Swing Vote

Swing Vote (2008)

  • 38% of critics liked it
    (145 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (97,162 ratings)

When the mischievous antics of a precocious 12-year-old girl result in the outcome of the United States presidential election hinging on the vote of her apathetic, likable loser of a father, the man who thought that life had long since passed him by is reluctantly thrust into the national spotlight… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 59 min.
Directed By
Joshua Michael Stern
Written By
Joshua Michael Stern, Jason Richman
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
May 20, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Jan 13, 2009
Touchstone Pictures/Treehouse Films

Critic Reviews

  • Tom Charity, CNN.com

    It's a sentiment Capra might well have echoed, though he would surely have punched up the gags while he was at it.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    Not a bad movie, probably OK to rent on DVD, but I'm saying don't rush to the theaters.

  • Christopher Orr, New Republic

    It is neither appreciably better nor dramatically worse than its hokey, please-describe-me-as-'Capraesque' premise.

  • Claudia Puig, USA Today

    One minute you're laughing at its sendup of the political process, and the next you're stricken by the sorry state of the sweet and brainy protagonist's family.

  • Manohla Dargis, New York Times

    One of the most surprising, politically suggestive movies to come out of Hollywood this year.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jay H


    The only redeeming quality of this sad, sad excuse for film is the potential of the young Carroll, however poorly the laughably puerile script may have utilized her ability.

  • Leigh R


    Not as bad as most people make it out to be. Yeah, not the best movie around, but it did have its' funny and sweet moments.

  • Chris W


    A funny farce that is also quite touching and very Capraesque. The central gimmick is not really possible (more than likely), but the film explains it in a way that almost makes it believable. The ending is not important. The journey matters more than the destination. The large… More

  • paul s


    In spite of a pretty darned good performance by Costner, the film is pretentious, overblown, unbelievable and just plain obvious. Problems: Costner's charactor the "average Joe" (not the plummer) - an alchololic slacker has a daughter that is consciencious, overly… More

  • Jason S


    As a fan of Kevin Costner I like to try and see all his movies. It took me a while to get to this one. It's a "never gonna happen in real life" plot but the acting and the simple story telling help make it a good watch. Costner plays the everyman who is thrust into a… More

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