Movies Like Nerd Prom: Inside Washington's Wildest Week

If you liked Nerd Prom: Inside Washington's Wildest Week (2015), a movie directed by Patrick Gavin, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Dead (1987)
★ 6.9/10
After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.
2
All the President's Men (1976)
★ 7.7/10
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
3
The Post (2017)
★ 7/10
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
4
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
★ 6.8/10
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
5
Idiocracy (2006)
★ 6.4/10
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average European-Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events…
6
Being There (1979)
★ 7.6/10
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from…
7
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
★ 6.1/10
Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets…
8
Meet the Parents (2000)
★ 6.7/10
Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over…
9
The Skulls (2000)
★ 5.8/10
A senior at an Ivy League college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and…
10
Four Rooms (1995)
★ 5.9/10
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable…
11
State of Play (2009)
★ 6.8/10
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
12
Truth (2015)
★ 6.5/10
As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s military service. But when allegations come…
13
Man of the Year (2006)
★ 6/10
The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president to mock the political system and expose corruption in Washington. What begins as a publicity stunt quickly gathers unexpected momentum as…
14
A House of Dynamite (2025)
★ 6.4/10
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
15
Long Shot (2019)
★ 6.7/10
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter…
16
Where the Truth Lies (2005)
★ 6.2/10
An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.
17
For Love or Money (1993)
★ 6.2/10
New York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With a few weeks left before his option on the site runs out, Doug agrees…
18
Party Monster (2003)
★ 5.8/10
The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid…
19
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
★ 7.3/10
When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.
20
The Parallax View (1974)
★ 6.8/10
An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.