My Fellow Americans (1996)

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A comedy about life, liberty and the pursuit of two ex-presidents.

They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic search for the evidence that will establish their innocence.

• Released: 1996-12-20
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 188 votes

Directed by Peter Segal.

Top cast

• Jack Lemmon as President Russell P. Kramer
• James Garner as President Matt Douglas
• Dan Aykroyd as President William Haney
• John Heard as Vice President Ted Matthews
• Wilford Brimley as Joe Hollis
• Lauren Bacall as Margaret Kramer
• Sela Ward as Kaye Griffin
• Everett McGill as Col. Paul Tanner
• Bradley Whitford as Carl Witnaur
• James Rebhorn as Charlie Reynolds

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Where to watch My Fellow Americans

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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