Tracy Flick (Witherspoon) is an overachieving high school senior who believes she's destined to win the Student Council President's seat. But when a frantic civics teacher (Broderick) gets others involved in the election, she'll have a run for her money.

This is one of those movies that is very, very good - just not all that entertaining. Good leading performances and a sharp, occasionally twisted, script make Election one of the smarter movies of the year. A good black comedy that should especially appeal to fans of great writing.

Directed by Alexander Payne.