The Apprentice

2024 122 min ★ 6.9 History, Drama, Comedy

A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.

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Cast

Sebastian Stan

Donald Trump

Jeremy Strong

Roy Cohn

Martin Donovan

Fred Trump

Maria Bakalova

Ivana Trump

Catherine McNally

Mary Anne Trump

Charlie Carrick

Freddy Trump

Ben Sullivan

Russell Eldridge

Mark Rendall

Roger Stone

Joe Pingue

Tony Salerno

Ron Lea

Victor Palmieri

Details

Director

Ali Abbasi

Screenplay

Gabriel Sherman

Tagline

"An American horror story."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue

$17,271,613

Production

Gidden Media, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Scythia Films, Profile Pictures, Tailored Films, Film Institute, Film i Väst, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, RocketScience, LB Entertainment, AC Films, Rich Spirit, Wild 7 Films, Red Apple Productions, ScreenReleases

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

October 9, 2024

★ 6/10

I was really quite disappointed with this. It focusses on the rise of Donald Trump, and in that role Sebastian Stan proves quite effective at mimicking some of the famous mannerisms of the man himself. The facial expressions and the habit of repeating himself to thrust home his point are well captured by this performance. The rest of it, though, came across as little better than crude, occasionall...

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Manuel São Bento

October 13, 2024

★ 7/10

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/the-apprentice-review-sebastian-stan-and-jeremy-strong-shine-in-a-provocative-bold-donald-trump-biopic/ "The Apprentice will leave no one indifferent. By crafting a provocative, uncompromising narrative about Donald Trump's early days, Ali Abbasi and Gabriel Sherman confront audiences with a raw, unsettling view of a man who shaped politics, b...

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Chandler Danier

December 10, 2024

★ 8/10

Donnie Baby!!! Cool film about rich people doing rich people shit. But wait! It's the president of the EEUU. Great performances. Nice period specific film effects. Not sure how accurate it is but I assume 100% if the greatest country in the world tried to stop its release.

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Brent Marchant

January 25, 2025

★ 8/10

In the interest of full disclosure, originally I had not intended to watch this film, a decision I’ll freely admit was governed by my politics, especially after reading several mistaken early reviews claiming that the picture presented a “sympathetic” look at its protagonist (a conclusion that, in hindsight, truly escapes me). However, I changed my mind after hearing about the recently announced O...