Synopsis
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.
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Cast
- Matthew BroderickJim McAllister
- Reese WitherspoonTracy Enid Flick
- Chris KleinPaul Metzler
- Jessica CampbellTammy Metzler
- Mark HarelikDave Novotny
- Phil ReevesWalt Hendricks
- Molly HaganDiane McAllister
- Delaney DriscollLinda Novotny
- Colleen CampJudith R. Flick
- Frankie IngrassiaLisa Flanagan
Recommendations
- 100
Washington Post
The satire of the season, a hilarious, razor-sharp indictment of the American Dream. - 100
Boston Globe
An invigoratingly mordant comedy that proves that Alexander Payne's rambunctious debut, "Citizen Ruth," was no fluke. - 100
Slate
American satire rarely comes more winning than Election, an exuberantly caustic comedy that shows the symbiotic relationship between political go-get-'em-ism and moral backsliding. - 88
USA Today
When it comes to eloquently telling it like it is, Election puts the nation's political pundits to shame. - 88
ReelViews
Election has the sharpest satire of any teen movie made in years. Like the best lampoons, it attacks by exaggerating reality ever-so-slightly and targeting a broad range of subjects. - 88
New York Post
A terrific work of political and social satire set in a Nebraska high school that has the intelligence of (the less coherent) "Rushmore," while painting a much darker picture of politics and human relationships. - 80
The New York Times
Election is a deft dark comedy with a resemblance to "Rushmore." It's smart no matter what. - 78
Austin Chronicle
A fine, near-seamless film that finally suffers slightly from an inability to wrap up its tale.
