The College Admissions Scandal

Name: The College Admissions Scandal
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-10-12
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Penelope Ann Miller, Mia Kirshner, Robert Moloney

TV Movie
2019
TV-14
1h 26m

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5.9/10

585

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Drama

Two wealthy mothers--sought-after interior designer Caroline and Bethany, owner of a successful financial-services firm--share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possibl... Read allTwo wealthy mothers--sought-after interior designer Caroline and Bethany, owner of a successful financial-services firm--share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college.Two wealthy mothers--sought-after interior designer Caroline and Bethany, owner of a successful financial-services firm--share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

585

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- 3 nominations

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The film's writer, Stephen Tolkin, worked with Lori Loughlin (who was involved in the real-life college admissions bribery scandal on which the movie is based) in the short-lived WB drama Summerland (2004). Loughlin, who co-created the series with Tolkin and starred as its co-lead (opposite singer Jesse McCartney), and her husband Mossimo Giannulli were both charged by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office in March 2019 for using a $500,000 donation to the Key Worldwide Foundation to persuade the University of Southern California into accepting their two daughters on women's rowing scholarships, despite neither of them having had any experience in the sport.

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10/10

Really good look at the scandal from within

Very well written acted and directed. Lifetime has done a good job at showing the scandal from the point of view of the parents and the children. Managed to incorporate in a composite manner the details and aspects that we know from the headlines. It's nice to go beyond the headlines into their homes to see the detailed genesis of the crime from good intentions and love of their kids to over the line. Felicity and Lori aren't portrayed as characters. But we know who is based on who roughly. Really found Penélope Anne Miller sympathetic as the anxious mom faking her unknowing son's scores and sports record for a place in Stanford. Mia Kirchner is great as a different kind of mom pushier and less repentant. Really hams it up here in this juicy role. There are some pretty funny moments along the way. But things get serious when we get to see the fallout on the kids who have to face the consequences of exposure. The most moving aftermath I've seen in a Lifetime movie for a while.

Highly recommended