Election (1999)
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Reading. Writing. Revenge.
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.
- Released: 1999-04-23
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 43m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 1,240 votes
Directed by Alexander Payne.
Top cast
- 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
Where to watch Election
- United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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