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6.9Tracy 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.
Released: 1999-04-23103 minDir: Alexander PayneComedy, DramaBudget: $25.0MBox office: $14.9M
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Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister
- Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Enid Flick
- Chris Klein as Paul Metzler
- Jessica Campbell as Tammy Metzler
- Mark Harelik as Dave Novotny
- Phil Reeves as Walt Hendricks
Themes
- infidelity
- high school
- jealousy
- politics
- museum
- motel
- dark comedy
- vandalism
- ambition
- graduation
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
109,811 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
83/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 16 wins & 34 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 252250
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- publication date
- 1999-04-23
- title
- Election
- review score
- 83/100
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Categories
1990s high school films1990s political satire films1990s satirical films1990s teen comedy films1999 American films1999 black comedy films1999 English-language films1999 films1999 independent films1999 LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican black comedy filmsAmerican high school filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican political satire filmsAmerican teen comedy filmsAmerican teen LGBTQ-related filmsBest Film Independent Spirit Award winnersEnglish-language black comedy filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about academic scandalsFilms about adultery in the United StatesFilms about electionsFilms about scandalous teacher–student relationshipsFilms about teacher–student relationships