Alexander Payne's high-school satire turns a student election into a sharp dissection of ambition and hypocrisy. Reese Witherspoon is hilarious, and the film's dark wit still feels fresh.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (112,440 votes)
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