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The American President

1995 · Movie · 114 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer91%as of 2025-02-04
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic68/100as of 2024-01-27

What it is

The American President is a 1995 American political romantic comedy drama film directed and produced by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. It stars Michael Douglas as President Andrew Shepherd, a widower who pursues a romantic relationship with Sydney Ellen Wade, an environmental lobbyist who has just moved to Washington, D.C. Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox and Richard Dreyfuss star in supporting roles.

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Genres
Romance / Comedy / Drama
Original language
English

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