As President, Andrew Shepherd is immensely popular (he has a 63% approval rating). As a man, he's a lonely father struggling to raise a daughter. His struggles multiply when his romance with lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade becomes fodder for both the press and a rival senator---precipitating a rapid drop in the polls. Michael Douglas and Annette Bening star, opposite Martin Sheen, David Paymer, Samantha Mathis, with John Mahoney, and Michael A. Fox as Lewis Rothschild. Rob Reiner produced and directs from the script by Aaron Sorkin. Executive Produced by Jeffrey Stott and Charles Newirth. A Wildwood Enterprises, Inc. production for Castle Rock Entertainment and Universal Pictures.