American President, The

American President, The

1995

Why can't the world's most powerful man have what he covets most? In the case of widowed U.S. President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas), that's Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening), a Washington, D.C., lobbyist. When the chief executive calls her for a date, the Washington rumor mill shifts into high gear and approval ratings tank

Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?

JBscale
79
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Romance - Comedy
Length
1 hr. 55 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 17, 1995
US Box Office
$65,000,000 (#1410 of 7372)
Global Office
$47,800,000 (#2503 of 4299)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Some Strong Language

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.40:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
September 25, 2012
Acquired Date
May 20, 2015
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
Specific date unknown.

Actors

Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Annette Bening
Annette Bening
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
Samantha Mathis
Samantha Mathis
David Paymer
David Paymer
Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Shawna Waldron
Shawna Waldron
Anne Haney
Anne Haney
Nina Siemaszko
Nina Siemaszko
Wendie Malick
Wendie Malick
Beau Billingslea
Beau Billingslea
Gail Strickland
Gail Strickland
Joshua Malina
Joshua Malina
Clement von Franckenstein
Clement von Franckenstein
Efrat Lavi
Efrat Lavi
John Mahoney
John Mahoney
Taylor Nichols
Taylor Nichols
John Mahon
John Mahon
Tom Dahlgren
Tom Dahlgren

Directors

Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner

Producers

Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner

Writers

Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Fresh
91%
Tomatometer
56 votes
RT Fresh Certified
77%
Popcornmeter
1,894 votes
METASCORE
68
21 votes
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
61,834 votes

Tags

  1. Family Movie Night - Mother and Older Son

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media