romantic comedy-drama

The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin.

part of the American Presidents Series, biographies of almost all the presidents written in short volumes by major American writers

It’s part of the American Presidents Series, biographies of almost all the presidents written in short volumes by major American writers.

fictional) presidential politics

The movie is about (fictional) presidential politics.

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The changing of national leadership has been the topic of several films, novels, and television series, including the following: Fiction regarding United States presidential succession is a major area of dramatic portrayal

the subject of many biographies and an enduring mythology about great figures rising to the occasion

The theme of presidential leadership is a venerated one in America, the subject of many biographies and an enduring mythology about great figures rising to the occasion.

romance

A romance set in the high altitude world of the White House, The American President benefits from a stellar cast and a balanced blend of love and politics, although the idealism does get somewhat mawkish.

to poetry

In the past, the President’s picks have ranged from history to poetry to literary fiction like Lauren Groff’s Fates and Furies.

biopics

On film, US presidents are generally the subject of heroic dramas or sophisticated biopics.

caricature

American Presidents is more a caricature book than a political cartoon book.

by publishing creative scholarly monographs that bring to bear on the presidency the perspectives of political science, history, and biography

The American Presidents series illuminates the historical and contemporary presidency by publishing creative scholarly monographs that bring to bear on the presidency the perspectives of political science, history, and biography.

political -ish genre

This genre can be called a political -ish genre.

acting

The United States presidency is basically an acting job with teleprompter speeches and rehearsed responses to questions.

a decent romantic drama

Though Rob Reiner’s The American President is a decent romantic drama in a decent romantic drama's own right, a decent romantic drama remains most notable today as something of a dress rehearsal for screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed political drama

fiction

The story told by the President is one of the works of fiction that is rich in the world of imagination.

political satire

The plot is a political satire in which a corrupt American oil baron (Ajax) recruits a charismatic, enthusiastic, cooperative man (Hector Jackson) to run for president.

innovative and conservative

The book discusses the 'unusual character of the institution' of the presidency, which at different times Americans desire to be a leader and a follower, partisan and bipartisan, innovative and conservative.

political -ish

This genre can be called a political -ish genre.

sci-fimight

sci-fimight just be the most presidential genre.

mainstream and classic country

the United States's format is a mixture of mainstream and classic country.

an epic pairing of great thesps, the clearly underused Douglas, who’s never been better than in this movie, and the criminally under-awarded Bening, who’s not surprisingly a great female lead for this romantic comedy/drama

The American President features an epic pairing of great thesps, the clearly underused Douglas, who’s never been better than in this movie, and the criminally under-awarded Bening, who’s not surprisingly a great female lead for this romantic comedy/drama.