Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

Mar 17, 2021

1h 40m

★ 6.8

The man behind the scandal.

Overview

An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged.

Genres

Documentary

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Library Films

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal Trailers

Cast

Rick Singer

Matthew Modine

John B. Wilson

Roger Rignack

Lead FBI Agent

Jillian Peterson

Jane Buckingham

Courtney Rackley

Gordon Caplan

Wallace Langham

Bill McGlashan

Josh Stamberg

Devin Sloane

Jeff Rector

Rudy Meredith

William-Christopher Stephens

Young Rick

Cullen Arbaugh

Athletic Director

Leroy Edwards III

Bruce Isackson

David Starzyk

Michelle Janavs

Kristen O'Meara

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