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Butterfly ballots and hanging chads, these are what presidents are made of. "Recount" follows Denis Leary, left, Laura Dern and Kevin Spacey as they navigate the 2000 presidential election that pitted then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush against then-Vice President Al Gore. Voter error resulted in the hotly contested election that ended in the hands of the Supreme Court.<br><br> <b>Campaign lesson learned:</b> Every vote counts, so long as it's counted.

2008 | 'Recount'

( Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times )

Butterfly ballots and hanging chads, these are what presidents are made of. "Recount" follows Denis Leary, left, Laura Dern and Kevin Spacey as they navigate the 2000 presidential election that pitted then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush against then-Vice President Al Gore. Voter error resulted in the hotly contested election that ended in the hands of the Supreme Court.

Campaign lesson learned: Every vote counts, so long as it's counted.

Lessons from the campaign trail on film

2008 | 'Recount'