Film · 1999 · R · 1h 43m · Comedy, Drama
Election
Alexander Payne
Reading. Writing. Revenge.
Seen · Jan 7, 2025
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Synopsis
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.
Reception
- Critics
- 92%
- Audience
- 79%
Critics were strongly positive, calling it a witty, well-written satire of school politics. They liked how it pairs dark comedy with an intelligent script and stays entertaining throughout. Complaints were rare.
Sources: Rotten Tomatoes
Box office
- Budget
- $25M
- Domestic
- $14.9M
- Worldwide
- $14.9M
Source: Box Office Mojo, as of Sep 30
Cast
Chris KleinPaul Metzler
Jessica CampbellTammy Metzler
Mark HarelikDave Novotny
Phil ReevesWalt Hendricks
Molly HaganDiane McAllister
Crew
Jim TaylorWriter
Tom PerrottaNovel
Jan 7, 2025
Classic case of every character sucks
