Fictional screen depictions of female U.S. Presidents
by GusF | created - 08 Dec 2018 | updated - 04 Jul 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Last Man on Earth (1924)
70 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In the future year of 1940, a young man is rejected and humiliated by a girl and goes off to be a hermit in a redwood forest. By 1950, a dreadful plague of "Masculitis" has killed every ... See full summary »
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Earle Foxe, Derelys Perdue, Grace Cunard, Gladys Tennyson
Votes: 96
2. Betty Boop for President (1932)
7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Betty's campaign tries to appeal to everyone. Real candidates are parodied, but campaign promises are a bit bizarre.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Star: Mae Questel
Votes: 303
3. Olive Oyl for President (1948)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tired of political rhetoric, Olive lays out her platform.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Sid Raymond
Votes: 181
4. Project Moon Base (1953)
Approved | 63 min | Sci-Fi
A saboteur posing as a scientist strives to destroy the world's first space station.
Director: Richard Talmadge | Stars: Donna Martell, Hayden Rorke, Ross Ford, Larry Johns
Votes: 1,382
5. Kisses for My President (1964)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy
When the women of America join together on election day and elect a Leslie McCloud as the US President, things get a little awkward. Especially for her husband Thad McCloud. He, as First ... See full summary »
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl, Edward Andrews
Votes: 712
6. Hail to the Chief (1985)
30 min | Comedy
Julia Mansfield is the first woman to be elected President of the United States. In addition to dealing with the threat of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, spies in the cabinet, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Patty Duke, Ted Bessell, Quinn Cummings, Ricky Paull Goldin
Votes: 64
7. Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
R | 93 min | Comedy
A British satire on the beginning of WWIII.
Director: Tom Bussmann | Stars: Stuart Saunders, Graeme Garden, Marc Smith, Loretta Swit
Votes: 1,019
8. Les Patterson Saves the World (1987)
R | 98 min | Comedy
Fat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson (Barry Humphries) represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally incinerates an Arab ambassador. Patterson is reassigned to the Middle ... See full summary »
Director: George Miller | Stars: Barry Humphries, Pamela Stephenson, Thaao Penghlis, Andrew Clarke
Votes: 357
9.
X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997)
Episode:
Night Of The Sentinels Part II
(1992)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After breaking into the headquarters of the newly discovered government branch called The Mutant Control Agency, the X-men lose two of their own members in a battle with the Sentinels.
Directors: Richard Bowman, Larry Houston | Stars: Philip Akin, Brett Halsey, Lawrence Bayne, David Hemblen
Votes: 1,461
10.
Sliders (1995–2000)
Episode:
The Weaker Sex
(1995)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In a world where women dominate authority and traditional gender roles are reversed, Professor Arturo becomes the first male candidate for mayor. Although initially welcoming of the ... See full summary »
Director: Vern Gillum | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 367
11.
Sliders (1995–2000)
Episode:
Luck of the Draw
(1995)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In a seemingly Utopian world where population control is a priority, citizens play the lottery at local ATM machines. The more they withdraw from the public account, the more chances they ... See full summary »
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 388
12. Mars Attacks! (1996)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette Bening
Votes: 243,609 | Gross: $37.77M
13. Mafia! (1998)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Crime
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke
Votes: 15,987 | Gross: $19.88M
14.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart to the Future
(2000)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart gets a glimpse of the future while the family is on vacation at an Indian casino.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Michael Marcantel | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,173
15.
Arthur (1996–2022)
Episode:
The Election/Francine Goes to War
(2000)
TV-Y | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Election: 'I, Muffy Crosswire, do solemnly swear to uphold the office of the President of the United ...' Actually, it's only a mock election in Mr. Ratburn's class, but Muffy takes it ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Bailey | Stars: Michael Yarmush, Jodie Resther, Melissa Altro, Oliver Grainger
Votes: 44
16. Perfect Lover (2001)
92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic world where women run the show, a shy plastics' designer buys a female robot, so he gains confidence and becomes a lady's man, but he falls for plastic woman.
Director: Gabriela Tagliavini | Stars: Ryan Hurst, Daniela Amavia, Justin Walker, Alexis Arquette
Votes: 170
17. 24 (2001–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 197,089
18. Century City (2004)
60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In the near future, a law firm handles difficult cases that reflect the time.
Stars: Nestor Carbonell, Viola Davis, Ioan Gruffudd, Kristin Lehman
Votes: 277
19. Commander in Chief (2005–2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
MacKenzie Allen becomes the first woman American president after she ascends to the job following the death of president Teddy Bridges.
