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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Comedy / Drama /  more » Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations  more » User Ratings: 6.6 (19,309 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for president of the USA.  more »

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Filmmakers: Mike Nichols - Director / Producer, Anonymous¹ - Writer (novel), Elaine May - Writer (screenplay), Michael Ballhaus - Cinematographer, Ry Cooder - Composer, Bo Welch - Production Designer, Arthur Schmidt - Editor  more »

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	Emma Thompson ... Susan Stanton	606
	Billy Bob Thornton ... Richard Jemmons	1,091
	Kathy Bates ... Libby Holden	1,595
	Adrian Lester ... Henry Burton	9,359