Boy meets girl - and the press tracks their every move, rivals fire broadsides and a Presidency with 63% popularity rating plunges to 41% in seven weeks. When you're the President everyone knows where you live. Michael Douglas portrays the widower Chief Executive who falls for a lobbyist (Annette Bening), then freefalls in the polls in this winning romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner. Bustling staff members (Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, David Paymer, Anna Deavere Smith), a sneering opponent (Richard Dreyfuss), state dinners, formal protocol, informal moments, global crises - all come into focus as Reiner and his stars explore the balance between private romance and public Presidency.

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The American President (1995)

PG-13

Romance/Drama/Comedy · 1h 54m · 11/17/1995

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

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Boy meets girl - and the press tracks their every move, rivals fire broadsides and a Presidency with 63% popularity rating plunges to 41% in seven weeks. When you're the President everyone knows where you live. Michael Douglas portrays the widower Chief Executive who falls for a lobbyist (Annette Bening), then freefalls in the polls in this winning romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner. Bustling staff members (Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, David Paymer, Anna Deavere Smith), a sneering opponent (Richard Dreyfuss), state dinners, formal protocol, informal moments, global crises - all come into focus as Reiner and his stars explore the balance between private romance and public Presidency.

Streaming Rank Today: 2938 -26

Status

Released

Languages

English, French

Country

United States

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, Wildwood Enterprises

Budget

$62,000,000

Revenue

$107,879,496
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Cast
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Michael Douglas

President Andrew Shepherd
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Annette Bening

Sydney Ellen Wade
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Martin Sheen

A.J. MacInerney
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Michael J. Fox

Lewis Rothschild
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Anna Deavere Smith

Robin McCall
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Samantha Mathis

Janie Basdin
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Shawna Waldron

Lucy Shepherd
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David Paymer

Leon Kodak
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Anne Haney

Mrs. Chapil
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Richard Dreyfuss

Senator Bob Rumson
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Nina Siemaszko

Beth Wade
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Wendie Malick

Susan Sloan
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Beau Billingslea

Agent Cooper
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Gail Strickland

Esther MacInerney
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Joshua Malina

David
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Clement von Franckenstein

President René Jean D'Astier
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Efrat Lavi

Madame Monique Danielle D'Astier
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John Mahoney

Leo Solomon
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Taylor Nichols

Stu
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John Mahon

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
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Tom Dahlgren

Defense Secretary
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Ralph Meyering Jr.

General
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Kurt Boesen

Security Advisor
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Joseph Latimore

Secret Service Agent
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Darryl Alan Reed

Secret Service Agent
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Andrew Steel

Secret Service Agent
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Jordan Lund

Carl
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Richard McGonagle

Rumson Staffer
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Frank Cavestani

Rumson Staffer
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Richard Stahl

Rumson Staffer
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Alice Kushida

Carol
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Renee Faia

Lisa
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Beans Morocco

Doorkeeper
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Kathryn Ish

Education Secretary
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Kamilah Martin

Flower Girl
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Augie Blunt

Groundskeeper
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Thom Barry

Guard
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Steve Gonzales

Housing & Urban Development Secretary
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Gabriel Jarret

Jeff
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Karen Maruyama

Leo's Secretary
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Nancy Kandal

Leslie
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George Murdock

Congressman
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Bernie McInerney

Congressman Millman
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Jack Gilroy

Congressman Pennybaker
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Matthew Saks

Congressional Staffer
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Googy Gress

Gil
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Ron Canada

Lloyd, Reporter
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Brian Pietro

Reporter
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Rick Garcia

Reporter
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Aaron Sorkin

Aide in Bar
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Kymberly Newberry

Sally
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Greg Poland

Mark
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Jennifer Crystal

Maria, White House Staffer
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Arthur Senzy

Deputy
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Nick Toth

White House Aide
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Jorge Noa

White House Aide
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Maud Winchester

White House Aide
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Jeffrey Anderson

TV News Anchor
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Suzanne Michaels

TV News Anchor
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Mark Thompson

Kenneth Michaels
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David Drew Gallagher

New Guy
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Todd Odom

Secret Service Agent
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Michael G. Alexander

Color Guard Officer
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Leslie Bega

Laura Staf
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Anthony Backman

Senator from Arizona (uncredited)
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Arthur Eckdahl

TV Anchor (uncredited)
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Jill Gable

Lobbyist (uncredited)
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Matthew James Gulbranson

White House Military Aide (uncredited)
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Mark Norris

Reporter (uncredited)
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Roger Steffens

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
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Helen Thomas

Herself (uncredited)
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Ray Uhler

Senator (uncredited)
Crew
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Rob Reiner

Director
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Aaron Sorkin

Writer
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Rob Reiner

Producer
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John Seale

Cinematograpy
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Robert Leighton

Editor
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Mark Shaiman

Music
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Robert Eber

Sound
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Rick Kline

Sound
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Kevin O'Connell

Sound
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John Warnke

Art
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