Election stressing you out? Here’s what to watch to unplug

As the nation watches for the results of the US presidential election this week, it’s safe to say that tensions may be running high. One great way to disengage while staying somewhat in the realm of politics is by revisiting this “election-lite” collection of titles.

As the nation and the world waits and watches for the results of the US presidential election this week, it’s safe to say that tensions may be running high. As polls close and results begin trickling in, one great way to disengage while staying somewhat in the realm of politics is by revisiting this “election-lite” collection of titles that is sure to bring a smile to your face and hopefully a slight sigh of – at least temporary – relief. Featuring a maniacally delightful Reese Witherspoon early in her career, this tour-de-force of a movie – which turned 25 this year – takes a school election for student body president and spins it into an ever-expanding paranoid delusion rife with scandal. Matthew Broderick’s chilling supporting performance as a teacher drawn up in it all is like the perfect antithesis to his happy-go-lucky truant teen in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” from the decade prior. Last year’s racy romance, based on the novel by Casey McQuiston, follows the First Son (Taylor Zakhar Perez) who becomes smitten with the son of the King of England (Nicholas Galitzine). The movie was so cheeky and popular, it just might lead to a sequel. Speaking of children of the president, this 2004 comedy starred Katie Holmes as the titular daughter who must navigate college life and romance, while being followed by Secret Service agents and paparazzi. Look for Michael Keaton as POTUS. Also from that innocent-in-retrospect era of the ’90s, this White House-set rom-com has Annette Bening as an environmental lobbyist falling in love with the president himself, played by Michael Douglas. Still charming, even if rather preposterous.