The American President
Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?
1995 | 113m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Rob Reiner |
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| Writer: | Aaron Sorkin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 17, 1995 |
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| Director: | Rob Reiner |
| Writer: | Aaron Sorkin |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | the white house, usa president, new love, class differences, widower, wildlife conservation, lobbyist, romantic |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, Wildwood Enterprises |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $107,879,496
Budget: $62,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Douglas | Andrew Shepherd |
| Annette Bening | Sydney Ellen Wade |
| Martin Sheen | A.J. MacInerney |
| Michael J. Fox | Lewis Rothschild |
| Anna Deavere Smith | Robin McCall |
| Samantha Mathis | Janie Basdin |
| Shawna Waldron | Lucy Shepherd |
| David Paymer | Leon Kodak |
| Anne Haney | Mrs. Chapil |
| Richard Dreyfuss | Senator Rumson |
| Nina Siemaszko | Beth Wade |
| Wendie Malick | Susan Sloan |
| Beau Billingslea | Agent Cooper |
| Gail Strickland | Esther MacInerney |
| Joshua Malina | David |
| Clement von Franckenstein | President D'Astier |
| Efrat Lavie | Madame D'Astier |
| John Mahoney | Leo Solomon |
| Taylor Nichols | Stu |
| John Mahon | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs |
| Tom Dahlgren | Defense Secretary |
| Ralph Meyering Jr. | General |
| Kurt A. Boesen | Security Advisor |
| Joseph Latimore | Secret Service Agent |
| Darryl Alan Reed | Secret Service Agent |
| Andrew Steel | Secret Service Agent |
| Jordan Lund | Carl |
| Richard McGonagle | Rumson Staffer |
| Frank Cavestani | Rumson Staffer |
| Richard Stahl | Rumson Staffer |
| Alice Kushida | Carol |
| Renee Faia | Lisa |
| Beans Morocco | Doorkeeper |
| Kathryn Ish | Education Secretary |
| Kamilah Martin | Flower Girl |
| Augie Blunt | Groundskeeper |
| Thom Barry | Guard |
| Steven Gonzalez | Hud Secretary |
| Gabriel Jarret | Jeff |
| Karen Maruyama | Leo's Secretary |
| Nancy Kandal | Leslie |
| George Murdock | Congressman |
| Bernie McInerney | Congressman Millman |
| Jack Gilroy | Congressman Pennybaker |
| Matthew Saks | Congressional Staffer |
| Googy Gress | Gil |
| Ron Canada | Reporter Lloyd |
| Brian Pietro | Reporter |
| Rick Garcia | Reporter |
| Aaron Sorkin | Aide in Bar |
| Kymberly Newberry | Sally |
| Greg Poland | Mark |
| Leslie Bega | White House Staffer Laura |
| Jennifer Crystal Foley | White House Staffer Maria |
| Arthur Senzy | Deputy |
| Nick Toth | White House Aide |
| Jorge Noa | White House Aide |
| Maud Winchester | White House Aide |
| Jeffrey Anderson | T.V. News Anchorman |
| Suzanne Michaels | T.V. News Anchorwoman |
| Mark Thompson | Kenneth Michaels |
| David Drew Gallagher | New Guy |
| Todd Odom | Uniformed Secret Service Agent |
| Michael G. Alexander | Color Guard Officer |
| Anthony Backman | Senator from Arizona (uncredited) |
| Rose Barrett | Reporter #4 (uncredited) |
| Faith Burton | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jan Citron | Lobbyist Banquet (uncredited) |
| Arthur Eckdahl | TV Anchor (uncredited) |
| Roger Ferreira | Congressman (uncredited) |
| Star Halm | White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
| Betty Hankins | White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Lodge | White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
| Gorja Max | Political Assistant (uncredited) |
| Mark Norris | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Sherry O’Keefe | White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
| Roger Steffens | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Helen Thomas | Helen Thomas (uncredited) |
| Ray Uhler | Senator (uncredited) |
| Michael Wajacs | White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
| Mark Watson | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
| Janet Dey | Banquet Attendee (uncredited) |
| Françoise Ruggieri | State Dinner Attendee (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Warnke | Art Direction |
| John Seale | Director of Photography |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | Key Makeup Artist |
| François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Ken Ralston | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jess Gonchor | Construction Foreman |
| Lilly Kilvert | Production Design |
| Frank Capra III | First Assistant Director |
| Gloria Gresham | Costume Design |
| Robert Leighton | Editor |
| Karen O'Hara | Set Decoration |
| J. Steven Matzinger | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| George Baetz | Boom Operator |
| Karen Dimmig | Assistant Editor |
| Cherylanne Martin | Second Assistant Director |
| Robert Grieve | Supervising Sound Editor |
| M. Todd Henry | Camera Operator |
| Debra James | Production Coordinator |
| Robert Eber | Sound Mixer |
| Danny Miller | Assistant Editor |
| Trish Gallaher Glenn | Property Master |
| Chuck Velasco | Costume Supervisor |
| Kathryn Blondell | Key Hair Stylist, Hairstylist |
| Eric W. Orbom | Set Designer |
| Debbie Denise | Visual Effects Producer |
| Anne Rapp | Script Supervisor |
| Richard Davis Jr. | Location Manager |
| Rodney Sandoval | Camera Loader |
| William M. Connor | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Roger Stevenson | Boom Operator |
| Albert Farrar | Assistant Editor |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| J. Patrick Daily | Key Grip |
| Louis Montejano | Set Designer |
| Clay Pinney | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jack English | Gaffer |
| Pamela Wise | Costume Supervisor |
| Nick Navarro | Set Designer |
| Alan S. Kaye | Set Designer |
| Alison Fisher | Dialogue Editor |
| Rob Reiner | Director |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Aaron Sorkin | Writer |
| Charles Newirth | Unit Production Manager |
| Allegra Clegg | Production Supervisor |
| Kerry Lyn McKissick | Script Supervisor |
| Marc Shaiman | Original Music Composer |
| Nicola Pecorini | Steadicam Operator |
| Cal Roberts | First Assistant Camera |
| Trevor Loomis | Second Assistant Director |
| Alan Edward Bell | Associate Editor, Post Production Supervisor |
| Lydia Bensimmon | Makeup Artist |
| Hallie D'Amore | Makeup Artist |
| Valli O'Reilly | Makeup Artist |
| Tom Lucas | Makeup Artist |
| Kyle Cooper | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Barbara Maltby | Associate Producer |
| Rob Reiner | Producer |
| Charles Newirth | Executive Producer |
| Jeffrey Stott | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 23 | 32 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 26 | 38 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 887 | 923 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 804 | 804 |