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Election

1999·1h 43m·R
RomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
111,628 votes
Metascore
83
Metacritic

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

Election is a 1999 romance comedy movie directed by Alexander Payne, starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Loren Nelson. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 111,628 votes and runs 1h 43m.

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Director
Alexander Payne
Stars
Reese Witherspoon
Chris Klein
Loren Nelson
Matthew Broderick
Details
1999-05-07
103 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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