Summary
A bipartisan group of U.S. defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations participate in an unscripted role-play exercise in which they confront a political coup backed by rogue members of the U.S. military, in the wake of a contested presidential election.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+24)
Critics 76Audiences 52GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer80%
Metascore71
Audience score58%
IMDb5.5
User score4.3
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9694Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2024
August 2, 2024
2 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
11 of 11
Steve BullockPresident John Hotham
Wesley ClarkChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Heidi HeitkampSenior Advisor to the President- LSLinda SinghChief / National Guard Bureau
Alexander VindmanGame Consultant
Doug JonesAttorney General- ENElizabeth NeumannHomeland Security Advisor
- JGJanessa GoldbeckGame Producer
Ralph BrownLieutenant General Roger Simms- KGKristofer GoldsmithRed Cell Leader
- DWDoug WilsonSelf - White House Communications Director
Directing · 2
- Jesse Moss Director, Writer, Producer
- Tony Gerber Director, Writer
Production · 21
- Jonathan E. Steinberg Executive Producer
- Dawn Olmstead Executive Producer
- Dan Shotz Executive Producer
- David Levine Executive Producer
- Warren Littlefield Executive Producer
- David Fortier Executive Producer
Camera · 5
- Keri Oberly Director of Photography
- Brett Wiley Director of Photography
- Thorsten Thielow Director of Photography
- Timothy Grucza Director of Photography
- Daniel Carter Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jeff Gilbert Editor
Sound · 2
- Paweł Mykietyn Original Music Composer
- Zach Martin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- Brett J. Banakis Production Design
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