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Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged.

Director(s)

Chris Smith

Peter Etzweiler

Where to watch

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Cast & Crew

Josh Stamberg

Josh Stamberg

Bill McGlashan

Wallace Langham

Wallace Langham

Gordon Caplan

William-Christopher Stephens

William-Christopher Stephens

Rudy Meredith

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Rick Singer

Jeff Rector

Jeff Rector

Devin Sloane

Sarah Chaney

Sarah Chaney

Lead IRS Agent

Angela Nicholas

Angela Nicholas

Donna Heinel

David Starzyk

David Starzyk

Bruce Isackson

Angela Sprinkle

Angela Sprinkle

Backyard Parent

Leroy Edwards III

Leroy Edwards III

Athletic Director

Peter Etzweiler

Peter Etzweiler

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George Tovar

George Tovar

Manuel Henriquez

Chris Smith

Chris Smith

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Kristen O'Meara

Kristen O'Meara

Michelle Janavs

Gregory Gast

Gregory Gast

Escalator Parent

Ken Weiler

Ken Weiler

Stephen Semprevivo

Graham Outerbridge

Graham Outerbridge

Mark Riddell

Roger Rignack

Roger Rignack

John B. Wilson

Jillian Peterson

Jillian Peterson

Lead FBI Agent

Courtney Rackley

Courtney Rackley

Jane Buckingham

Cullen Arbaugh

Cullen Arbaugh

Young Rick

Jeremy Sless

Jeremy Sless

Guidance Counselor

John Coluccio

John Coluccio

Olivia's Dad

Cristina Frias

Cristina Frias

Lobby Parent

Gus Lynch

Gus Lynch

Photographer (uncredited)

Details

GenresDocumentary, Crime, Drama
Runtime1h 40 mins
Released on17 Mar 2021
Languageen
Age RatingR
Produced InUnited States of America
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Reviews

rsanek

7/10

If you've read the news articles about this story, there's not much that this film will reveal to you. Mostly an inoffensive dramatization of what's already been reported. One thing I did take issue with is the way that the piece basically promoted tracking down and searching for the defendants -- it felt like for every single parent, they had a shot of someone typing in their name into Google and looking at some images. Kinda weird.

Peter McGinn

6/10

I guess this is a good character study of some variation of a psychopath, who lies, cheats, throw people under the bus — whatever it takes to advance their own interests. And the movie provides a peek into how the wealthy care about having the best of everything and knowing they can throw money at any problem to solve them. Of course, none of these people are presented in a way to make you root for them in any way, so in the end though I thought it was marginally interesting, I thought it was way too long.

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Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal | Official Trailer | Netflix
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