The Apprentice (2024)

October 9, 2024 (US) • History, Drama, Comedy • 122m

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.

Director

Ali Abbasi

Writer

Gabriel Sherman

Top Billed

Sebastian Stan

Keywords

new york city rape corruption aids funeral politics blackmail 1970s biography based on true story atlantic city lawyer debt bribery misogyny death of brother character study marital rape wiretapping mentor protégé relationship real estate discrimination degenerate 1980s closeted homosexual father son relationship brother brother relationship absurd malfeasance

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Top Billed Cast

Sebastian Stan

Donald Trump

Jeremy Strong

Roy Cohn

Martin Donovan

Fred Trump

Maria Bakalova

Ivana Trump

Catherine McNally

Mary Anne Trump

Charlie Carrick

Freddy Trump

Ben Sullivan

Russell Eldridge

Mark Rendall

Roger Stone

Joe Pingue

Tony Salerno

Ron Lea

Victor Palmieri

Edie Inksetter

Barbara Katz

Matt Baram

Dr. Steven Hoefflin

Moni Ogunsuyi

Sandra

Brad Austin

Dick Morgan

Stuart Hughes

Mike Wallace

Jim Monaco

Al Formicola

Clare Coulter

Tenant Ms. Nathanson

Hume Baugh

Tenant Mr. Granger

Tammy Boundy

Tennant

Jaclyn Vogl

Donald's Date

James Downing

Walter - Department of Justice

Jai Jai Jones

Theodore Green

Bruce Beaton

Andy Warhol

Frank Moore

Judge Edward Neaher

James Madge

Tom Bolan

Ian D. Clark

Ed Koch

Mishka Thébaud

Aggressive Pimp

Taylor Brunatti

Ivanka's Girlfriend

Addyson Douglas

Ivanka's Girlfriend

Emma Elle Paterson

Ivanka's Girlfriend

Valerie O'Connor

Rona Barret

Chris Owens

Jay Pritzker

Rick Hughes

Business Guy

Erik Snider

Board Member

Jason Blicker

George Steinbrenner

Sam Rosenthal

Michael Rubin

Daniel Goldenberg

Lawyer

Eoin Duffy

Tony Schwartz

Craig Warnock

Cabbie

Tom Barnett

Rupert Murdoch

Ben Ball

Robert Trump

Iona Rose Mackay

Mary Trump

Samantha Espie

Elizabeth Trump

Fiona Mongillo

Donald Trump's Secretary

Aidan Gouveia

Peter Fraser

Don Shaxon

Presbyterian Pastor

Charlie Seminerio

Tailor

Russell Yuen

Creditor

Michael Gordin Shore

Creditor

Pief Weyman

Fashion Photographer

Kerry Ann Doherty

Estelle

Nabil Traboulsi

TV Reporter

Michael Hough

Kinney - Reporter

Robert J. Tavenor

Reporter

Raechel Fisher

Reporter

Randy Thomas

Reporter

Stefanie Martino

Reporter

Myron Ron Reider

Atlantic Gambler

Sharon Wilcox

Atlantic Gambler

Gavin Pounds

Atlantic City Waiter

Joshua Michael St. John

Blond Guy

Chloe Madison

Fancy Girl

Benny Shilling

Nixon Masked Man

Brie Watson

Audience Member

Duke Robinson

Audience Member

Craig Burnatowski

Le Club Bouncer

Lorne Monroe

Le Club Waiter

Peter Deiwick

Tavern Waiter

Chris Gleason

Limo Driver

Taylor Bernier

Young Lawyer

Patch Darragh

Daniel Sullivan

Domingos Andrade

Tony Salerno's Associate

Dina Roudman

Carly

Katie Layne

Blond Model

Salvatore Marcellino

Mob Associate

Marvin Karon

Harry Helmsley

Duane Keogh

Policeman

Mary Krohnert

Newscaster

James Lucas Cruickshank

Choir Singer

Henos Girma

Choir Singer

Elliot Hunter Self

Choir Singer

Ross Cameron Bruce Fraser

Choir Singer

Eamon Bernard Fraser

Choir Singer

Niamh Carolan

Donald and Ivana's Nanny

Michelle Doiron

Wild Party Girl

Drew Catherine

Wild Party Girl

Dion Yorkie

Party Orgy Participant

Sebb Argo

Party Orgy Participant

Miles Carney

Party Orgy Participant

David Yee

Party Goer

Kate Wheeler

Female Passerby

Peter McGann

Jay Stanley Pottinger (voice)

