The American President

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

  • Rated 6.5 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1995
  • 1h 53m
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Comedy

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.

Director
Rob Reiner
Starring
Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox

Cast

  • Michael Douglas

    Michael Douglas

    Andrew Shepherd

  • Annette Bening

    Annette Bening

    Sydney Ellen Wade

  • Martin Sheen

    Martin Sheen

    A.J. MacInerney

  • Michael J. Fox

    Michael J. Fox

    Lewis Rothschild

  • Anna Deavere Smith

    Anna Deavere Smith

    Robin McCall

  • Samantha Mathis

    Samantha Mathis

    Janie Basdin

  • Shawna Waldron

    Shawna Waldron

    Lucy Shepherd

  • David Paymer

    David Paymer

    Leon Kodak

  • Anne Haney

    Anne Haney

    Mrs. Chapil

  • Richard Dreyfuss

    Richard Dreyfuss

    Senator Rumson

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