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Mood:
- CleverTouchingWittyFeel GoodHumorous
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Plot:
- Head of StatePoliticsFall in LoveSocial DifferencesCinderella StoryFish Out of WaterHopesLove and Romance more...
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Genres:
- ComedyRomanceHollywood Tone
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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Place:
- USAWashington DCWhite House
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- Date NightGirls' Night
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- Critically Acclaimed
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The American President, 1995
English, French
USA
Profile of The American President
The mood of The American President is clever, witty, and touching. The plot centers around a Cinderella story, a head of state, and social differences. It is a comedy and romance movie. Stylistically, The American President has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, at the White House. The American President is set in Washington DC. It happens in the 1990s. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed. The American President is especially suggested for a date night and a girls' night.
Summary of The American President
Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) is a handsome, youthful widower and a dedicated Democrat raising a teenage daughter. He also just happens to be the president of the United States of America, and a very popular one at that. Unfortunately, he's also quite lonely, and the life of a president leaves little time for dating. But when he meets luminous lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening), he's instantly smitten and impulsively (and somewhat awkwardly) asks her out to a state dinner. Shocked and highly uncertain of what she's getting into, Sydney accepts his invitation, and the courting process begins--to the unrelenting delight of the media. The chief executive's protective staff, however, isn't so sure the romance is a good thing, particularly when political paparazzi capture Sydney spending the night in the presidential bedroom. While intriguing to the press, the affair spells trouble in the form of Republican presidential hopeful Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss), who uses the romance to attack Shepherd's supposed lack of family values and moral instincts. Rumson's ploy works--Shepherd's popularity plummets, weakening his reelection bid, his hand on Capitol Hill, and ultimately threatening his relationship with Sydney. If Shepherd salvages his political career, will it be at the expense of Sydney's love?
Details
| Language: | English, French |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 8 November 1995 |
| Runtime: | 114 min |
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as President Andrew Shepherd
as Sydney Ellen Wade
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- by: Todd McCarthy
The New York Times
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- by: Elvis Mitchell
