Welp, now that Inauguration Day has come and gone, it seems prudent to talk about movies about American presidents. (Channeling a little H.W. with that slick use of "prudent" there.)Now, I'm thinking since the political landscape here in the States has become pretty hostile and scary—basically the complete opposite of the feeling you get when you listen to Whitney Houston singing the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV in 1991—we can be a little cheeky with this one while also giving kudos to the filmmakers who took a hard honest look at the country's Commanders-in-Chief, fictional or otherwise.So, here we go! Let's take a look at seven of the best movies about American presidents.'Lincoln'If you combine Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis, and one of the most famous U.S. presidents in history, you're bound to get a critically acclaimed hit like Lincoln. Day-Lewis' spot-on (we think) portrayal of the 16th president makes this biopic feel almost like a cinéma vérité documentary.'Man of the Year'Barry Levinson's political satire Man of the Year caught my eye as a young adult because it forced me to grapple with this moral question: If you knew that your preferred presidential candidate won erroneously, would you say anything?'Frost/Nixon'There's a line in Ron Howard's brutal biopic about Watergate that makes the entire movie worth a watch. It occurs when British TV broadcaster David Frost (Michael Sheen) asks then-President Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) if he thinks he, as president, can do something "in the best interest of the nation" despite...
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