Film

The American President

1995 · 1h 53m · Drama · Romance

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

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

68

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.

Michael Douglas

Andrew Shepherd

Annette Bening

Sydney Ellen Wade

Martin Sheen

A.J. MacInerney

Michael J. Fox

Lewis Rothschild

Anna Deavere Smith

Robin McCall

Samantha Mathis

Janie Basdin

Shawna Waldron

Lucy Shepherd

David Paymer

Leon Kodak

Anne Haney

Mrs. Chapil

Richard Dreyfuss

Senator Rumson

Nina Siemaszko

Beth Wade

Wendie Malick

Susan Sloan

Beau Billingslea

Agent Cooper

Gail Strickland

Esther MacInerney

Joshua Malina

David

Clement von Franckenstein

President D'Astier

• Rob ReinerProducer · Director
• Aaron SorkinWriter
• Jeffrey StottExecutive Producer
• Charles NewirthExecutive Producer
• John SealeDirector of Photography
• Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
• Robert LeightonEditor
• Jane JenkinsCasting
• Janet HirshensonCasting

Original Theatrical Trailer

Release date

November 17, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$62,000,000

Revenue

$107,879,496

Genres

Drama, Romance

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