Summary
Offering unprecedented access to the 20 days leading up to the 2025 Presidential Inauguration - through the eyes of the First Lady-elect herself - step inside Melania Trump's world as she orchestrates inauguration plans, navigates the complexities of the White House transition, and reenters public life with her family. With exclusive footage capturing critical meetings, private conversations, and never-before-seen environments, Mrs. Trump returns to one of the world's most powerful roles.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+13)
Critics 5Audiences 18GoodWatch 14
Metascore5
Letterboxd · 26 K ratings1.1/5
IMDb1.6
User score1.6
Box office
42%of its budget back
- Budget
- $40 M
- Worldwide
- $17 M
Worldwide it made back $17 M of the $40 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for documentaries, +9 min on the typical 96
typical 96105Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 126 more
Released
2026
January 30, 2026
This year
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SlovenianMade in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more25 people
- Melania TrumpSelf
- Donald TrumpSelf
- Barron TrumpSelf
- Hervé PierreSelf
- Rania Al AbdullahSelf
- Brigitte MacronSelf
- PSPeter SohnSelf
- ALAdam LippesSelf
- AMAiko MizutoriSelf
- David MonnSelf
- Tham KannalikhamSelf
- YSYaqi SunSelf
- HHHayley HarrisonSelf
- CNCasey NallsSelf
- GDGabrielle DaymondSelf
- AVAlexandra VeletsisSelf
Viktor KnavsSelf- JPJoseph P. LaMorteSelf
- ESEnrique SalvoSelf
Aviva SiegelSelf- JCJustin CaporaleSelf
Sean M. CurranSelf- RMRégine MahauxSelf
- NBNicole BrylSelf
Directing · 3
- Brett Ratner Director, Producer
- Michael Alan Kahn First Assistant Director
- Joseph Michael Polisano Second Assistant Director
Production · 6
- Melania Trump Producer
- Fernando Sulichin Producer
- Marc Beckman Producer
- Max Arvelaiz Co-Producer
- Kasia Neiman Co-Producer
- Jacqueline Ortega-Soletzky Production Accountant
Camera · 11
- Dante Spinotti Director of Photography
- Barry Peterson Director of Photography
- Jeff Cronenweth Director of Photography
- Elizabeth Jane Cavanagh First Assistant Camera
- Sean Lunski First Assistant Camera
- Ari Robbins Additional Director of Photography
Editing · 5
- Alex Márquez Editor
- Wendy Sit Assistant Editor
- Leah Gunter Assistant Editor
- Selinda Zhou First Assistant Editor
- Ricardo Sanchez Assistant Editor
Sound · 10
- Tony Neiman Original Music Composer
- Wylie Stateman Sound Designer
- John Hollis Sound Mixer
- Tatiana Frean Sound Editor
- Elliot Hartley ADR Supervisor
- Lemuel Ruiz Sound Mixer
Lighting · 3
- Brian R. Johnson Gaffer
- Marcus R. Ray Gaffer
- Daniel Demirgian Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Jim Breyer Thanks
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