The American President
The American President wins a lot of early-round matchups but struggles against the best. At 37% overall, first impressions only go so far. Sorkin's rehearsal for The West Wing plays as a political romance where the Oval Office is both the obstacle and the aphrodisiac. It's the kind of film that wins on charm in early rounds but faces a ceiling against opponents with more edge.
Synopsis
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
52% to 13% to 0%. The decline is steady rather than sudden — The American President doesn't collapse, it gradually meets its match. The films at the top of the bracket are a different class.
At 52%, the matchup with The Sure Thing is the tightest in The American President's record — close enough to go either way. Against The Princess Bride, The American President wins only 0%. Some matchups simply don't go your way. Misery causes similar problems at 9%.
In Inconceivable! Rob Reiner's Golden Age, The American President regularly reaches the final — then runs into The Princess Bride. At 0%, it hasn't found the answer.
Rob Reiner's 8 films span a wide range: The Princess Bride at 67% to The Sure Thing at 36%. The American President sits at #7.
Dead last in Inconceivable! Rob Reiner's Golden Age.
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