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Alexander Payne's Election, released in 1999, turns a high school student-body election into a black comedy about ambition and moral hypocrisy. Matthew Broderick plays teacher Jim McAllister, whose hostility toward driven candidate Tracy Flick, played by Reese Witherspoon, leads him to interfere in...
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Widely acclaimed Payne satire, Oscar-nominated screenplay, strong critic consensus, lasting reputation among 1990s comedies.
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Nebraska is a 2013 American black-and-white road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Bob Nelson. Bruce Dern plays Woody Grant, an elderly Montana resident convinced that a promotional mailing entitles him to a million-dollar prize, while Will Forte plays the son who accompanies him towar...
Why this score
Oscar-nominated Payne film with strong critical consensus, Bruce Dern acclaim, and solid audience ratings.
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