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Varsity Blues: Le scandale des admissions universitaires

Original title: Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
  • 2021
  • 7
  • 1h 40m
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6.9/10
9.3K
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Matthew Modine in Varsity Blues: Le scandale des admissions universitaires (2021)
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.
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Reenactments drive this documentary investigating the mastermind behind a scam to sneak the kids of rich and famous families into top US universities.Reenactments drive this documentary investigating the mastermind behind a scam to sneak the kids of rich and famous families into top US universities.Reenactments drive this documentary investigating the mastermind behind a scam to sneak the kids of rich and famous families into top US universities.

  • Director
    • Chris Smith
  • Writer
    • Jon Karmen
  • Stars
    • Matthew Modine
    • Roger Rignack
    • Jillian Peterson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
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    • Director
      • Chris Smith
    • Writer
      • Jon Karmen
    • Stars
      • Matthew Modine
      • Roger Rignack
      • Jillian Peterson
    • 58User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • Rick Singer
    Roger Rignack
    Roger Rignack
    • John B. Wilson
    Jillian Peterson
    Jillian Peterson
    • Lead FBI Agent
    Courtney Rackley
    • Jane Buckingham
    Wallace Langham
    Wallace Langham
    • Gordon Caplan
    Josh Stamberg
    Josh Stamberg
    • Bill McGlashan
    Jeff Rector
    Jeff Rector
    • Devin Sloane
    • (as Jeffrey Alan Rector)
    Wyatt Whitaker
    • Son
    • (as a different name)
    Randy Hernandez
    • Agustin Huneeus
    Cullen Arbaugh
    Cullen Arbaugh
    • Young Rick
    William Christopher Stephens
    William Christopher Stephens
    • Rudy Meredith
    David Lloyd Smith
    • Sailing Coach
    Leroy Edwards III
    Leroy Edwards III
    • Athletic Director
    • (as Leroy Edwards)
    David Starzyk
    David Starzyk
    • Bruce Isackson
    Kristen O'Meara
    Kristen O'Meara
    • Michelle Janavs
    Angela Nicholas
    Angela Nicholas
    • Donna Heinel
    Jeremy Sless
    Jeremy Sless
    • Guidance Counselor
    John Coluccio
    • Olivia's Dad
    • (as John J. Coluccio)
    • Director
      • Chris Smith
    • Writer
      • Jon Karmen
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    7fajarsantoso

    The College system seems broken, or not?

    This documentary sheds light on the system of getting into a top notch college and reveals how flawed and fraudulent the system actually is. The shocking reality is, it is actually not any different with other systems in our society. For example, in politics, large corporations donate millions of dollars to their representatives to buy influences and outcomes. So for me, the subject of this documentary isn't that shocking at all and all the players involved are just folks who used the flawed system in their advantage.
    7joeltrunks

    When Status Trumps an Education

    This is a half movie / half documentary hybrid which delves into the college admissions scandal that occurred a couple of years ago now where the wealthy used their fame and fortune to secure a spot for their children to get into an Ivy League college.

    I wasn't too familiar with the whole story before watching this and I believe it does a really good job breaking down the events that lead to the many arrests which followed.

    The status that Ivy League colleges in the U.S. have established for themselves over the decades has placed an insurmountable amount of pressure on kids who want to be a part of that as they feel they won't get anywhere in life without it. When you see people with wealth that cheat the system for their kids over the much more deserving it really does strike a chord and shows how broken and unfair it all is.

    The film displays different perspectives from people directly involved and also outsiders to really flesh out the internal workings of how Rick Singer was able to orchestrate his scheme of getting the undeserving into extremely competitive colleges. Any dialogue heard during the movie portions are transcribed from real wiretap recordings and it's really surprising to hear what some people will say over the phone.

    One of the key things to take away from the film is that it's far more important that you or your child gets a quality education as opposed to going somewhere specific to be used as a badge of honour for bragging rights.
    8bananasonata

    Confirming a general suspicion

    Sure, we all must have thought about how wealthier families get their children into university, especially those that are not so intellectual. This documentary just proves its point, that a set of different rules applies to the wealthier. And it is embarrassing that education has fallen to such state. The existence of side doors or back doors should not even be allowed in the first place. Although what Singer did was wrong, but the bigger picture here is the educational system. Singer is making a fortune from this 'loophole' and it was the system that is allowing the existence of the 'loophole'. It seems the take home message here is do your best and be rich, life is way easier when you are rich, money is the king. Real sad.
    8mrileydavidson

    Well Crafted Documentary with Eye-Opening Wiretapped Conversations

    "Back doors", "side doors", and endless loopholes - this documentary shows how the world is just an infinite playground for the wealthy. One of the unique elements to this doc is the recreation of conversations which were achieved through wiretapping. These conversations are... disgusting, to say the least. This format really allows you to see just how culpable and guilty these people are. The fact they're on tape admitting to knowingly doing wrong is sickening.

    The sentences at the end are, of course, a joke. Without enforcement, this signals there will be a continuation of such practices in the future. But that's how it is in America. A high profile bust with lots of glitz and cameras, followed by an anemic jail sentence. Something's clearly broken here.

    Overall, excellent documentary. I'm not usually a big fan of dramatic reenactments in this format - but it worked very well this time.
    8saadgkhan

    In America, We Love the Wealthy and We Hate the Wealthy

    Operation Varsity Blues - A- (Almost Perfect)

    Operation Varsity Blues perfectly captures the menace Ivy Leagues collages have become in recent years. The reason, a person like Rick Singer can infiltrate the system is not because he is a genius but because the colleges have loopholes which allows it to be benefited with no questions asked.

    All culprits should have been heavily fined for the greater good, and utilised that money for underprivileged as rightly said in the documentary. Instead, they got minimal few weeks and months sentence and that's about it. You want to make an example out of it as there is nothing worst than wealthy loosing their money. Reputation, I bet most of them are famous for being famous so it doesn't matter to them. The famous say or did something which offended someone, they apologise and then move on to the next thing. Then they do something again, then another apology. It is a cycle, which has made these people completely desensitized to their wrong doings.

    Hundreds of young hopeful students must have lost their chance in these prestige colleges over multiple decades due to crooks like Rick but unfortunately it won't put a tend into their system. I honestly bet, that Rick will be watching this in his mansion and saying Oh, they got my gym shirt wrong; I don't wear that much Blue. America has truly become a land of opportunity for the evil.

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      On 4. January 2023 Rick Singer was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $19 million for the crimes detailed in this documentary
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      • March 17, 2021 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
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    • Also known as
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      • Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada(Filming City)
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