Re-Election

2025

Comedy

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 91 91

Plot summary

A wry, warm, and witty coming of (middle) age comedy, RE-ELECTION follows a 40-something underdog who returns to high school to reboot his past and finally win the race for class president.

Director

Top cast

Lane Factor as Metetakee Tolmochusse
Rizwan Manji as Governor Manish Singh
William Ragsdale as Noa's Father
Bex Taylor-Klaus as Noa Polly
720p.WEB
778.35 MB
1280*640
English 2.0
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 10 / 10

Lighthearted, heartfelt comedy for all ages

Saunders and cast shine in this throwback, feel good comedy. I true blast from start to finish. The on screen bond between Saunders and Danza is palpable. The writing is on point and topical, the humor appeals to a broad swath of moviegoers. Do yourself a favor and see this film while it is still in theaters. You will not regret it.
Reviewed by 7 / 10

Time to grow up

Greetings again from the darkness. Real life doesn't offer too many opportunities for 'do-overs'. Fortunately, movies do. Dallas born-and-raised (now Los Angeles-based) Adam Saunders wears many hats for this film that was inspired by his own life. Mr. Saunders wrote the story, directed and produced the film, and takes the lead role.Jimmy Bauer (Saunders) is what one might call a loser (although that description has been expanded so much in recent time that it's probably not the right one to use here). Jimmy is 42 years old. He lives in a shed behind his dad's (Tony Danza) struggling memorabilia shop where he works since he never finished high school. Use whatever descriptive label you prefer, but realize that none of that is his biggest personal flaw. Instead, that would be Jimmy's hang-up that his life's turning point was losing the Senior year Class President election to Manish Singh (Rizwan).Manish not only won that election, he also became Governor of Texas and married Jimmy's dream girl. See, Jimmy thinks Manish stole the life that he was meant for ... and rigged 8-ball giveaways were a key. Now, 25 years later, he sees a do-over is possible by going back to high school and running (again) for Class President. His overly supportive sister Shawna (Patty Gugenheim) happens to be the school Principal. Jimmy is shocked with just how out-of-touch he is with today's high schoolers. He knows very little about social media, technology, or gender-neutral bathrooms. In fact, he thinks throwing "a kegger" is a good idea to win voters.Jimmy does find support from Noa (Bex Taylor-Klaus), a brilliant non-binary student, and Ama (Nathalie Kelly), a teacher and former classmate of Jimmy's. She remembers him as being very kind to her. The whole campaign is quite a spectacle, and as you can imagine, Jimmy goes through some serious growing pains. As a psychological study, it's interesting to note that 'coming of age' stories once revolved around teens and twenty-somethings. These days, it's about a 42-year-old learning what it means to be an adult and a decent human being. There is a terrific message here about life and politics. Selflessness and service to others is what matters, and living with regrets is not a path to happiness. A famous Thoreau quote is used a couple of times during the film and is even on a poster in Stan's shop. "What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates his fate." Saunders' film is a brisk 84 minutes of comedy and life lessons.
Reviewed by 8 / 10

Very Funny & Great Score!

I really enjoyed this film! There were some jokes in this movie that made me laugh-out-loud, and that is rare for me. The story line was simple, but it did not try to be more than it was. To me, I do not need all the frills. Give me a basic story line packed with hilarious one-liners any day of the week. The score was fantastic! There was a song I really liked about 30 minutes in by a young woman named Shawn Williams, called "You Got Some Growing Up to Do". You can barely hear it in the background, but it caught my attention. I shazam-ed the song and I found this amazing artist! Checkout her out! Her song should have been featured in the movie!
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