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  • 2018
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 33 m

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 of ...

Directed By: Ike Barinholtz

Written By: Ike Barinholtz

  • 2018
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 33 m

The Oath

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
58
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
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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 of ...

Directed By: Ike Barinholtz

Written By: Ike Barinholtz

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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52% Positive
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11% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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52% Positive
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37% Mixed
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11% Negative
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100
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.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 19, 2018
I found it to be the equivalent of a free-swinging slugger who is willing to strike out once, twice, even three times — but then hits one clear out of the park. It’s worth the risk-reward ratio.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
67
Oct 10, 2018
The film wrongfully substitutes abrupt violence for anything truly provocative, squandering the promise of its early scenes with a disjointed third act and pat ending that renders its satire toothless.
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63
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.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 18, 2018
Political satire is one of the trickiest of genres; this one, running out of steam and nerve, ultimately becomes a too-familiar example of another genre: the 93-minute movie that feels way, way too long.
By Moira Macdonald FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 26, 2018
Clearly coming from the left but happy to make characters of all political stripes look bad, the film is often hard to take, offering laughs that are rarely cathartic enough to compensate.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
25
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.
By Tom Russo FULL REVIEW

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18% Negative
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Production Company 23/34 Productions, Aperture Media Productions, QC Entertainment, Topic Studios
Release Date Oct 12, 2018
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating R
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Tagline Nothing is More American Than Family Drama
Website https://www.theoath.film/home/
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