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A high school election goes awry when Jim McAllister, a popular teacher and student government advisor, determines to sabotage the campaign of Tracy Flick, the over-achieving student who ruined the life of his best friend, a fellow teacher, by getting him fired after they had an affair. McAllister encourages Paul Metzler, a sweet but dumb jock sidelined by a broken leg, to run for class president against... See Full Description
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Comedy and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 43 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 3, 1999 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R |
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| Distributors: |
Paramount Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$14,879,556 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Cranky Critic,
"An adult sex comedy of morals and ethics. Brilliantly written and very, very funny." more...
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A- |
culturevulture.net,
"Most movies engage their audiences by making them 'care' about character(s). This one does not." more...
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C |
Flick Filosopher,
"The opening volley in an impending generational war has just been shot, and it's called 'Election.'" more...
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A |
Harvey's Movie Reviews,
"'American Pie' meets 'Primary Colors' in this high school political satire from the novel by Tom Perrotta." more...
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B |
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