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.
This 2003 comedy marked the directorial debut of Chris Rock, who also wrote and starred in the film. Rock plays Mays Gilliam, a surprise candidate after the presidential and vice-presidential nominees die in a plane crash. Gilliam's popularity quickly skyrockets and he eventually becomes the commander-in-chief. As the film ends, Gilliam's face is carved into Mount Rushmore.
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