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The Apprentice

2024 2h 0m Biography History Drama List
77% Tomatometer 44 Reviews
A story about the origins of a system... featuring larger-than-life characters and set in a world of power and ambition, the film delves into a profound exploration of the ascent of an American dynasty. It meticulously charts the genesis of a "zero-sum" culture, one that accentuates the dichotomy between winners and losers, the dynamics between the mighty and the vulnerable, and the intricate psychology of persona. Read More Read Less

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Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express I found Ali Abbasi's The Apprentice curiously tame. Given the filmmaker's talk about giving political cinema its due place in the light of growing fascism, I expected a far more irreverent film. Jul 10, 2024 Full Review Justin Chang New Yorker Donald Trump’s attorneys have threatened legal action to block the release of this drama... It speaks to the useless proficiency of Ali Abbasi’s movie that the prospect of such censorship provokes more indifference than outrage. May 30, 2024 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star [Sebastian Stan] does a bang-up job capturing Trump’s verbal cadence and tics, his hand gestures and his smirk, which seemed a lot less obvious in the 1970s and ’80s than they are now. Rated: 3.5/4 May 28, 2024 Full Review Zhuo-Ning Su Awards Daily A sometimes funny, sometimes sobering character study that never veers into comedy/thriller territory. Jun 12, 2024 Full Review Siddhant Adlakha IGN Movies While unlikely to be revelatory to anyone watching, Ali Abbasi's The Apprentice is entertaining nonetheless as a stylistically tongue-in-cheek chronicle of Donald Trump’s life in the 1970s and ‘80s, condensed to a compact two hours. Rated: 7/10 Jun 1, 2024 Full Review Sarah Manvel In Their Own League This is not so much a biopic or a history lesson as it is a chance for Mr Strong to show the world how terrifyingly far he’s capable of going, and that’s the main reason for seeing it. May 30, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Movie Info

Synopsis A story about the origins of a system... featuring larger-than-life characters and set in a world of power and ambition, the film delves into a profound exploration of the ascent of an American dynasty. It meticulously charts the genesis of a "zero-sum" culture, one that accentuates the dichotomy between winners and losers, the dynamics between the mighty and the vulnerable, and the intricate psychology of persona.
Director
Ali Abbasi
Producer
Louis Tisné, Daniel Bekerman, Jacob Jarek, Ruth Treacy
Screenwriter
Gabriel Sherman
Production Co
Scythia Films, Tailored Films, Profile Pictures
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 0m