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Recount

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In this dramatization of the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore concedes the presidency to George W. Bush, but recants when he learns of irregularities in the Florida vote count. Democratic strategists Ron Klain (Kevin Spacey) and Michael Whouley (Denis Leary) race to Florida to uncover the truth, as do Republicans under James Baker (Tom Wilkinson). Between faulty voting equipment and the vagaries of Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris (Laura Dern), a 36-day stalemate ensues.
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Recount deftly brings a controversial chapter of electoral history to dramatic life with a compelling cast, although some viewers may take issue with its conclusions.

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Joanne Ostrow Denver Post 03/30/2020
Given its timeliness, "Recount" is a painful sort of fun, and likely a great argument starter. Go to Full Review
Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel 06/14/2018
The cable channel has taken a difficult, divisive topic and turned it into a clear, fast-moving thriller with comical overtones. Go to Full Review
Barrie Hardymon NPR 06/13/2018
It's so suspenseful that it's easy to forget that you already know how it ends. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/10/2020
2.5/4
...a matter-of-fact drama that's rarely as engrossing or captivating as one might've anticipated... Go to Full Review
Tom Gliatto People Magazine 06/14/2018
The movie isn't subtle... but it takes on a big subject and gives it a light spin. Go to Full Review
Travis Fickett IGN Movies 06/14/2018
9.5/10
This film does an honest and fair job of presenting the facts in as complete a picture as two hours could possibly allow. Go to Full Review
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08/01/2022 Interesting film. I don't even remember it coming out. I do believe after seeing this film that there were some illegal shenanigans involved. I think the counting mishaps were innocent mistakes, but the registration purges were outright rigging! As a film, though, it held my interest fairly well. See more 09/04/2021 If you want insight into how polarizing American politics are then this is for you. People will lie, cheat, and steal to get their way even if it means sacrificing what makes us great as a country. Enjoyed the performances and thought the story was compelling. See more steve d 06/26/2020 Not a happy story but an important one entertainingly told, See more 02/04/2020 Twenty years later and the rank corruption and stupidity on display seem both familiar and quaint by today's standards, as the farce has only gained force, so that if the buffoonery here seems a bit too on the nose, it's only because both parties are full of clowns donning those big round red honkers. This gets 2.5 hanging chad for being more accurate than entertaining, and yet somehow less entertaining than the actual attempts at counting votes accurately by the electoral circus in Florida. See more 06/23/2019 It shows how Republicans had no scruples whatsoever to make Bush win. A political thriller that takes you into the most controversial election of the United States. A film you must not miss! See more 03/24/2019 The outcome may have already been seen prior to the film's start, but the tense atmospheric journey on the recount actually brings you back to that time and briefly makes you forget who won the 2000 election because you get caught on from a suspenseful perspective, while witnessing the unsurprising revelatory of suspicious conservatively countering lengths that becomes a little more thought-provoking at a supposed exposing rate. Understandable hesitance considering the current political climate should be able to find worthy acceptance on what this docudrama is capable of in transportation by a brilliant cast towards a roughly-decaying message that manageably solidifies the possibly satisfying resolution in the final minutes. (B+) (Full review TBD) See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this dramatization of the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore concedes the presidency to George W. Bush, but recants when he learns of irregularities in the Florida vote count. Democratic strategists Ron Klain (Kevin Spacey) and Michael Whouley (Denis Leary) race to Florida to uncover the truth, as do Republicans under James Baker (Tom Wilkinson). Between faulty voting equipment and the vagaries of Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris (Laura Dern), a 36-day stalemate ensues.
Director
Jay Roach
Screenwriter
Danny Strong
Production Co
HBO Films
Rating
TV-MA (L)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 57m
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