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.
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021) is a documentary, crime and drama film directed by Chris Smith, released on March 17, 2021 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Matthew Modine, Roger Rignack, Jillian Peterson and Courtney Rackley. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 149 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal before you stream it.
Matthew Modine
as Rick Singer
Roger Rignack
as John B. Wilson
Jillian Peterson
as Lead FBI Agent
Courtney Rackley
as Jane Buckingham
Wallace Langham
as Gordon Caplan
Josh Stamberg
as Bill McGlashan
Jeff Rector
as Devin Sloane
William-Christopher Stephens
as Rudy Meredith
Cullen Arbaugh
as Young Rick
Leroy Edwards III
as Athletic Director
David Starzyk
as Bruce Isackson
Kristen O'Meara
as Michelle Janavs
Directed by Chris Smith, written by Jon Karmen, produced by Jon Karmen, Chris Smith and Youree Henley.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 149 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on March 22, 2021
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,…
Reviewed on July 23, 2021
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Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021) includes Matthew Modine, Roger Rignack, Jillian Peterson, Courtney Rackley and Wallace Langham. The film was directed by Chris Smith. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal was released on March 17, 2021 and runs for 1h 40m.
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 149 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary, crime and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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