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The American President (1995) -- Comedy-drama about a widowed US president and a lobbyist who fall in love. It's all aboveboard, but "politics is perception" and sparks fly anyway.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   21,606 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Aaron Sorkin (written by)
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Release Date:
17 November 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?
Plot:
Comedy-drama about a widowed US president and a lobbyist who fall in love. It's all aboveboard, but "politics is perception" and sparks fly anyway. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 nominations more
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some strong language.
Runtime:
114 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Before the movie starting shooting, 'Michael J. Fox' was still keeping his Parkinson's disease a secret. He felt he would lose the role if Rob Reiner found out. During a basic and routine fitness screening, Fox was terrified that clinicians would detect the periodic shaking in his left hand and eventually connect it to Parkinson's. Fortunately for Fox, he took his medication in time to quell the shaking and the test amounted to nothing more than checking heart rate and blood pressure. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The President finally gives Sydney roses at the end of the movie as he's about to deliver the State of the Union address to Congress. He says that he was finally able to give her roses "it turns out I've got a rose garden." However, roses would not be blooming in Washington in January. more
Quotes:
A. J. MacInerney: Oh, you only fight the fights you can win? You fight the fights that need fighting! more
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 MVT 1 more

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26 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
I love this film, 19 October 1998
Author: Winnie-6 from London, England

This film sees the best acting from Michael Douglas (my God, he isn't a villain), Annette Bening (power woman), Michael J Fox (finally not a teen) and Martin Sheen (oh so amusing). This is such a warm film. It is innocent yet powerful. And the humour is second to none. Just fabulous.

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