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The College Admissions Scandal

TV-14 2019 1h 30m Drama List
71% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 93% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Two wealthy mothers share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best colleges.
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Amy Amatangelo Paste Magazine What saves The College Admission Scandal from total camp is [Penelope Ann] Miller, who really rings true as a mom who loves her son and is deeply ashamed about what she's done. Rated: 7.0/10 Oct 11, 2019 Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com Obviously, this is a bit of a hasty cut-and-paste job. Yet at its best, the movie effectively illustrates the cynical calculus that these parents made, as well as the rationalizations employed to justify their actions. Oct 11, 2019 Full Review Gwen Ihnat AV Club There's unfortunately much too little about the real victims here-the hundreds of kids those spots belonged to in the first place, which they were robbed of due to a heartless mercenary conspiracy rooted in class privilege. Rated: C+ Oct 11, 2019 Full Review Jasmine Blu TV Fanatic Lifetime had The College Admissions Scandal plotted and cast by the time Aunt Becky perp-walked into the courthouse smiling and signing autographs. They hammed it up in glorious fashion, too. Rated: 4.0/5.0 Oct 14, 2019 Full Review Kevin Fallon The Daily Beast ...when there's so much to be mined from this particular controversy, you can't help but think how much an approach like this is, ironically, leaving us cheated. Oct 10, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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robbie v A crook enriches himself by taking advantage of the egos and susceptibility to corruption of rich Americans, then displays his own total lack of morald by dobbing them all in to save himself. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Not great. It seemed choppy and slow, yet not long enough somehow. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/19 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two wealthy mothers share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best colleges.
Director
Adam Salky
Screenwriter
Stephen Tolkin
Production Co
Varsity Films
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 16, 2019
Runtime
1h 30m
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