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The Apprentice

2024 · 122 min

A chilling, slow-burn character study that feels like watching a Faustian bargain unfold in real time, with sharp dialogue and unsettling intimacy.

Tagline: An American horror story.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, tense and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, ambition, betrayal
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
ambition
betrayal
morality
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong