Election
Directed by Alexander Payne
The high school Class President election is approaching and it looks like Tracy Flick is going to win, unopposed. However, teacher Jim McAllister has other plans. He convinces jock Paul Metzler to run, sparking off an interesting chain of events.
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Election Ratings & Reviews
- Ray Hopkin11 January 2026I'm not sure why I've not seen this before, I love every movie Alexander Payne has made, but I always seem to put it off. Well, shame on me, as this is a phenomenal movie. Great acting, writing, cinematography, all of it, comes together in a superb comedy. Every character is so well played, and so well written.
- Charles London20 February 2025Smartly written satire that doesn't rest on a single premise or joke but rather keeps the plot twisting in a fun-filled hour and three quarters. Kudos to the casting director. Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick are terrific in their respective roles.
Election Trivia
Election was released on 7 May 1999.
Election was directed by Alexander Payne.
Election has a runtime of 1h 43m.
Election was produced by Ron Yerxa, Albert Berger, Keith Samples, David Gale.
The high school Class President election is approaching and it looks like Tracy Flick is going to win, unopposed. However, teacher Jim McAllister has other plans. He convinces jock Paul Metzler to run, sparking off an interesting chain of events.
The key characters in Election are Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), Tracy Enid Flick (Reese Witherspoon), Paul Metzler (Chris Klein).
Election is rated 15.
Election is a Comedy, Romance, Drama film.
Election has an audience rating of 7.9 out of 10.
Election had a budget of US$25M.
Election has made US$14.9M at the box office.