Gary Hetzler

US Newscaster (voice)

Tara Flynn

Entertainment Reporter (voice)

Emily Mitchell

Ivanka Trump (uncredited)

Crew

Ali Abbasi

Director

Gabriel Sherman

Screenplay

Kasper Tuxen

Director of Photography

Colin Penman

Makeup Department Head

Aleksandra Marinkovich

Production Design

Olivia Neergaard-Holm

Editor

Jaro Dick

Set Decoration

Michelle Côté

Hair Department Head

Laura Montgomery

Costume Design

Olivier Bugge Coutté

Editor

Brian Irvine

Original Music Composer

Martin Dirkov

Original Music Composer

David Holmes

Original Music Composer

Ali Abbasi

Producer

Noor Alfallah

Executive Producer

Amy Baer

Executive Producer

Paul H. Barry

Co-Executive Producer

Daniel Bekerman

Producer

Fred Benenson

Executive Producer

Lee Broda

Executive Producer

Kristina Börjeson

Co-Producer

Andy Cohen

Executive Producer

Mairtín de Barra

Line Producer

Greg Denny

Executive Producer

Anders Erdén

Executive Producer

Niamh Fagan

Executive Producer

Julianne Forde

Producer

Andrew Frank

Executive Producer

Victor Hadida

Co-Executive Producer

Phil Hunt

Executive Producer

Faisel Hussein

Co-Executive Producer

Jacob Jarek

Producer

Kieren Klein

Co-Executive Producer

Benjamin Kramer

Co-Executive Producer

Cameron MacLaren

Co-Executive Producer

Neil Mathieson

Executive Producer

Ditte Milsted

Co-Producer

Anthony Muir

Co-Producer

Gustavo Nascimento

Co-Executive Producer

Adegoke Olubusi

Co-Executive Producer

Emma Poppe

Associate Producer

Compton Ross

Executive Producer

Morwin Schmookler

Co-Executive Producer

Thorsten Schumacher

Executive Producer

James Shani

Executive Producer

Gabriel Sherman

Executive Producer

Kyle Stefanski

Co-Executive Producer

Louis Tisné

Producer

Ruth Treacy

Producer

Blair Ward

Executive Producer

Matt Philip Whelan

Co-Producer

Levi Woodward

Executive Producer

Nima Yousefi

Co-Producer

Carmen Cuba

Casting

Stephanie Gorin

Casting

Brandi Boulet

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Charlotte DeLaet

Key Hair Stylist

Sandra Kelly

Key Hair Stylist

Tom McInerney

Key Makeup Artist

Aurielle St. Cyr

Makeup Artist

Ainslee Kennedy

Production Manager

Joel Hay

First Assistant Director

Byron Ingram

Third Assistant Director

William Roberts

Second Assistant Director

Monica Simpson

Third Assistant Director

Rachel Dottermann

On Set Props

Erika Lobko

Set Decoration Buyer

John Moran

Graphic Designer

Amy Perron

Set Decoration Buyer

Per Boström

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Caoimhe Doyle

Foley Editor

Caoimhe Doyle

Foley Artist

Matt Drake

ADR Mixer

Thomas Hayek

Sound Mixer

Ciara Mahon

Foley Editor

Ciara Mahon

Foley Mixer

Fiadhnait McCann

Dialogue Editor

Michelle McCormack

Dialogue Editor

Jean McGrath

Foley Mixer

Christer Melén

Sound Effects Editor

Emer O'Reilly

Foley Artist

Colm Mullally

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joakim Sundström

Supervising Sound Editor

Conor Craig

Special Effects Supervisor

Brendan Wilcocks

Casting Associate

Tenzin Woeser

Gaffer

Pief Weyman

Still Photographer

Isaac E. Gozin

Main Title Designer

Samantha McMeekin

Script Supervisor

Richard Huges

Location Manager

Keith Creighton

VFX Artist

Daniel Cullen

VFX Artist

Linnea Duvström

Visual Effects

Jonny Figgis

Visual Effects Producer

Marcus Hindborg

Visual Effects

Fredrik Lindau

Visual Effects

Anders Nyman

Visual Effects Supervisor

Per Nyman

Visual Effects

Grim Svensson

Visual Effects

Isidor Swande

Visual Effects

Joke Vervoort

Visual Effects

Matt Philip Whelan

Visual Effects Supervisor

Alysia Wildman

Visual Effects Producer

Neil Adams

Stunts

Derek Barnes

Stunts

Jason Lee Bell

Stunt Double

Brayden Jones

Stunts

Brent Jones

Stunts

Riley Jones

Stunts

Joel Labelle

Stunt Coordinator

Daniel Lavigne

Stunts

Gannon Racki

Stunts

Bas Reitsma

Stunts

Kostas Tourlentes

Stunts

Alicia Turner

Stunts

AJ Risi

Stunt Driver

Ana Shepherd

Stunt Driver

Paul Dano

Thanks

Oscar Isaac

Thanks

Guillermo del Toro

Thanks

Christian Tafdrup

Thanks

Vanessa Kirby

Thanks

Craig Mazin

Thanks

Jesse Dorian

Thanks

Michael J. Walsh

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Greg Denny

Unit Production Manager

Sean Sansom

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tom Ortenberg

Executive Producer

Mark Amin

Executive Producer

