With the end of his first term in sight, widowed U.S. President Andrew Shepherd knows that overwhelming public support will guarantee his re-election. But when he falls in love, it's also when he has to choose between his woman or his chair.
1 January 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
1 September 1953, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
13 August 1972, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
25 January 1982, Glendale, California, USA
4 August 1920, Winchester, Kentucky, USA
29 May 1958, USA
17 August 1929, Michigan, USA
3 August 1940, Dayton, Ohio, USA
18 February 1936, San Jose, California, USA
9 June 1961, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
17 April 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 May 1944, Sunninghill, Buckingham, England, UK
22 October 1946, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
22 September 1933, Fresno, California, USA
4 December 1936, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
June 17, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
3 May 1949, New York City, New York, USA
9 June 1961, New York City, New York, USA
28 December 1931, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
September 27, 2015
A genial and glossy middle-brow rom/com blended together with corny Capra-like political drama.
February 13, 2001
Genial middlebrow fare that coasts a long way on the charm of its two stars.
February 13, 2001
Genial and entertaining if not notably inspired.
June 24, 2006
Part romantic comedy, part Capra-corny political drama, this movie exudes so much sympathy, it sweats.
January 01, 2000
Frothy.
June 14, 2007
as the 1995 film veers away from the romance, into definable (and dated) political issues, it loses some of its magic.
October 08, 2005
A potentially good adult romance is undone by a preachy left-wing agenda.
December 18, 2010
Witty, wise, and idealized political romance.
May 04, 2011
Light, fluffy romantic comedy, well acted by Michael Douglas.
April 03, 2005
Sorkin starts his West Wing warm-up with a winning political rom-com.
May 20, 2003
With great looks, a dandy supporting cast, a zinger-filled screenplay by Aaron Sorkin and Mr. Douglas twinkling merrily in the Oval Office, The American President is sunny enough to make the real Presidency pale by comparison.
January 01, 2000
The American President will make you laugh and make you smile. But it probably won't make you change your vote.
