The Perfect Candidate fingerprintStrong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Perfect Candidate is calm and low-intensity.
Hopeful and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's hopeful and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Everyday modern life, society, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 71). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 44 min
The Perfect Candidate runs 1 h 44 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Perfect Candidate higher (82) than audiences (61). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Arabic, with some English. Produced in Germany, Saudi Arabia.
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6.7
