Recount

Recount

The future of the nation was hanging by a... chad.

Directed by Jay Roach

Produced by Spring Creek Pictures, Mirage Enterprises

2008116 min6.8 / 10

A tense, procedurally-focused dramatization of the 2000 Florida recount that examines the fragility of democratic institutions through political maneuvering and institutional breakdown.

In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.

Questions people ask

  • Is Recount violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Recount scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Recount end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Recount sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Recount easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise66

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Recount

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Recount

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Recount, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Recount, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Recount, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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