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To Die For
Why this pick
Its sunny suburban surface hides a similarly merciless portrait of ambition, self-justification, and the damage wrought by someone determined to win.
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MOVIE1999 1h 39m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Jim McAllister is a beloved high school teacher living in Omaha, Nebraska, whose enthusiastic involvement in school activities masks his frustration with other aspects of his life. Tracy Flick is an overachieving senior whom Jim sees as having a secret vindictive and sexual side. Earlier in the year, Tracy had an Extramarital affair with another teacher, Jim's best friend Dave Novotny. When the affair was discovered, Dave was fired and divorced by his wife Linda; Tracy walked away with her reputation unscathed.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jessica Campbell
Tammy Metzler
Mark Harelik
Dave Novotny
Phil Reeves
Walt Hendricks
Colleen Camp
Judith R. Flick
Frankie Ingrassia
Lisa Flanagan
Jeanine Jackson
Jo Metzler
Nicholas D'Agosto
Larry Fouch
Matthew Broderick
Jim McAllister