The American President (1995)

The world's most powerful man has met his match! Michael Douglas is the widower President wooing environmental lobbyist Annette Bening in this romantic hit by Rob Reiner. (Warner Bros.)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Rob Reiner
Written By: Aaron Sorkin
Starring: Martin Sheen, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Douglas, David Paymer, Annette Bening, Michael J. Fox, Samantha Mathis, John Mahoney, Wendie Malick, Nina Siemaszko, Anna Deavere Smith, Taylor Nichols
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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The American President belongs to 20 collections
1. IMDb Top 250 Complete (collaborative: moderated by Jorg - 23 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
3. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
4. American politics (collaborative: moderated by djross - 7 stars)
5. Anamorphic Cinematography (collaborative: moderated by Bojangles - 7 stars)
6. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
7. Chick Flick (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 5 stars)
8. AFI 100 Passions (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 5 stars)
9. President Of The United States (collaborative: moderated by Hailey - 3 stars)
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11. The Next Picture Show Podcast (collaborative: moderated by trippingly - 2 stars)
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BeeDub | 75 29th |
A smug liberal circle-jerk masquerading as a rom-com. Pass.
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4 | unccomp01 | 75 20th |
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This is a great romantic movie with an interesting viewpoint. It puts a spin on the average love story by creating unique obstacles that could only be experienced by the president. I could see how it could get dull if someone was expecting a usual romantic comedy but I think president meets lobbyist definitely beats boy meets girl.
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aarona1c | 45 40th |
Wayyyyy too Democrat. It gives off the impression that the only good president is a Dem. Which isn't a horrible thought I suppose, because there have been some fantastic Dems, but also some fantastic GOPs. I just don't like the utterly slanted feel of the politics in this film.
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Stain | 80 68th |
Funny romantic comedy about a fictional U.S. President who finds himself getting involved with a lobbyist
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overrated | 30 21st |
I can't stand Sorkin's writing. Every conversation ends with a smarmy witticism and like The West Wing, the entire point is "OH MY GOD THOSE REPUBLICANS SURE GOT OWNED!" p.s. not a Republican
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Moribunny | 55 44th |
Cute.
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1 | lifeandall | 75 50th |
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Neat love story. Douglas and Bening work really well together in this.
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TheDiceman | 50 35th |
Not bad.
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1 | ryang | 70 31st |
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Call me a girl but I liked this movie...enough
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prowler | 18 15th |
i like how people bust into rooms just in time to say a witty remark, happened all the time in this movie.
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1 | JoeGayeski | 70 53rd |
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The Chick Flick meets WEST WING.....before Sorkin met Mushrooms.
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1 | st_fly | 5 12th |
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crap
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recklessmess | 80 71st |
Now this guy is good. I mean, he's no Millard Fillmore, but then again, who is?
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Velvet Crowe | 34 29th |
It's nothing less than a typical romcom with presidency as its gimmick. Though said gimmick makes it FAR worse than it should have been because it just ends up being painfully obnoxious pandering to the liberals and making republicans look like complete asshats. Geez guys, you should keep your shitty propaganda OUT of your shitty romcoms. Seriously. Your bad writing doesn't help either.
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Average Percentile 44.88% from 2164 Ratings | ![]() |