If you liked this movie, you should also see: The Conversation (1974)Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)Howards End (1992)
Californian lawyer Bill McKay fights for the little man. His charisma and integrity get him noticed by the Democratic Party machine and he is persuaded to run for the Senate against an apparently unassailable incumbent. It's agreed he can handle it his own way, on his own terms. But once he's in the race and his prospects begin to improve, the deal starts to change.