2008
Not Rated
Oscilloscope
1 h 23 m

2008
Not Rated
Oscilloscope
1 h 23 m

Summary Frontrunners is a political documentary that follows the student council presidential campaign at one of the country’s most prestigious public high schools: Stuyvesant High School in New York City. An entertaining and symbolic campaign film, put forth in classic verite style, we follow four charming and idiosyncratic candidates as they...

Documentary

Directed By: Caroline Suh

2008
Not Rated
Oscilloscope
1 h 23 m

2008
Not Rated
Oscilloscope
1 h 23 m

Frontrunners

Name: Frontrunners
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-10-15
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Rating: 69
Cast: George Zisiadis, Hannah Freiman, Michael Zaytsev, Matt Polazzo, Jon Edelman

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

77% Positive
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San Francisco Chronicle

Cconsistently entertaining.

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Entertainment Weekly

This is no real-life comedy à la "Election" -- more like a valuable, teen-scaled version of the presidential election that currently obsesses us.

By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

Sure, it's a skewed view through adolescent eyes, but it's one that still speaks to the aspirations, agendas, image-making and spin control behind a real, grown-up political election.

By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW

New York Post

The only thing missing is the mud that the big boys love to sling. But the Stuyvesant candidates are kids - give them a few years.

By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

Christian Science Monitor

Like all too many docs these days, it chronicles a contest while caricaturing the contestants.

By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

Frontrunners is a lot rougher than Nanette Burstein's recent, similar documentary, "American Teen," and its comparable lack of gloss is both an asset and a flaw.

By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Polite, detached documentary in which there are no highs or lows. Politically and emotionally, the movie's thermostat remains at medium cool.

By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Oct 15, 2008

Duration 1 h 23 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website http://www.frontrunnersthefilm.com/

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George Zisiadis

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Hannah Freiman

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Michael Zaytsev

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Matt Polazzo

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Jon Edelman

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Alex Leonard

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Vanessa Charubhumi

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Lauren Gonzales

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Marta Bralic

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Zakia Babb

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Wyndam Makowsky

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Andrew Saviano

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Sharel Itzkovich

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Joe Kopyt

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Michael Lipkin

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Peter Drivas

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Arthur Dudin

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Ashur Klein

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Dylan Levy

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