Here is the list of best movies about presidents.
10. Frost/Nixon, 2008
A dramatic enactment of the post-Watergate television interviews held between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
9. Independence Day, 1996
A computer whiz, a hot-shot pilot, the U.S. President and a group of ragtag survivors unite to save mankind after an alien race invades Earth and destroys all its major cities.
8. Nixon, 1995
Former US President Richard Nixon was a complex, admirable and deeply flawed person. He misused his executive powers in the White House which led to a downfall in his career.
7. Amistad, 1997
Dramaturgy about Sengbe Pieh, a man who started the revolt in 1839 against slave mutiny. He had a huge contribution in freeing a number of his companions and fighting the battle against slavery.
6. All the President's Men, 1976
During the 1972 elections, reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. Certain lawyers, names and addresses make him suspicious.
5. Dave, 1993
Dave bears an uncanny resemblance with President Bill Mitchell. When Bill suffers a stroke while having sex with one of his aides, Dave is called to impersonate the President on an ongoing basis.
4. The American President, 1995
Comedy-drama about a widowed US president and a lobbyist who fall in love. It's all aboveboard, but "politics is perception" and sparks fly anyway.
3. Air Force One, 1997
The President of the US is returning home from Moscow when his plane, Air Force One, is hijacked. Held for ransom until a General is released, the President now finds himself in a do or die situation.
2. JFK, 1991
When attorney Jim Garrison sets out to uncover the mystery behind the assassination of former U.S. President John Kennedy, he faces strong opposition from the government.
1. Lincoln, 2012
Abraham Lincoln uses his powers as the President of the United States of America to abolish slavery in his country, in the backdrop of the Civil War.
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