American films about presidents

List of the best American films about presidents, selected by visitors to our site: Olympus Has Fallen, The Insult, All the Way, Elvis & Nixon, Pixels, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, FDR: American Badass!, White House Down, Don't Look Up, Our Brand Is Crisis.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Country
Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Bulgaria
Duration02:00

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryFrance, Cyprus, Belgium, Lebanon, USA
Duration02:23

After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:47

In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrefantastic, action, comedy
CountryUSA, China, Canada
Duration02:02

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:47

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genreaction, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

Chronicles the adventures of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as he rides a "wheelchair of death" to stop the world from being taking over by polio-carrying werewolves during WWII. A deadly menace that are led by Werewolf Hitler, Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration02:11

    Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

    Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

    A feature film based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", which focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:31

    A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genredocumentary, military, history
    CountryUSA

    Oliver Stone documentary charted the post-WW2 history of the United States.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:14

    The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, crime, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:03

    Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.

    Markimdb: 2.4
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    Alexandra D'Artagnan, junior member of NSA uncovers a conspiracy that the goal is to assassinate the American president. Alexandra has secured the support of three famous and notorious international spies in order to stop the assassination.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:28

    Chronicles a single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
    Duration01:51

    With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale, Finnick, and Peeta – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    Former CIA agent Elizabeth Faulkner McCord is suddenly thrust into the position of US Secretary of State where she must quickly learn to drive international diplomacy, wrangle office politics and balance a complex family life.

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genrehorror, action, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    As Abraham Lincoln labors over the Gettysburg address, the importance of which he is fully aware, he learns that a menace from his past has returned, threatening to tear the already fractured nation to pieces. He must journey behind enemy lines to face an foe far more fearsome than the Confederate army: the walking dead.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    Each day the President is faced with dozens of life and death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst - Charleston Tucker - assembles the President's Daily Briefing.This list of the most vital security issues facing the nation brings with it moral and political judgment calls for Charleston and her trusted group of brilliant analysts at the agency. Aside from the political minefields she has to walk, Charlie has a close personal relationship with the President because she was once engaged to her son before a tragic terrorist attack took his life. Charlie survived that attack and is now determined to bring the perpetrators to justice.Navigating a complex personal life and a pressure-cooker profession is, of course, a challenge, and Charlie sometimes engages in boundary-pushing behavior to avoid facing her grief. But when the clock strikes 2 a.m., she is all about her job - protecting her nation, serving her president and still trying to get to the bottom of her fiancé's murder that will reveal itself as a shocking mystery.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

    In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions. Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:17

      As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA, India
      Duration02:30

      A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration04:31

      We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrehorror, action, fantasy, cartoon, short
      CountryUSA, Russia
      Duration01:45

        President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:31

        The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.

        Markimdb: 2.1
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA

        Aliens invade, this time delivering a clear ultimatum. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as the U.S. President and citizens decide if these aliens are to be trusted… or feared.

        Markimdb: 8.4
        Genreaction, comedy, adventure
        CountryUSA

        Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:12

        A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUSA, France, Chile, China, Germany, United Kingdom
        Duration01:55

        An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA, India, France
        Duration01:46

          An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price: he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.

          Markimdb: 3.6
          Genrethriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:27

          African exchange student, Stan Rohamba arrives in the U.S., excited to be a part of the "model democratic system". While campaigning for a powerful American senator, Stan uncovers a host of dishonest activity leading directly back to his home country of Mombaire. His discoveries could cost him his life

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
          CountryUSA, Sweden
          Duration02:21

          Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryUSA

          The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrethriller, drama, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:20

          Dramatisation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missle bases established on the Soviet allied island of Cuba. Shown from the perspective of the US President, John F Kennedy, his staff and advisors.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA

          Leah thinks all is fine coasting along in a relationship with the ever-predictable Edward until he surprises her and enrolls her in a conflict-management class. In the class, Leah finds herself locking horns with a handsome, radio talk-show host who thrives on making waves. Through the course, Leah develops new friendships, an inner strength she never knew she had and discovers real love should never mean settling for the easy and predictable.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genrethriller, comedy
          CountryUSA

          An awkward, unemployed man who can talk to the dead teams up with a rebellious bartender to find the vengeful ghost that's been terrorizing their town.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA

          At a time when superheroes have lost government funding and public support, a superhero meets a girl who can help him overcome his own emotional crisis.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA

          Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous.

          Markimdb: 3.4
          Genrehorror, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:19

          When a disgraced architect awakens from a coma, he is confronted by an agent of evil with a proposition; kill five people to reconcile his life's misdeeds and live, or decline the offer and die. As he proceeds with his grim assignment and begins collecting the fifth and final soul, he learns that his pact may have eternally horrifying consequences…

          Markimdb: 3.4
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA

          The daughter of a wealthy real estate mogul falls in love with a younger man, and she is introduced to the world of BDSM. With her newly awakened sexual prowess, she is finally able to take control of her life.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:40

          A broken family finds their relationships to one another changed by a new arrival in the household.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genrehorror, comedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:38

          Deborah quickly cultivates a rabid legion of San Franciscan gore fans who help catapult her to new-found local celebrity-- business booms so quickly, she's forced to bring on a full film crew of like-minded misfits to meet the demand! Her adoring public, and even her biggest fan-- high school student Steven-- don’t realize that the murders in the movies are all too real. But will this brooding youth catch the blame as Deborah's steady stream of 'actors' keep disappearing at an ever-quickening pace? What grisly fate awaits those that dare enter the Victoria theatre? Find out in ALL ABOUT EVIL!

          Markimdb: 3.1
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:39

          A motley crew of aspiring performers come under the guidance of an eccentric and volatile acting coach.

          Markimdb: 4.4
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, biography
          CountryUSA

          Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the American dream.

          Markimdb: 8.1
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA

          Narcissistic, brash, and self-destructive Jimmy thinks all relationships are doomed. Cynical, people-pleasing, and stubborn Gretchen knows that relationships aren't for her. So when they meet at a wedding, it's only natural that the two of them go home together and, despite their better judgment, begin to find themselves falling for each other.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA

          This complex portrait of modern-day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama, crime, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:00

          A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:23

          In his funky California beach enclave, Chip's the go-to guy for personal insights. But he isn't quite as enlightened when it comes to his own baggage.




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