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Swing Vote

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
19K
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Kevin Costner in Swing Vote (2008)
Swing Vote Trailer
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ComedyDrama

In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.

  • Director
    • Joshua Michael Stern
  • Writers
    • Jason Richman
    • Joshua Michael Stern
    • David Giammarco
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Paula Patton
    • Kelsey Grammer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joshua Michael Stern
    • Writers
      • Jason Richman
      • Joshua Michael Stern
      • David Giammarco
    • Stars
      • Kevin Costner
      • Paula Patton
      • Kelsey Grammer
    • 92User reviews
    • 109Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Swing Vote: What The Fuss Is All About
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    Swing Vote: Child Services
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    Swing Vote: Trailer With Wings
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    Swing Vote: Molly Vs. The Campaign Manager
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    Photos89

    Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, and Joshua Michael Stern in Swing Vote (2008)
    Kelsey Grammer in Swing Vote (2008)
    Kevin Costner and Madeline Carroll in Swing Vote (2008)
    Kevin Costner and Madeline Carroll in Swing Vote (2008)
    Kevin Costner and Madeline Carroll in Swing Vote (2008)
    Kevin Costner and Madeline Carroll in Swing Vote (2008)
    Kevin Costner, Mark Moses, and Madeline Carroll in Swing Vote (2008)
    Kevin Costner, Richard Petty, and Madeline Carroll in Swing Vote (2008)
    Madeline Carroll in Swing Vote (2008)
    Dennis Hopper and Nathan Lane in Swing Vote (2008)
    Kevin Costner and Paula Patton in Swing Vote (2008)
    Kevin Costner and Paula Patton in Swing Vote (2008)

    Top cast

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    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Bud Johnson
    Paula Patton
    Paula Patton
    • Kate Madison
    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • President Andrew Boone
    Madeline Carroll
    Madeline Carroll
    • Molly Johnson
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Donald Greenleaf
    Nathan Lane
    Nathan Lane
    • Art Crumb
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Martin Fox
    George Lopez
    George Lopez
    • John Sweeney
    Judge Reinhold
    Judge Reinhold
    • Walter
    Charles Esten
    Charles Esten
    • Lewis
    • (as Charles 'Chip' Esten)
    Richard Petty
    Richard Petty
    • Richard Petty
    Willie Nelson
    Willie Nelson
    • Willie Nelson
    Mare Winningham
    Mare Winningham
    • Larissa Johnson
    Mark Moses
    Mark Moses
    • Attorney General Wyatt
    Nana Visitor
    Nana Visitor
    • Galena Greenleaf
    Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
    Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
    • Chief Running Bear
    Shawn Prince
    Shawn Prince
    • Jed
    Dale O'Malley
    • Hank
    • Director
      • Joshua Michael Stern
    • Writers
      • Jason Richman
      • Joshua Michael Stern
      • David Giammarco
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Stanley Tucci's line "If you'd ever met my mother, you'd understand," was an ad-lib.
    • Goofs
      Air Force One is never allowed to sit idle on a runway with the President on board.
    • Quotes

      Bud Johnson: You guys protect the President!

      Lewis: She's... she's smarter.

    • Crazy credits
      "and introducing Madeline Carroll"
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The X-Files: I Want to Believe/American Teen/Brideshead Revisited/Step Brothers/Boy A (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Can't You See
      Written by Toy Caldwell Jr. (as Toy Caldwell)

      Performed by The Marshall Tucker Band

      Courtesy of Shout Factory, LLC

      By Arrangement with Natural Energy Lab

    User reviews92

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    5/10
    Swing Vote: Really?
    I can understand fully why this Kevin Costner movie fell so far under the radar, if the man has any sense he put it there!

    It's not that it's a bad film, it's just a mediocre one with one of the most offensively ridiculous concepts of all time.

    So we have Bud, a redneck and all round failure at life (Especially to his daughter). His daughter registers him to vote but then due to a fault with the voting booth he becomes the "Swing" voter. Namely this hick has the single handed decision who becomes the President of the United States.

    Yep, THAT dumb.

    Despite a great cast including Costner, Patton, Tucci, Hopper & Grammer this is a foolish movie.

    Yes it is highly accurate in it's presentation of politics but lacks in the comedy and simply isn't as dramatic as it aims to be.

    One for hardcore Costner fans only.

    The Good:

    Bill Maher

    Solid cast

    The Bad:

    Laughable representation of the Republican party

    Concept is ridiculous

    Too much FOX "News"

    Things I Learnt From This Movie:

    The writers were high on weed when writing the script and somewhere along the way someone was high on crack for giving it the green light!
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    • Apr 29, 2018

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oyum kime?
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Radar Pictures
      • 1821 Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $21,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,289,867
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,230,669
      • Aug 3, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,635,397
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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