Election

1999 film by Alexander Payne
Movie film Q1206261
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Election

Summary

Election is a film[1]. Election ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (900 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Election's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Election's director is recorded as Alexander Payne[4].
  • Election's screenwriter is recorded as Alexander Payne[5].
  • Election's screenwriter is recorded as Jim Taylor[6].
  • Election's composer is recorded as Rolfe Kent[7].
  • Election's genre is recorded as teen film[8].
  • Election's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[9].
  • Election's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • Election's based on is recorded as Election[11].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Matthew Broderick[12].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Reese Witherspoon[13].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Chris Klein[14].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Jessica Campbell[15].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Molly Hagan[16].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Colleen Camp[17].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Jeanine E. Jackson[18].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Mark Harelik[19].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Matt Malloy[20].
  • Election's cast member is recorded as Holmes Osborne[21].
  • Election's producer is recorded as Keith Samples[22].
  • Election's production company is recorded as MTV Films[23].
  • Election's director of photography is recorded as James Glennon[24].
  • Election's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0126886[25].
  • Election's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • Election's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Election's producer is recorded as Keith Samples[22]. Election's director is recorded as Alexander Payne[4]. Screenwriters include Alexander Payne[5] and Jim Taylor[6]. Cast members include Matthew Broderick[12], Reese Witherspoon[13], Chris Klein[14], Jessica Campbell[15], Molly Hagan[16], and Colleen Camp[17].

Publication

Election's publication date is recorded as +1999-04-23T00:00:00Z[28]. Election's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Genres include teen film[8], LGBTQ-related film[9], and film based on a novel[10].

Reception

Reviews include 7.9/10[29], 92%[30], and 83/100[31].

Why It Matters

Election ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (900 views/month).[2] Election has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Election is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Election. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/election-q1206261
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_election-q1206261_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Election}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/election-q1206261}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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