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Alexander Payne's hilarious, cynical satire which reached cult-status after being released on DVD. His second film (Payne would go on...
Alexander Payne's hilarious, cynical satire which reached cult-status after being released on DVD. His second film (Payne would go on to direct Sideways and The Descendants), adapted from Tom Perrotta's novel about a high-school student-body election. Starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon.
Roger Ebert put it well: "Alexander Payne is a director whose satire is omnidirectional. He doesn't choose an easy target and march on it. He stands in the middle of his story and attacks on all directions."
The multi-character tale centres on a battle between despicably ambitious student Tracey Flick (Witherspoon), gunning to win the school election, and teacher Jim McAllister (Broderick), intent on stopping her. Through this conflict brews a wicked battle of small scale politics, deception, and failed morality.
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Election | Details
Award winner
- Winner of Best Film, Director and Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards 2000.
- Rating
- MA15+, Medium level sex scenes, medium level coarse language
- Runtime
- 99
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA