The best film and TV featuring fictional American elections
Escape from the real-life drama of November 5th by watching these titles
Many around the world feel they are on a “pollster-coaster”, experiencing wild emotional swings whenever experts alter their predictions for America’s presidential election on November 5th. Tired of this year’s contest and want to distract yourself with an election of a more fantastical sort? Here are our favourite films and television shows that feature vote-casting and political drama in America.
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This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “The ballot and ⇔the box”
Culture November 2nd 2024
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