The American President PG-13

Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?
The American President
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  • Rated: PG-13
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 55 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: October 28, 2008
  • Originally Released: 1995
  • Label: Castle Rock

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User Ratings: 55,041
Genial and entertaining if not notably inspired. Full Review
Los Angeles Times
Feb 13, 2001
Rating: B- -- Light, fluffy romantic comedy, well acted by Michael Douglas. Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
May 4, 2011
Rating: 3.5/4 -- Filmmaker Rob Reiner has infused The American President with a breezy, compulsively watchable feel that's perpetuated and heightened by the stars' winning performances... Full Review
Reel Film Reviews
Dec 3, 2018
...Douglas and Bening are more than up to the challenge, delivering winning turns...
Variety
Nov 6, 1995
...A great entertainment....The movie is, above all, a witty and warm romance....One of the year's best films...
Chicago Sun-Times
Nov 17, 1995
Despite lapses into sentimental corn-notably in scenes with the president's 12-year-old daughter-director Rob Reiner has crafted a whimsical fable that packs a deceptive punch. Full Review
Maclean's Magazine
Oct 14, 2019
Rating: 4/5 -- Witty, wise, and idealized political romance. Full Review
Common Sense Media
Dec 18, 2010

Product Description:

Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) is a handsome, youthful widower and a dedicated Democrat raising a teenage daughter. He also just happens to be the president of the United States of America, and a very popular one at that. Unfortunately, he's also quite lonely, and the life of a president leaves little time for dating. But when he meets luminous lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening), he's instantly smitten and impulsively (and somewhat awkwardly) asks her out to a state dinner. Shocked and highly uncertain of what she's getting into, Sydney accepts his invitation, and the courting process begins--to the unrelenting delight of the media. The chief executive's protective staff, however, isn't so sure the romance is a good thing, particularly when political paparazzi capture Sydney spending the night in the presidential bedroom. While intriguing to the press, the affair spells trouble in the form of Republican presidential hopeful Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss), who uses the romance to attack Shepherd's supposed lack of family values and moral instincts. Rumson's ploy works--Shepherd's popularity plummets, weakening his reelection bid, his hand on Capitol Hill, and ultimately threatening his relationship with Sydney. If Shepherd salvages his political career, will it be at the expense of Sydney's love'

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  • Sales Rank: 12,791
  • UPC: 883929039982
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