Stars: Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Harry Lennix, Kyle Secor
Votes: 3,560
20. Prison Break (2005–2017)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.
Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper
Votes: 579,667
21. L'état de Grace (2006– )
52 min | Comedy, Drama
First woman freshly elected as French Republic president, Grace has to establish herself in a political landscape mainly dominated by men, while reconciling the hopes triggered by her win with the challenges of good governance.
Stars: Anne Consigny, Frédéric Pierrot, Zinedine Soualem, Yves Jacques
Votes: 31
22. Random Quest (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 58 min | Romance, Sci-Fi
Following a scientific experiment, a man wakes up in a parallel universe and begins living a life similar to, but different from, his own.
Director: Luke Watson | Stars: Samuel West, Kate Ashfield, David Burke, Shaun Parkes
Votes: 324
23.
Life on Mars (2008–2009)
Episode:
Life Is a Rock
(2009)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sam is told he can return home if he does three things, which includes saving the younger version of himself, who has been kidnapped by his father.
Director: Michael Katleman | Stars: Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol, Jonathan Murphy
Votes: 198
24. The Trial of Tony Blair (2007 TV Movie)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
In 2010, the International Criminal Court puts Tony Blair on trial for war crimes.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Robert Bowman, Adrian Scarborough, Claire Skinner
Votes: 254
25. Vanquish (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi
In the near future, Sam Gideon and a team of soldiers are hired by the president of the United States to recover a space station that's been taken over by a Russian ultra nationalist.
Directors: Shinji Mikami, Olivier Deslandes, Orine Fukushima, Scott Martin Gershin, Michael Hülsmann, Guillermo Reinlein, Alessandro Ricci, Shinobu Shindo, Chris Southall, Mitsuru Toda | Stars: Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Chieko Honda, Teruyuki Tanzawa, Hitoshi Bifu
Votes: 829
26. Homeland (2011–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.
Stars: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis, Rupert Friend
Votes: 361,040
27. XIII: The Conspiracy (2008)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
The assassination of the US President places a man in the center of an even larger plot.
Stars: Stephen Dorff, Caterina Murino, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie
Votes: 7,202
28. XIII: The Series (2011–2012)
45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An amnesiac secret operative is being used by unknown groups to cover up dirty business involving high ranking officials from the CIA.
Stars: Stuart Townsend, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie, Aisha Tyler
Votes: 2,741
29. Iron Sky (2012)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.
Director: Timo Vuorensola | Stars: Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Udo Kier
Votes: 96,557
30. Scandal (2012–2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Thriller
A former White House Communications Director starts her own crisis management firm only to realize her clients are not the only ones with secrets.
Stars: Kerry Washington, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz
Votes: 79,733
31. Veep (2012–2019)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy
Former Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.
Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott
Votes: 63,539
32. House of Cards (2013–2018)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Michel Gill, Robin Wright, Kate Mara
Votes: 531,048
33. State of Affairs (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Thriller
A CIA officer is plucked from the field to become the president's daily briefer, assuming responsibility for targeting America's most critical threats while navigating the unique lifestyle that comes with such a high-powered job.
Stars: Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand
Votes: 6,127
34. Capture the Flag (2015)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young surfer rallies his friends to stop a billionaire from rewriting history as a way to hoard Helium 3, the clean energy of the future.
Director: Enrique Gato | Stars: Sam Fink, Dani Rovira, Michelle Jenner, Carme Calvell
Votes: 4,127
35. Supergirl (2015–2021)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The adventures of Superman's cousin and her own superhero career.
Stars: Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood, Katie McGrath
Votes: 129,600
36. Quantico (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A look at the lives of young FBI recruits training at the Quantico base in Virginia when one of them is suspected of being a sleeper terrorist.
Stars: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jake McLaughlin, Johanna Braddy, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Votes: 63,896
37. Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015 Video)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman), who operate outside of the law, are framed for murders of prominent scientist and the government decides to take them out.
Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Michael C. Hall, Tamara Taylor, Paget Brewster
Votes: 16,876
38. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe
Votes: 188,749 | Gross: $103.14M
39.
Inside Amy Schumer (2013–2022)
Episode:
Madame President
(2016)
TV-MA | 20 min | Comedy
Amy plays the saxophone, tries to buy a shirt and gets elected President of the United States.
Directors: Ryan McFaul, Luke Tomalin Sherman | Stars: Amy Schumer, F. Murray Abraham, Anthony Bourdain, Reg E. Cathey
Votes: 150
40. Hunter Killer (2018)
R | 121 min | Action, Thriller
An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.
Director: Donovan Marsh | Stars: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common, Linda Cardellini
Votes: 73,638 | Gross: $15.77M
41. For All Mankind (2019– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In an alternative version of 1969, the Soviet Union beats the United States to the Moon, and the space race continues on for decades with still grander challenges and goals.
Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Wrenn Schmidt, Krys Marshall
Votes: 69,323
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