Reading. Writing. Revenge.
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.
Election (1999) is a comedy and drama film directed by Alexander Payne, released on April 23, 1999 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein and Jessica Campbell. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 1,235 ratings.
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Matthew Broderick
as Jim McAllister
Reese Witherspoon
as Tracy Flick
Chris Klein
as Paul Metzler
Jessica Campbell
as Tammy Metzler
Mark Harelik
as Dave Novotny
Phil Reeves
as Walt Hendricks
Molly Hagan
as Diane McAllister
Delaney Driscoll
as Linda Novotny
Colleen Camp
as Judith Flick
Frankie Ingrassia
as Lisa Flanagan
Matt Malloy
as Vice-Principal Bell
Jeanine Jackson
as Jo Metzler
Directed by Alexander Payne, written by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor and Tom Perrotta, produced by Ron Yerxa, Albert Berger and Keith Samples.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 1,235 ratings.
Amusing and compelling high school dramedy with Broderick and Witherspoon When a high achiever student (Reese Witherspoon) runs for president of the student body at her Omaha high school one of her teachers (Matthew Broderick) encourages an amiable jock to run against her (Chris Klein) because he finds her irritating. “Election” (1999) is a quirky high school dramedy in the mold of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”…
Reviewed on September 14, 2018
<em>'Election'</em> builds relatively slowly though really does become a fun movie by its conclusion. It's most definitely worth a watch. Matthew Broderick is excellent throughout, as are the likes of Reese Witherspoon and Chris Klein. The films goes to some unexpected places and manages to make it work. And there's a great callback in there too. I will say that I didn't love the internal monologue bits, but they…
Reviewed on July 13, 2022
This early outing for Reese Witherspoon ("Tracy Flick") sees her desperate to become class President in her high school. Clever, ruthless and determined - she takes on all comers in her quest for success, and woe betide anyone who gets in her way. Happily hapless teacher Matthew Broderick is charged with overseeing the election campaign, and conscious that his front-runner is a bit of a nightmare manages to…
Reviewed on August 28, 2023
Aside from the comedy and political satire, it's a coming-of-age movie of a teenager and her teacher who goes in the opposite direction. Self-control, which is part of growing up is the main theme. Flick, who seems the essence of self-control, is running for class president and goes bananas in the scene where she pulls down her rival's posters. Luck saves her from paying for that and it looks like she learns from…
Reviewed on August 24, 2024
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Election (1999) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Election (1999) includes Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell and Mark Harelik. The film was directed by Alexander Payne. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Election was released on April 23, 1999 and runs for 1h 43m.
Election (1999) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 1,235 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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