
Movies that feel likeElection (1999)
If you loved Election, the closest films we have are Withnail & I (1987), The Ruling Class (1972) and Digger (2026). All three share Election's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Lost in America (1985).
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If Election hit the spot, these will too


The same preoccupation in both: satire
The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

One thread runs through both: dark comedy
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics


Comedy with a pulse of dark humor, in both cases
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Election does


Witty comedy, and it commits to that

Both are built on the same subject: satire

Both lean on play more than on drama
The difference: Sits closer to crime than Election does

Contemplative comedy in both cases


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