Poster of the film The Apprentice

The Apprentice

History Drama English


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.

Cast:Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan, Catherine McNally, Charlie Carrick
Director:Ali Abbasi
Editor:Olivier Bugge Coutté
Camera:Kasper Tuxen

Guild Reviews

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Jeremy Strong delivers stand out performance in Abbasi's film on Donald Trump

FCG Member Reviewer Shomini Sen
Sat, October 19 2024

The Apprentice shows Trump (played stupendously well by Sebastian Stan) in his usual megalomaniac, ruthless avatar – an image that Trump has over the years created – painstakingly, if I may add so – but also humanises him to a certain extent.

Former United States president and presidential candidate Donald Trump went on a rant recently on filmmaker Ali Abbasi’s latest film The Apprentice, which narrates the Republican’s initial years as a real estate giant in New York and his relationship with attorney Roy Cohn. Perhaps, Trump’s reaction stems from information that is fed to him because had he watched the film, he may have only objected to certain aspects of Abbasi’s provocative film and not ranted about it in its entirety.

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Sebastian Stan As Donald Trump Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg

FCG Member Reviewer Sanyukta Thakare
Sanyukta Thakare | Mashable India
Thu, October 17 2024

Jeremy Strong steals the show

The Apprentice is one of the film that no one asked for but now that its here you can’t look away from it. The direction, cinematography, lighting, sets and most of all the performances all are worth praising but the film majorly avoids taking sides. For first half it makes you like Trump and for the other the pre-existing hate returns, so it doesn’t really add to his public narrative, the reason for its existence left questioning. But the film is worth the watch for its art.

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