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Nov 17, 1995 · The American President: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox. A widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love.
The American President is a 1995 American political romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin.
Academy Award-winner MICHAEL DOUGLAS ("Traffic," "Wonder Boys") is the widowed president of the United States, whose budding romance with environmental lobbyist ANNETTE BENING ("American Beauty,"...
Politics, the press and deeply held values collide when President Andrew Shepherd falls in love with beautiful environmental lobbyist Sydney Wade--just before he runs for reelection.
A charming romantic comedy with political bite, Rob Reiner's American President features strong lead performances and some poignant observations of politics and media in the 1990s. Read Critics...
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- Romance, Comedy, Drama
- PG-13
Nov 17, 1995 · The president of the United States, Andrew Shepherd ( Michael Douglas) has been a widower for several years. One day, he meets an environmental lobbyist, newly arrived in Washington, named Sydney Ellen Wade ( Annette Bening ).
A widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love. It's all above-board, but "politics is perception," and sparks fly anyway. Andrew Shepherd is approaching the end of his first term as President of the United States.
