The Oath

Name: The Oath
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Comedy
Released: October 12, 2018
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Billy Magnussen, Carrie Brownstein, Chris Ellis, Ike Barinholtz, Jay Duplass

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: October 12, 2018 | R

Starring: Billy Magnussen, Carrie Brownstein, Chris Ellis, Ike Barinholtz, Jay Duplass, John Cho, Jon Barinholtz, Max Greenfield, Meredith Hagner, Nora Dunn, Priah Ferguson, Tiffany Haddish

Summary: When Chris (Ike Barinholtz), a high-strung 24-hour progressive news junkie, and his more levelheaded wife Kai (Tiffany Haddish) learn that citizens are being asked to sign a loyalty oath to the President, their reaction is disbelief, followed by idealistic refusal. But as the Thanksgiving deadline to sign approaches, the combination ofWhen Chris (Ike Barinholtz), a high-strung 24-hour progressive news junkie, and his more levelheaded wife Kai (Tiffany Haddish) learn that citizens are being asked to sign a loyalty oath to the President, their reaction is disbelief, followed by idealistic refusal. But as the Thanksgiving deadline to sign approaches, the combination of sparring relatives, Chris’s own agitation and the unexpected arrival of two government agents (John Cho and Billy Magnussen) sends an already tense holiday dinner gathering completely off the rails.… Expand

Director: Ike Barinholtz

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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Mick LaSalle

Oct 17, 2018

The Oath is harsh. It’s extreme. It goes to places you don’t expect, and then past those places. It’s the most unpleasant comedy in a long time, and lots of people will absolutely hate it. It’s also one of the best movies of the year. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Oct 18, 2018

For a first-time director like Barinholtz, The Oath is more than impressive. Tonally, it goes all over the place, but that only serves to keep the audience as off-balance as the characters onscreen. No matter what your political affiliation may be, this Orwellian farce is a candidate for President Trump’s least favorite film of the year. Read full review

Kerry Lengel

Oct 18, 2018

Somewhat courageously, the film’s real focus is not on the obvious villains in this tale of two Americas, but on the absurd contradiction of its liberal hero watching a political apocalypse unfold on his iPhone. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Oct 10, 2018

A blistering political satire that may rip the bandage and the scab, as well as a lot of the skin, off a political wound that has barely had time to heal. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 25, 2018

It’s not biting, it’s pummeling. And while it isn’t incompetent or terribly written, acted or shot, while its warning has the sting of “Yeah, we’re pretty close to that happening here,” it is just plain unpleasant to sit through. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Odie Henderson

Oct 12, 2018

The Oath seems to build to that moment where Haddish grabs the screen and takes control. But when her big scene comes, it’s completely unsatisfying and muted, a missed opportunity floating among other missed opportunities. Read full review

Tom Russo

Oct 17, 2018

He (Barinholtz) works hard to creatively lampoon a nation divided, and his first-timer’s ambition and thematic investment are admirable. Disappointingly, though, he lacks storytelling chops, aiming for wildly provocative satire but instead churning out a technically spotty screed. Read full review

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tropicAces

Oct 19, 2018

The film certainly has a bias but what really the problem really is the film is just aimless and heavy-handed. Haddish gives an actually great performance but everyone else is a caricature of the right or left wing. Good satire, this is not.

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