Christopher Walken, David Alpay, Jeff Goldblum

To make waves on the campaign trail, a late-night political talkshow host runs for president--only to have his prank backfire when he actually wins the election.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Barry Levinson

Release Date: October 13, 2006

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DVD Release Date: February 20, 2007

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  • January 29, 2009
    Politically charged and funny as hell this satirical movie is a must see for anyone remotely interested in politics and anyone who can laugh at something besides fart jokes.
  • December 21, 2008
    #11 Man Of The Year
    On a lark, this late-night talk show host decides to run for office. Amazingly, he gets elected. Williams, in all his looniness, comes across as a likable guy. It?s always a pleasure to see stuffed-shirt posturing lose out to common sense in a debate.
    Presiden...( read more)t Speak: "Politicians are a lot like diapers. They should be changed frequently, and for the same reason."
  • June 22, 2008
    One of Robin Williams best movies. A bit slow at times but the great comedy and jokes more than make up for it.
  • March 27, 2008
    An OK movie. It is too bad American politics is not like this - where a straight talking guy can actually win the presidential race.
  • March 14, 2008
    Robin Williams is a terrific performer and earns the viewer's sympathy, but the film does not seem to know what it wants to be. It is neither a comedy nor a thriller nor a drama even though it offers a few scenes from each of those genres, because the scenes are disconnected and ...( read more)some of the characters are unintentionally irritating. The film is too confused and not inventive enough to be truly entertaining.
  • November 20, 2009
    It was a disturbing blend of comedy and a thriller about government conspiracy cover-ups. Robin Williams and Laura Linney were decent, but it wasn't either's best efforts. The story was the true downfall of this movie, completely changing out of left field. It would've been best ...( read more)if they had just stuck with one genre.
  • November 16, 2009
    Not the typical comedy, great story line and a good deal of suspense in there as well. A good mixture of comedy and suspense for sure!
  • November 14, 2009
    Mediocre but not as memorable. I think I saw it in theaters?.. I think?
  • November 12, 2009
    look at the cast come on...
  • October 27, 2009
    Une petite daube. Sans Laura Linney je ne serais alle au bout.

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  • myracle34
    May 4, 2007
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  • NightMary
    March 25, 2007
    This movie was nastier than a 5 week old caviar/ squid pizza- just a kind word or warning: don't watch this unless you already hate Robin Williams, because if you loved him (like I did prior to watching this bastard child of a comedy), you will end this movie wondering just WHY you could previously stand watching someone who would agree to be in such an atrocious movie.
    Take it from me, I'm just warning the general public out of the kindness of my heart and love for many of the poor, obviously misguided actors who starred in this atrocity. You guys need to read the scripts before you sign onto a movie as horrific as this one!
  • coki989
    March 22, 2007
    i liked it..... not really in "robin-williams" kind of movie, but still nice filled time.....
    nice work....
  • shedevil12
    November 17, 2006
    waz cracken yo
  • nadashalash11
    October 25, 2006
    COME ON PPL!!!!!!

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