Election (1999)
by Alexander Payne
103 minute runtime
| Watched | July 25, 2020 by 👫 |
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| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Released | April 23, 1999 |
| Links | TMDB (6.9), IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes |
Reading. Writing. Revenge.
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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