also buy the movie on DVD from Amazon DVD / Blu-ray and on Blu-ray from Amazon DVD / Blu-ray.

Synopsis

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.

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Where does The Candidate rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

The Candidate is 7011 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 19 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme but less popular than Up in the Air.

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Cast

Robert Redford
Robert Redford

Bill McKay

Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle

Marvin Lucas

Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas

John J. McKay

Don Porter
Don Porter

Senator Crocker Jarmon

Allen Garfield
Allen Garfield

Klein

Karen Carlson
Karen Carlson

Nancy McKay

Quinn K. Redeker
Quinn K. Redeker

Rick Jenkin

Morgan Upton
Morgan Upton

Wally Henderson

Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner

Paul Corliss

Kenneth Tobey
Kenneth Tobey

Floyd J. Starkey

Christopher Pray
Christopher Pray

David

Joe Miksak
Joe Miksak

Neil Atkinson

Jenny Sullivan
Jenny Sullivan

Lynn

Tom Dahlgren
Tom Dahlgren

Pilot

Gerald Hiken
Gerald Hiken

Station Manager

Leslie Allen
Leslie Allen

Mabel

Jason Goodrow
Jason Goodrow

Boy in the Commercial

Robert De Anda
Robert De Anda

Jaime

Robert Goldsby
Robert Goldsby

Fleischer

Mike Barnicle
Mike Barnicle

Wilson

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