Inspired by George Clooney as Presidential candidate Mike Morris in his just released political thriller ‘The Ides of March’, I decided to write up a little tribute piece to the best fictional Commanders in Chief that we’ve had on the big screen. Without spoiling the movie, Morris is seemingly the perfect candidate for the office…until one of his staffers (Ryan Gosling) discovers a secret that makes him rethink his idealism. For this article, I wanted to be strict with my criteria for inclusion on the list, so I excluded a personal favorite of mine, President Josiah Bartlett (Marin Sheen) from TV’s ‘The West Wing’, as well as fictitious Presidential Candidates like Jack Stanton (John Travolta) from ‘Primary Colors’, not to mention actual Presidents who have appeared in movies. Not including Sheen’s riveting Presidential portrait was rough, but I didn’t want to make these choices any harder than they already were going to be. I also obviously excluded terrible cinematic Presidents, so movies like ‘Dr. Strangelove’ and ‘Mars Attacks’ are out of the running, despite the former being one of the best political satires of all time. The following is obviously not meant to be an all inclusive list, so I’ll be keen to know who you all liked the most/least. In a world where we often get imperfect leaders, these men were mostly written to represent the best that the office of the President can inspire, not the worst. Whether they appealed to you or not is going to be up for discussion, but here’s a list of some of my favorites…
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