Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

The man behind the scandal.

6.8
20211h 40m

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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

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

Cast

Photo of Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Rick Singer

Photo of Jillian Peterson

Jillian Peterson

Lead FBI Agent

Photo of Courtney Rackley

Courtney Rackley

Jane Buckingham

Photo of Wallace Langham

Wallace Langham

Gordon Caplan

Photo of Josh Stamberg

Josh Stamberg

Bill McGlashan

Photo of Jeff Rector

Jeff Rector

Devin Sloane

Photo of Leroy Edwards III

Leroy Edwards III

Athletic Director

Photo of David Starzyk

David Starzyk

Bruce Isackson

Photo of Kristen O'Meara

Kristen O'Meara

Michelle Janavs

Photo of Angela Nicholas

Angela Nicholas

Donna Heinel

Photo of Jeremy Sless

Jeremy Sless

Guidance Counselor

Photo of Graham Outerbridge

Graham Outerbridge

Mark Riddell

Photo of George Tovar

George Tovar

Manuel Henriquez

Photo of Angela Sprinkle

Angela Sprinkle

Backyard Parent

Photo of Gregory Gast

Gregory Gast

Escalator Parent

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Reviews

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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.

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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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