The American President

Rob Reiner may be best known for directing When Harry Met Sally, a bar-setting romantic comedy, but his variety is expansive. His only Oscar nod came from the courtroom drama A Few Good Men. This story combines both political reality with romantic comedy.

Michael Douglas and Annette Bening are wonderful here as a sitting President and hired-gun lobbyist. Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfus have small roles as well.

This is an enjoyable story if you don't focus too much on the gravity of the different situations. Watch it as a romantic comedy and not a political drama. Expect to be entertained and not educated.

While this movie didn't actually win anything it was nominated for everything significant at the Golden Globes in 1996.

Watch it with someone who knows what a difference a good pair of shoes makes.