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Ranked: The best 10 movie presidents ever (including POTUS Morgan Freeman)

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Morgan Freeman has played God, Nelson Mandela and the U.S. president – twice now! – in " Deep Impact " and the new " Angel Has Fallen. " See how his big-screen roles stack up with other cinematic commanders-in-chief in our movie POTUS top 10:
Morgan Freeman has played God, Nelson Mandela and the U.S. president – twice now! – in "Deep Impact" and the new "Angel Has Fallen." See how his big-screen roles stack up with other cinematic commanders-in-chief in our movie POTUS top 10:
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10. James Dale ( " Mars Attacks! " 1996): Jack Nicholson ' s naive world leader tries to be diplomatic with invading Martians – and fails miserably – in the Tim Burton sci-fi comedy.
10.James Dale ("Mars Attacks!" 1996): Jack Nicholson's naive world leader tries to be diplomatic with invading Martians – and fails miserably – in the Tim Burton sci-fi comedy.
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9. (tie) Russell Kramer and Matt Douglas ( " My Fellow Americans, " 1996): Kramer (Jack Lemmon, center) and Douglas (James Garner) are ex-presidents and political foes who team up when someone tries to blow them both up.
9.(tie) Russell Kramer and Matt Douglas ("My Fellow Americans," 1996): Kramer (Jack Lemmon, center) and Douglas (James Garner) are ex-presidents and political foes who team up when someone tries to blow them both up.
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8. Allan Trumbull ( " Angel Has Fallen, " 2019): Morgan Freeman ' s POTUS (right) is the target of an assassination attempt, and his main Secret Service man (Gerard Butler) is framed as the No. 1 suspect.
8. Allan Trumbull ("Angel Has Fallen," 2019): Morgan Freeman's POTUS (right) is the target of an assassination attempt, and his main Secret Service man (Gerard Butler) is framed as the No. 1 suspect.
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7. Merkin Muffley ( " Dr. Strangelove, " 1964): The classic Cold War satire casts Peter Sellers (far left) as a president forced to call the Soviet premier with an epic apology after a rogue general orders a nuclear strike on them.
7. Merkin Muffley ("Dr. Strangelove," 1964): The classic Cold War satire casts Peter Sellers (far left) as a president forced to call the Soviet premier with an epic apology after a rogue general orders a nuclear strike on them.
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6. Jack Stanton ( " Primary Colors, " 1998): John Travolta whips out his best Bill Clinton impersonation – with down-home twang, poufy gray hair and even the hand mannerisms – while Emma Thompson lets loose as the de facto Hillary in the politically incisive dramedy.
6.Jack Stanton ("Primary Colors," 1998): John Travolta whips out his best Bill Clinton impersonation – with down-home twang, poufy gray hair and even the hand mannerisms – while Emma Thompson lets loose as the de facto Hillary in the politically incisive dramedy.
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5. Tom Beck ( " Deep Impact, " 1998): When a meteor is plummeting toward the planet, a good-hearted Morgan Freeman is who you want bringing everyone together with his speeches, even when it looks like all hope is indeed lost.
5.Tom Beck ("Deep Impact," 1998): When a meteor is plummeting toward the planet, a good-hearted Morgan Freeman is who you want bringing everyone together with his speeches, even when it looks like all hope is indeed lost.
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4. James Marshall ( " Air Force One, " 1997): Gary Oldman (left) is the Russian terrorist who hijacks America ’ s most famous aircraft, and Marshall (Harrison Ford), a soldier-turned-politician, is having none of that mess: “ Get off my plane!
4. James Marshall ("Air Force One," 1997): Gary Oldman (left) is the Russian terrorist who hijacks America’s most famous aircraft, and Marshall (Harrison Ford), a soldier-turned-politician, is having none of that mess: “Get off my plane!
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3. Dave Kovic ( " Dave, " 1993): When the real POTUS is rendered comatose after an extramarital tryst with a staffer, the White House braintrust enlists lookalike Dave (Kevin Kline) to fool everyone, including the first lady, in the feel-good comedy.
3.Dave Kovic ("Dave," 1993): When the real POTUS is rendered comatose after an extramarital tryst with a staffer, the White House braintrust enlists lookalike Dave (Kevin Kline) to fool everyone, including the first lady, in the feel-good comedy.
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2. Andrew Shepherd ( " The American President, " 1995): Michael Douglas gets our vote for most eligible (and electable) bachelor: Shepherd gets involved with a charming environmental lobbyist. If only the D.C. dating scene was his primary issue in a re-election year.
2. Andrew Shepherd ("The American President," 1995): Michael Douglas gets our vote for most eligible (and electable) bachelor: Shepherd gets involved with a charming environmental lobbyist. If only the D.C. dating scene was his primary issue in a re-election year.
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1. Thomas J. Whitmore ( " Independence Day, " 1996): After an alien invasion annihilates the White House, Whitmore (Bill Pullman, center) unleashes a fist-pumping speech that rallies his troops and gets into the cockpit of a fighter jet to take on the bad guys.
1.Thomas J. Whitmore ("Independence Day," 1996): After an alien invasion annihilates the White House, Whitmore (Bill Pullman, center) unleashes a fist-pumping speech that rallies his troops and gets into the cockpit of a fighter jet to take on the bad guys.
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