| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 110 |
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| Video Release: | 29 Oct 1997 |
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The Candidate
Robert Redford plays Bill McKay, a California lawyer who is talked into standing as a Democratic candidate running against an aging Republican incumbent. Without the worry of winning, Bill is aggressively outspoken during the campaign. But when actually getting elected becomes a possibility, he finds his ethics being swayed by the results of opinion polls. Get the movie review and more. »

Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.