Recount
The future of the nation was hanging by a... chad.
The future of the nation was hanging by a... chad.
Drama, History, TV Movie
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2008
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In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.
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Rated:
TV-MA
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
25 May 2008
Country:
US
Languages:
English, French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys. 10 wins & 34 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Recount, an efficient and relentless enactment of the strategists on both sides of the Florida controversy, shows an accident that was waiting to happen.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
27 May 2008
rotten:
The movie doesn't embrace its potential for farce, for suspense, or for outrage. Ultimately, the filmmakers could have punched a little harder.
– Matthew Gilbert,
Boston Globe,
27 May 2008
rotten:
A splendid cast mostly just sits around watching the bad news on television, dutiful to the letter of Danny Strong's conscientious script yet insufficiently roused to righteous spirit even as, before their eyes, our republic gets banana'd.
– John Leonard,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
27 May 2008
fresh:
An astute and deliciously engrossing film.
– Alessandra Stanley,
New York Times,
27 May 2008
fresh:
Roach gets a lot of suspenseful mileage out of these ping-ponging reversals of fortune.
– Robert Abele,
L.A. Weekly,
27 May 2008