20 Movies With Fake US Presidents, Ranked
More than merely the leader of the free world, the American president has become a popular figure in movies through the years. But fake presidents might have an even tougher road than their real-life counterparts. They may have to face a comet hurtling toward the planet or a sinister organization trying to take down the government.
With Independence Day: Resurgence and the 2016 presidential election on the horizon, we have ranked, by Metascore, those film with the funniest, bravest and most inspirational fake POTUSes in recent cinema history.
In this 1997 thriller, Harrison Ford plays President James Marshall, who needs to not only save his family but also defeat terrorists. Marshall is, of course, a commander-in-chief with a military background, which makes him one tough presidential cookie. Marshall becomes a one-man army in the sky as he takes down Gary Oldman's terrorist team, and cements his place among the greats with four simple words: "GET OFF MY PLANE!"