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Film · TMDB
6.3In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Released: 1998-03-20143 minDir: Mike NicholsDrama, Comedy
Cast
- John Travolta as Jack Stanton
- Emma Thompson as Susan Stanton
- Billy Bob Thornton as Richard Jemmons
- Adrian Lester as Henry Burton
- Maura Tierney as Daisy Green
- Paul Guilfoyle as Howard Ferguson
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.7/10
31,019 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
70/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 10 wins & 31 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 3 September 1998
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mike Nichols
- Screenwriter
- Joe Klein
- Cast member
- Larry King
- Composer
- Ry Cooder
- Producer
- Mike Nichols
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
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Categories
1990s political comedy-drama films1990s political satire films1998 American films1998 comedy-drama films1998 English-language films1998 filmsAmerican political comedy-drama filmsAmerican political satire filmsBAFTA winners (films)Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaignCultural depictions of American peopleCultural depictions of Hillary Clinton