Assassination of a High School President is a 2008 American neo noir comedy film directed by Brett Simon and starring Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Emily Meade and Michael Rapaport.

Robert "Bobby" Funke is a less than popular high school sophomore with a dream to get into Northwestern University's summer journalism program.

Editor-in-chief Clara Diaz assigns Funke to do an article on Paul Moore, the student council president and star of the school's basketball team.

Paul confronts Funke, proclaiming his innocence, stating that he was already accepted to Cornell on a sports scholarship and did not need the SATs.

Funke begins to wonder if he is just a pawn in a conspiracy, and he investigates Paul's shady friends, all members of the student council.

"[13] In Russia, the film was not released to theaters but premiered on May 14, 2009, on the Russian free-to-air channel TNT TV.

[19] Carroll added that "the film's central mystery keeps you guessing intelligently, but brilliantly balances every reference to Nietzsche with a joke about a chocolate swirly.

"[19] Carroll also complimented the casting choices, commenting that Willis is "hilariously intense" and Barton "brings the femme fatale back for a new generation.

"[19] Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter cited the film's lack of "novel insights" but praised the performance of two of its actors, Thompson is "completely convincing" and Barton is "captivating".