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  • Election
  • Opened April 23, 1999 | Runtime:1 hr. 43 min.
  • R
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), a well-liked high school government teacher, can't help but notice that successful student Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) uses less than ethical tactics to get what she wants. When Tracy runs for school president, Read More
  • Cast: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein
  • Director: Alexander Payne
  • Genres: Comedy

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  • 100
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    An invigoratingly mordant comedy that proves that Alexander Payne's...

  • 100
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    The satire of the season, a hilarious, razor-sharp indictment of the American...

  • 100
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    A wonderful, piercing and hilarious examination of high school politics and how...

  • 100
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    This is a nearly flawless little film, a cheerful nightmare that knows just...

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