The Oath

2018 • 93 minutes
2.7
73 reviews
63%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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A controversial White House policy turns family member against family member in The Oath, a savagely funny dark comedy about surviving life and Thanksgiving in the age of political tribalism. 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 sparring relatives, Chris's own agitation and the unexpected arrival of two government agents (John Cho and Billy Magnussen) sends an already tense holiday dinner gathering completely off the rails. As timely as it is outrageous, The Oath is a gleefully wicked reinvention of the traditional holiday comedy for our divisive political times.
Rating
R

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2.7
73 reviews
Jaminet Rivera
March 4, 2019
beyond disappointed with this movie. Zero chemistry between the protagonist, scenes were they would be affectionate towards each other seemed forced and emotionless. There's a lot of screaming and fighting between the characters, which seemed to go in an endless circle, going nowhere, incoherently written. Don't waste your time or money.
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EndtheAgenda
December 25, 2018
14 dollars to see this at theatre. Won't get fooled again. Adding insult this political production is listed as "action adventure ". How contrite and insulting. Only "action" was on our part make it 49 minutes before leaving. Better time was had at Starbucks.
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A Google user
March 31, 2019
i love liked the oath i think tiffany haddish did a great job with this straight role.. ., . . . she proved nay sayers wrong and i lol look forward to her movie carreer.
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