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Election

Election

1999 · 103 min · EN · R · 6.9 (1,250 votes)
Dir. Alexander Payne · Starring Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Mark Harelik, Phil Reeves · Music Rolfe Kent

“Reading. Writing. Revenge.”

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A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.

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This film feels like a sharply observed, darkly comedic dissection of ambition and the absurdities of human nature. It's a cynical, uncomfortable, yet hilariously precise look at power dynamics, leaving you both amused and slightly unsettled by its incisive satire and relentless characters.

cynicalsharpuncomfortabledarkly comedicsatiricalpropulsiveacerbic satirecharacter-driven dark comedy90s indie aestheticsharp dialogueambitionmoralitypower dynamicshypocrisyinstitutional critique
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infidelityhigh schooljealousypoliticsmuseummoteldark comedyvandalismambitiongraduationsatirebiasscandalfeudteacheromahacrushmorality
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