Rank Em: Movie Presidents

[heelz2345]

In honor of President's Day, I thought it would be fun to rank movie Presidents from best to worst. But I also wanted to do a two-for-one. So the first will be five fictional presidents from movies, then the other will be five real presidents as they were played in the specified movie or television show (some real presidents were done better on television). Also, please don't take this thread as either an endorsement nor condemnation of any of the real presidents, I just tried to pick entertaining/well performed representations.

FICTIONAL

President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho: Idiocracy

President James Marshall: Air Force One

President Thomas Whitmore: Independence Day

President William Harrison Mitchell/Dave Kovic: Dave

President Andrew Shepherd: The American President

REAL

Abraham Lincoln: Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt: Night at the Museum

John Adams: John Adams

George W. Bush: Saturday Night Live

Lyndon B. Johnson: All the Way

 

[tarheel0910]

Is this a serious question? Harrison Ford and it's not debatable. You should be ashamed of yourself for even asking the question.

 

[heelz2345]

Is this a serious question? Harrison Ford and it's not debatable. You should be ashamed of yourself for even asking the question.

I think there is room for debate, and I haven't given my order one way or the other. If everyone agrees with you that he's the best, then perhaps it's not debatable. But I do think there are arguments to be made for the other choices, and Harrison isn't part of the second five.

 

[TarHeelMark]

What about this guy? He held down two full time jobs, for God’s sake...

 

[heelz2345]

What about this guy? He held down two full time jobs, for God’s sake...

He's in there, just not that movie.

 

[TarHeelMark]

OK, then I’ll go with ...

 

[WhatTheHeel?]

For real, I will go with John Adams. It was a great series and I didn't see Lincoln.

For fictional, I am writing in Galactic President Zaphod Beeblebrox.

 

[tarheel0910]

I think there is room for debate, and I haven't given my order one way or the other. If everyone agrees with you that he's the best, then perhaps it's not debatable. But I do think there are arguments to be made for the other choices, and Harrison isn't part of the second five.

Listen, I said it wasn't debatable. Don't debate me on the debatability of the debate.

 

[BillyL]

For real, I will go with John Adams. It was a great series and I didn't see Lincoln.

Agreed . . . Paul Giamatti as John Adams is the winner for this thread.

Lincoln was very good, Day-Lewis was spectacular.

 

[gunslingerdick]

Kevin Kline, Terry Crews and Michael Douglas (in no particular order) are at the top of my list.

 

[uncboy10]

Bush then everyone else

 

[heelbent]

Who ever plays Trump in the greatest story ever told wins this.

Bigly.

 

[gteeitup]

Who ever plays Trump in the greatest story ever told wins this.

Bigly.

could be trump himself the way it’s going

 

[Heels Noir]

Who ever plays Trump in the greatest story ever told wins this.

Bigly.

 

[Raising Heel]

I haven't seen all of these but will rank the ones I have:

1. Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day Lewis)
2. James Marshall (Harrison Ford)
3. Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin)
4. Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas)
5. George W. Bush (Will Ferrell)
6. Theodore Roosevelt (Robin Williams)
7. Thomas Whitmore (Bill Pullman)*



* Arguably last in any ranking of Presidents ever

 

[gunslingerdick]

I haven't seen all of these but will rank the ones I have:

1. Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day Lewis)
2. James Marshall (Harrison Ford)
3. Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin)
4. Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas)
5. George W. Bush (Will Ferrell)
6. Theodore Roosevelt (Robin Williams)
7. Thomas Whitmore (Bill Pullman)*



* Arguably last in any ranking of Presidents ever

Bill Pullman is so lame as President. I know @TarHeelNation11 gets a hard on thinking of Independence Day. But that movie is terrible and Pullman is a large reason why.

You really need to see the movie Dave. It's fantastic. And how have you not seen Idiocracy?

 

[tarheel0910]

But that movie (Independence Day) is terrible and Pullman is a large reason why.

You really need to see the movie Dave. It's fantastic

LOL

 

[gunslingerdick]

LOL

Kevin Kline is a legendary actor. No one would argue that he's an infinitely better actor than Bill Pullman. Please don't try.

 

[tarheel0910]

Kevin Kline is a legendary actor. No one would argue that he's an infinitely better actor than Bill Pullman. Please don't try.

I'm not talking about the actors, I'm talking about the movies. Who the hell can say that Independence Day is terrible and then turn around and say that Dave is fantastic? If ID is terrible then you should have followed that up by saying Dave is even worse.

 

[Raising Heel]

And how have you not seen Idiocracy?

I don't like horror films.

 

[gunslingerdick]

I'm not talking about the actors, I'm talking about the movies. Who the hell can say that Independence Day is terrible and then turn around and say that Dave is fantastic? If ID is terrible then you should have followed that up by saying Dave is even worse.

Are you being serious? Dave is a comedy. And it's light and funny. Independence Day is a poorly done alien movie.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Independence Day is a poorly done alien movie.

 

[gunslingerdick]

My favorite part of ID is when the aliens are demolishing the entire city with their laser beam weapon and Vivica Fox and her kid and dog jump into a hallway in the tunnel. Boy, if they hadn’t gotten the door closed in time, it would have been curtains. Good thing the aliens’ laser beam is ineffective against doors.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Remind me never to watch a movie with @gunslingerdick.

 

[tarheel0910]

My favorite part of ID is when the aliens are demolishing the entire city with their laser beam weapon and Vivica Fox and her kid and dog jump into a hallway in the tunnel. Boy, if they hadn’t gotten the door closed in time, it would have been curtains. Good thing the aliens’ laser beam is ineffective against doors.

The best thing about Dave is how they were able to replace the president with a completely different person who had a completely different personality without anyone noticing. It's a good thing no one in the federal government pays attention to the president.

 

[TarHeelMark]

If only Bernie had become POTUS, then Larry David wins hands down....

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

If only Bernie had become POTUS, then Larry David wins hands down....

That gif isn't nearly long enough for him to say all that.

 

[heelz2345]

That gif isn't nearly long enough for him to say all that.

He makes it through the word "Banks"

 

[ticket2ride04]

Daniel Day Lewis going away. Paul Giamati is a distant 2nd.

 

[heelz2345]

ID is a fun, stupid, popcorn movie. The sequel is bad beyond words. It's so painfully bad, made worse by the fact they end it with a clear set up for more movies that will never happen.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

 

[tarheel0910]

 

[TarHeelMark]

Why’s he kicking Ricky Gervais’ ass?

 

[ticket2ride04]

Why’s he kicking Ricky Gervais’ ass?

Oldman is the GOAT if we are being honest here

 

[heelz2345]

Oldman is the GOAT if we are being honest here

Yeah, he's an underrated actor in my book, which is hard to call someone underrated when they are the favorite to win an Oscar this year.

 

[gunslingerdick]

The best thing about Dave is how they were able to replace the president with a completely different person who had a completely different personality without anyone noticing. It's a good thing no one in the federal government pays attention to the president.

 

[gunslingerdick]

Remind me never to watch a movie with @gunslingerdick.

Never watch a movie with @gunslingerdick.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Har har.

 

[Raising Heel]

My favorite part of ID is when the aliens are demolishing the entire city with their laser beam weapon and Vivica Fox and her kid and dog jump into a hallway in the tunnel. Boy, if they hadn’t gotten the door closed in time, it would have been curtains. Good thing the aliens’ laser beam is ineffective against doors.

This is kinda like how @TarHeelNation11 got upset that Princess Leia managed to live for 30 seconds in outer space but was totally fine with a muppet lifting a 6-ton spaceship out of a swamp using telekinesis.

 

[notashelbyfan]