Based on a true story, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
Acting
Spacey's unhinged accent work and fake-smile intensity.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes business jargon as comedy.
Director
George Hickenlooper
Kevin Spacey
Jack Abramoff
Kelly Preston
Pam Abramoff
Hannah Endicott-Douglas
Sarah Abramoff
Rachelle Lefevre
Emily Miller
Barry Pepper
Michael Scanlon
Spencer Garrett
Tom DeLay
Jon Lovitz
Adam Kidan
Eric Schweig
Chief Poncho
Yannick Bisson
Oscar Carillo
Maury Chaykin
Big Tony
Daniel Kash
Kontantinos (Gus) Boulis
Anna Hardwick
Lobbyist #2
Ruth Marshall
Susan Schmidt
Graham Abbey
Simon Bowler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Jack Abramoff was released from prison in 2010, the same year this premiered—he later became a radio host and anti-lobbying reform advocate, because irony died.
Director George Hickenlooper died of an accidental overdose just weeks before this released, making the film's coked-up energy accidentally haunting.
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