Movie·1998·143 min

Primary Colors

Name: Primary Colors
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1998-03-20
Duration: 143 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Adrian Lester, Maura Tierney

Primary Colors streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, and free with ads on YouTube Free, as of October 6, 2026.

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6.2 / 10 · TMDB

Drama Comedy

In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.

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