14 Best Fictional Movie Presidents

14. Thomas Whitmore (Bill Pullman) - Independence Day

It’s fair to say that Pullman’s President Whitmore had things pretty tough during his stint as Commander-in-Chief, in Roland Emmerich’s spectacularly nuts sci-fi disaster film.

Confronted by an invading hoard of beasties from outer space, hellbent on wiping out every iconic landmark on the planet, Whitmore has to endure the loss of both wife and White House (although not necessarily in that order).

Nevertheless, with the help of cigar-chomping Wil Smith and Jeff Goldblum being all Goldblum-y, Whitmore proves he’s a can-do Prez. Whipping up an emotional storm thanks to his Dylan Thomas referencing 4th of July speech; before taking to the air to join in the extra-terrestrial ass-kicking.

And you thought Trump had a problem with aliens!