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Election

In this nearly flawless, lacerating satire Reese Witherspoon plays Tracy Flick, a goody-two-shoes student determined to be president of Carver High's student body. Popular teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) decides to derail Tracy's obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidate but never imagines that stopping Tracy is like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube!

Year: 1999
Genre: Comedy, Black Humour
Country: USA
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell
Duration: 103 Minutes
Rating: R16
7.3/10
Location in store: Comedy

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