Directed by:
Rob ReinerScreenplay:
Aaron SorkinCinematography:
John SealeComposer:
Marc ShaimanCast:
Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith, Samantha Mathis, Shawna Waldron, David Paymer, Anne Haney (more)VOD (2)
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Andrew Shepherd is approaching the end of his first term as President of the United States. He's a widower with a young daughter and has proved to be popular with the public. His election seems assured. That is until he meets Sydney Ellen Wade, a paid political activist working for an environmental lobby group. He's immediately smitten with her and after several amusing attempts, they finally manage to go on a date (which happens to be a State dinner for the visiting President of France). His relationship with Wade opens the door for his prime political opponent, Senator Bob Rumson, to launch an attack on the President's character, something he could not do in the previous election as Shepherd's wife had only recently died. (Shock Entertainment)
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One of the few romantic movies I've ever finished. And surprisingly (for me) I liked it. Michael Douglas is good, so is Annette Bening, and the rest of the cast is worth it too. A cool script that uses a few clichés of the genre, but still offers more than a classic romance. Which is good.
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The American President is to some extent the culmination of the so-called Sex Trilogy: Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, and Disclosure starring Michael Douglas. Annette Bening is brilliant as his partner.
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