The 8 best fictional movie Presidents

Need a break from streaming the debates and this 24/7 election coverage? If so, you’ve come to the right place. We asked our Facebook fans who they consider the best movie presidents of all-time. From martian invasions to plane hijackers, these fictional presidents can do it all while capturing your American hearts.

Find out which movie POTUS tops the list! Did we leave your favorite off of the list? Let us know in the comments below.

8. Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) in The Contender (2000)

Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for US Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to de-rail her confirmation. Available to stream on: CinemaNow.

7. Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) in Dr. Strangelove (1964)

An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. Available to stream on: FandangoNow, Amazon Video, VUDU, Google Play, Sling, CinemaNow and VidAngel.

6. James Dale (Jack Nicholson) in Mars Attacks (1996)

Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor. Available to stream on: FandangoNow, Amazon Video, VUDU, Google Play, and CinemaNow.

5. Tom Beck (Morgan Freeman) in Deep Impact (1998)

Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into shelters will survive. Which people will survive? Available to stream on: FandangoNow, Amazon Video, Hulu, VUDU, Google Play, CinemaNow, and VidAngel.

4. Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas), The American President (1995)

Comedy-drama about a widowed U.S. president and a lobbyist who fall in love. It’s all above-board, but “politics is perception” and sparks fly anyway. Available to stream on: FandangoNow, Amazon Video, VUDU, Google Play, CinemaNow, and VidAngel.

3. Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) in Independence Day (1996)

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind’s best weapon is the will to survive. Available to stream on: FandangoNow, Amazon Video, HBO NOW, VUDU, Google Play, and CinemaNow.

2. James Marshall (Harrison Ford) in Air Force One (1997)

Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he – an ex-soldier – works from hiding to defeat them. Available to stream on: FandangoNow, Amazon Video, VUDU, Sling, Google Play, CinemaNow, and VidAngel.

1. Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline) in Dave (1993)

To avoid a potentially explosive scandal when the U.S. President goes into a coma, an affable temp agency owner with an uncanny resemblance, is put in his place. Available to stream on: FandangoNow, Amazon Video, VUDU, Google Play, CinemaNow, and VidAngel.