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The American President
"Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?"
1995 • 1h 53m • ★ 6.5 (767 votes) Released
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
Writer
Aaron Sorkin
Rating
6.5
Runtime
113 min
Budget
$62.0M
Revenue
$107.9M
Profit/Loss
+45.9M
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Wildwood EnterprisesTop Billed Cast
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