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DocumentaryCrimeDrama

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

- The man behind the 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.

Release Date : 2021-03-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Library Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Matthew Modine

Character Name : Rick Singer

Original Name : Matthew Modine

Gender : Male

Roger Rignack

Character Name : John B. Wilson

Original Name : Roger Rignack

Gender : Male

Jillian Peterson

Character Name : Lead FBI Agent

Original Name : Jillian Peterson

Gender : Female

Courtney Rackley

Character Name : Jane Buckingham

Original Name : Courtney Rackley

Gender : Female

Wallace Langham

Character Name : Gordon Caplan

Original Name : Wallace Langham

Gender : Male

Josh Stamberg

Character Name : Bill McGlashan

Original Name : Josh Stamberg

Gender : Male

Jeff Rector

Character Name : Devin Sloane

Original Name : Jeff Rector

Gender : Male

William-Christopher Stephens

Character Name : Rudy Meredith

Original Name : William-Christopher Stephens

Gender : Male

Cullen Arbaugh

Character Name : Young Rick

Original Name : Cullen Arbaugh

Gender : Male

Leroy Edwards III

Character Name : Athletic Director

Original Name : Leroy Edwards III

Gender : Male

David Starzyk

Character Name : Bruce Isackson

Original Name : David Starzyk

Gender : Male

Kristen O'Meara

Character Name : Michelle Janavs

Original Name : Kristen O'Meara

Gender : Female

Angela Nicholas

Character Name : Donna Heinel

Original Name : Angela Nicholas

Gender : Female

Jeremy Sless

Character Name : Guidance Counselor

Original Name : Jeremy Sless

Gender : Male

John Coluccio

Character Name : Olivia's Dad

Original Name : John Coluccio

Gender : Male

Graham Outerbridge

Character Name : Mark Riddell

Original Name : Graham Outerbridge

Gender : Male

Sarah Chaney

Character Name : Lead IRS Agent

Original Name : Sarah Chaney

Gender : Male

George Tovar

Character Name : Manuel Henriquez

Original Name : George Tovar

Gender : Male

Cristina Frias

Character Name : Lobby Parent

Original Name : Cristina Frias

Gender : Male

Ken Weiler

Character Name : Stephen Semprevivo

Original Name : Ken Weiler

Gender : Male

Angela Sprinkle

Character Name : Backyard Parent

Original Name : Angela Sprinkle

Gender : Female

Gregory Gast

Character Name : Escalator Parent

Original Name : Gregory Gast

Gender : Male

Gus Lynch

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Gus Lynch

Gender : Male

Reviews

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rsanek

@rsanek

2021-06-23

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.

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-07-23

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.