9. Election
Although not a box office success upon its release in 1999, director Alexander Payne’s black comedy about a student body election based on Tom Perrotta’s 1998 novel of the same name, would not only be a breakout role for Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick, and be cited by president Barrack Obama as his favorite political film, but would be recognized today as an American classic.
As Witherspoon’s unethical and overachieving student locks horn with Matthew Broderick’s beleaguered social studies teacher Jim McAllister, the two battle it out over a seemingly inconsequential student body presidential election. However, the film would not only highlight the rise of the archetype of female political ambition but would be a comedic example of the dirty tricks campaigns used by politicians to this day to destroy their opponent’s political ambitions.
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