Each week our staff of film and television experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections,

Sure, you’ll still be thinking about the election (there are probably more efficient ways of totally avoiding the subject) but you’ll be thinking about different elections, some fictional and others historical,

If you prefer to watch a movie over Election Day coverage, then check out our Hulu suggestions, which include a charming rom-com and a 1990s action classic.

Parade has assembled a list of 40 of the best films about politics to (sort of) take your mind off the election. We have movies to inspire you with uplifting fictional stories about the government, as well as dramatizations of great presidents of the past and defining political moments in American history.