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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

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6.8/10   21,638 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
User Comments:
Good Premise, Good Actors, But Not Exactly a Great Film... more (187 total)

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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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Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: While the US President can't introduce a bill in Congress, it's common practice for him to get a sympathetic legislator to do it for him; this could be colloquially referred to as the President introducing the bill. In any case, he says, accurately, that he's "sending a bill to Congress for its consideration" which is perfectly proper as part of the State of the Union message. more
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President Andrew Shepherd: For reasons passing understanding, people do not relate guns to gun-related crime. more
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Soundtrack:
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Good Premise, Good Actors, But Not Exactly a Great Film..., 5 December 2002
Author: MovieAddict2009 from UK

"The American President," starring Michael Douglas, Annette Benning, Martin Sheen, and Michael J. Fox has a good premise, and carries strong through the first half, but eventually deteriorates into your average, run-of-the-mill, predictable romantic drama/comedy.

The strong performances by both lead actors an co-stars makes "The American President" a definite must-see. Just don't expect anything too great. 3/5 stars-

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