Political movie

About a politician that takes time away with an advisor/friend to ponder life before advancing his career-discusses many things with different people along this journey

That's not a lot to go on. Is it The Last Hurrah?

It’s a bit newer than that - I remember the guy walking and talking with some sort of physicist-female- in what seemed like some sort of bay where the tide was out and they could walk around through it- then sat down with her in a church where she told him that she thought everything and everyone was connected