Election
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Universal acclaim- based on 43 Ratings
- Starring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon
- Summary: This satirical comedy uses a high school election as the backdrop to take an uncommon look at ambition, morality, desire, love and the lies we never cease telling ourselves. (Paramount Pictures)
- Director: Alexander Payne
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Positive: 30 out of 33
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Mixed: 3 out of 33
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100With Election, Payne announces himself as one of the keenest purveyors of the scattered pieces that once was an American morality.
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100An invigoratingly mordant comedy that proves that Alexander Payne's rambunctious debut, "Citizen Ruth," was no fluke.
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80Wickedly funny, an ode to youthful overachievers that's as blackhearted as "Rushmore" was gently sentimental.
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50Broderick and Witherspoon give perfectly matched performances at the head of a first-rate cast.
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Positive: 16 out of 18
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Negative: 2 out of 18
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10Rigged: Routines and Dreams in Alexander Payneâ
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KS10This movie was great, and really gives a good view of the bigger picture-American elections and middle class society.
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[Anonymous]9Great movie. Hilarious. I thought Kevin Kline was surprising good.
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