Re-Election (2025)

Name: Re-Election
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2025-10-10
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 3.2
Cast: Adam Saunders, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Nathalie Kelley, Patty Guggenheim, Kym Whitley

Re-Election (2025), directed by Adam Saunders, starring Adam Saunders and Bex Taylor-Klaus.

10/10/2025 BR Comedy 1h 24m

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A coming of (middle) age comedy.

Synopsis

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.

Adam SaundersDirector, Producer, Writer
Erika HampsonProducer
Mac HendricksonProducer

About the film

Re-Election is a 2025 American comedy film starring Adam Saunders.

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Re-Election is a 2025 American comedy film starring Adam Saunders.

Plot

Jimmy Bauer, a high school dropout who quit school after losing the election for senior class president to a classmate who went on to become the governor of Texas, is now working a dead-end job for his father, Stanislaw, and decides to return to his old alma mater to run for class president again in his forties.

Film mission statement

Re-Election director and star Adam Saunders has said about the film, "In this deeply polarized political landscape, I wanted to make a fun, heartfelt, throwback political comedy — the kind of movie I loved growing up in Texas — that could be enjoyed by both sides of the political aisle. It’s a story about empathy, and personal responsibility, and how the stories we tell ourselves are the ones that shape our lives."

Critical reception

Dallas Observer, "That tonal balance is perhaps Saunders’ greatest achievement in Re-Election. He distributes his weight as writer, producer, director and actor by fully committing to each in turn instead of halfheartedly committing to them all simultaneously. In front of the camera, he is only thinking about acting. Behind it, he is fully focused on directing his actors."

Houston Press, "What sounds like a broad comedy is actually something deeper — a story about personal agency and the lies we tell ourselves about fate."

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on seven critics' reviews, six of which are positive.

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External links

Official website

Re-Election at IMDb

Re-Election at Rotten Tomatoes

Re-Election at Metacritic

Re-Election at Box Office Mojo

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Trivia

It premiered on October 10, 2025, a Friday.
It runs 1h24 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosFootprint Features
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Crew

Adam Saunders Director
Adam Saunders Producer
Erika Hampson Producer
Mac Hendrickson Producer
Adam Saunders Writer

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What is Re-Election about?

Re-Election: 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.

Who directed Re-Election?

Re-Election was directed by Adam Saunders in 2025.

Who stars in Re-Election?

The cast of Re-Election includes Adam Saunders, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Nathalie Kelley, Patty Guggenheim and Kym Whitley.

How long is Re-Election?

Re-Election runs for 84 minutes, or 1h24.