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The American President
“Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?”
6.5 / 10• 1995• 1h 53m•PG-13• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
Cast & Crew
Michael Douglas
Andrew Shepherd
Lead
Annette Bening
Sydney Ellen Wade
Martin Sheen
A.J. MacInerney
Michael J. Fox
Lewis Rothschild
Anna Deavere Smith
Robin McCall
Samantha Mathis
Janie Basdin
Shawna Waldron
Lucy Shepherd
David Paymer
Leon Kodak
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rob Reiner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The American President is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
