Here’s a new category…Top 10 Best Presidential Movies.

CRITERIA: The character of the President must play a central and prominent role in the movie…can’t just be a cameo

TOP 10 BEST PRESIENTIAL MOVIES in order of best to least best. ( The actor in the role of President is shown)
1.The American President..Michael Douglas (1995)
2. Thirteen Days…Bruce Greenwood (2000)
3. Air Force One…Harrison Ford (1997)
4. Dave…Kevin Klein (1993)
5. West Wing…Martin Sheen (I know this was a TV show but it is so outstanding and the first three years it was on was one of the BEST dramas ever and Sheen was terrific as the President) 1999-2006
6. Nixon…Anthony Hopkins (1995)
7. W…Josh Brolin (2008)
8. Independence Day…Bill Pullman (1996)
9. Fail Safe…Henry Fonda (1964)
10. The Contender…Jeff bridges (2000)
10. Dr. Strangelove Or How I learned To Stop Worrying And Love the Bomb…Peter Sellers (1963)

OTHER NOTABLES:
Absolute Power…Gene Hackman (1997)
Primary Colors…John Travolta (1998)
Deep Impact…Morgan Freeman (1998)
Idiocracy…Terry Crews (the President’s name is this movie is President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camancho) 2006


It is interesting to note how many of these films were done in the 1990s… 8 of the 15 listed.