Movies That Remind Me of Donald Trump

[srcameron]

1. All the King's Men "The Broderick Crawford Version"
2. A Face in the Crowd
3. Secret Honor "Movie about Nixon"
4. Nixon
5. Elmer Gantry
6. Pleasantville "Specifically the Mayor"
7. The Best Man "Cliff Robertson's character"
8. The Sweet Smell of Success "Burt Lancaster's character, though Trump is far less cool."
9. The Sweet Bird of Youth "Ed Begley's character"
10. Network. "Yes, the unhinged Howard Beale"
11. Meet John Doe "I can't remember his name, but the guy who decides to use Gary Cooper's
movement to make a run for the Presidency"
and of course
11. Citizen Kane "Especially given Trumps lack of consistency and pretense at having the common man's touch."

Does anybody else have any suggestions?

[world wide wally]

1. Mr Potter from its A Wonderful Life

[rusty quoin]

2. "I Claudius," though a television series, makes me think of the Trump family,

especially after watching the newest "Frontline."

I like your thread, and it will keep me thinking.

I prefer your #2. Though the character is poor, he shares much of the same personality as Trump.
One difference, is Trump has done everything publicly to ruin himself. In the 1957 movie, Lonesome Rhodes had a one time open mic to ruin him. We are in different times.

[mopinko]

3. "the wolf of wall street"

especially the office parties w the strippers.

[srcameron]

4. I forgot one

12. Bob Roberts. Tim Robbins' characterization of folksy yet edgy corruption and wink winking at fascism just oozes Trump. Even of Duh Donald doesn't play sing and play a guitar.

[pressbox69]

6. Interesting

Unlike Roberts, Trump is no Bob Dylan but both are in the news right now.

[pressbox69]

5. Like Kane.

People will think what I tell them to think!

[pressbox69]

7. Idiocracy

with it's pro wrestling president.

[pressbox69]

8. BTW

Now that Trump is in the White House look for WWE Linda McMahon to have some sort of seat at Trump's table.

[pressbox69]

11. Yup

She's #45's small business czar.

[Docreed2003]

9. Just watched "The Founder" with Michael Keaton

His portrayal of Ray Kroc, the franchise mastermind of McDonalds, is as incredible as it is infuriating. The film certainly captured the "Donald Trump" mentality

[mainstreetonce]

10. Elmer Gantry

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