Election (1999)
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Reviews Counted: 81 Fresh: 75 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 7.7/10
Consensus:
Election successfully combines dark humor and intelligent writing in this very witty and enjoyable film.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Synopsis: Director Alexander (Citizen Ruth) Payne's second film, based on the novel by Jim Perotta, takes the scandal and mudslinging associated with presidential elections and transposes them to a high school election for student council president in Nebraska- with impossibly sharp, satirical... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Mark Harelik
Director: Alexander Payne
Screenwriter: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Producer: Albert Berger, David Gale, Keith Samples, Ron Yerxa, Rolfe Kent
Screenwriter: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Producer: Albert Berger, David Gale, Keith Samples, Ron Yerxa, Rolfe Kent
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04/09/05
Those who watch this film now are going to experience it as a more powerful socio-political commentary than the audiences in 1999.
03/16/05
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02/21/04
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A sordid and savory dark comedy. Broderick is the flipside of his Ferris Beuller persona. Reese Witherspoon captures so perky you could strangle her to perfection.
03/21/03
Blends deft human observation, solidly realized characters and a few slightly domesticated moments of shock humor [to create] a comedy as rich and winning as it is offbeat.
01/07/03
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