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The American President
1995
· Movie
· 114 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2193
- IMDb #2457
- Google retired #937
- Rotten Tomatoes #1253
- Metacritic #1809
- Letterboxd #2670
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1026
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1949
- Metacritic Critics #1674
- Metacritic Audience #2206
- Criticker #2089
- Kinopoisk #3205
- AlloCiné #3716
- Trakt #1877
Every rating
45–92
out of 100
A widowed U.S. President running for re-election begins a romance with an environmental lobbyist. Their relationship becomes a political liability, seized upon by his opponents and the media, forcing him to balance his personal happiness with the demands of his office and his presidential campaign.
Details
- Director
- Rob Reiner
- Writer
- Aaron Sorkin
- Released
- 17 November 1995
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $62.0M
- Box office
- $107.9M
- Awards
- 1 win, 1 nomination
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| 68th Academy Awards 1996 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Marc Shaiman | Nominee |
| National Board of Review: Top Ten Films 1995 | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | Winner |
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2 awards — The American President
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68th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Marc Shaiman | Nominee |
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | Winner |