Ashley Renders

Executive Producer

Brian Tyler Cohen

Executive Producer

Ryan Donnell Smith

Executive Producer

Jack Liechtung

Executive Producer

David Brown

Executive Producer

Mike Rose

Executive Producer

Jorey Worb

Co-Executive Producer

Sandy Evans

Co-Executive Producer

Michael Werry

Co-Executive Producer

Hazel Clarre

Executive Producer

Natalie Cohen

Associate Producer

Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

October 9, 2024

I was really quite disappointed with this. It focusses on the rise of Donald Trump, and in that role Sebastian Stan proves quite effective at mimicking some of the famous mannerisms of the man himself. The facial expressions and the habit of repeating himself to thrust home his point are well captured by this performance. The rest of it, though, came across as little better than crude, occasionally violent, speculation centred around his relation… read the rest.

Manuel São Bento

⭐ 7/10

October 13, 2024

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/the-apprentice-review-sebastian-stan-and-jeremy-strong-shine-in-a-provocative-bold-donald-trump-biopic/

"The Apprentice will leave no one indifferent. By crafting a provocative, uncompromising narrative about Donald Trump's early days, Ali Abbasi and Gabriel Sherman confront audiences with a raw, unsettling view of a man who shaped politics, business, his country, and the world with intense c… read the rest.

Chandler Danier

⭐ 8/10

December 10, 2024

Donnie Baby!!! Cool film about rich people doing rich people shit. But wait! It's the president of the EEUU.

Great performances. Nice period specific film effects. Not sure how accurate it is but I assume 100% if the greatest country in the world tried to stop its release.

Brent Marchant

⭐ 8/10

January 25, 2025

In the interest of full disclosure, originally I had not intended to watch this film, a decision I’ll freely admit was governed by my politics, especially after reading several mistaken early reviews claiming that the picture presented a “sympathetic” look at its protagonist (a conclusion that, in hindsight, truly escapes me). However, I changed my mind after hearing about the recently announced Oscar nominations bestowing accolades on Sebastian Stan for lead actor and Jeremy Strong for supporting actor for their performances in this picture. And it was through that viewing experience that I realized I should not have let my politics get in the way of my screening decisions. Director Ali Abbasi’s fourth feature outing is truly one of 2024’s surprise stand-outs, one that certainly deserves more attention and recognition than it has received. This “origin story” about the meteoric rise of New York real estate mogul Donald Trump (Stan) in the 1970s and 80s candidly illustrates how he became the individual he is today under the tutelage of lawyer Roy Cohn (Strong), the infamous, underhanded political fixer who rose to prominence as Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s “trusted” associate during the 1950s Congressional anti-Communist hearings. Cohn, a man who would stop at virtually nothing to get his way for himself and his clients, groomed his impressionable apprentice on how to do the same for himself in business and in life, developments chronicled here in unreserved detail. In that sense, then, one could probably best characterize this offering as “instructive” about the nature of the man who went on to be elected to a second term as President, despite his many obvious and highly public failings. This story is brought to life thanks to the superb (and largely overlooked) screenwriting of Gabriel Sherman in only his second feature film outing, along with the picture’s fine editing, spot-on period piece production design, and outstanding performances of its two principals, particularly Strong. While the film indeed presents an excellent depiction of Trump’s apprenticeship in the business world, it could have been stronger when examining his personal life, particularly his stormy courtship of and arm’s-length marriage to wife Ivana (Maria Bakalova) and his rocky relationship with his family, both of which could have used some bolstering. Nevertheless, “The Apprentice” genuinely is one of the year’s best releases. It’s just a shame that more viewers didn’t see it before the last election.

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