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MPAA Raing: R
Director: Alexander Payne
Genres: Americana, Satire, Comedy
Sound By: Dolby
Released Date: April 23, 1999 (USA)
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Summary:
In this satirical comedy, a hotly contested high school election becomes a metaphor for the current state of American politics. Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) is a popular and well-respected instructor at George Washington Carver High School in Omaha, Nebraska, but lately he's been unhappy in both his personal and professional life, and his anxieties finally come to a head with th... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Matthew Broderick - (Jim McAllister)
Reese Witherspoon - (Tracy Flick)
Chris Klein - (Paul Metzler)
Jessica Campbell - (Tammy Metzler)
Mark Harelik - (Dave Novotny)
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Review:
A satire of electoral and scholastic politics, Election may have been set in high school but it was not just another teen movie. Directed and co-scripted by Alexander_Payne with the same even-handed sharpness as his comically incendiary debut Citizen_Ruth (1996), Election's contest between Type-A student overachiever Tracy F... Continue >>

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