A documentary crew follows political grifter Rick Klingman as he teams up with his sketchy buddy Simon to take down a rival congressional candidate.
Acting
Dylan O'Brien's unhinged scammer energy steals every scene
Writing
Improv-heavy dialogue that actually lands punches
Production
Fake documentary crew becomes believably unprofessional
Director
David Stassen
Ike Barinholtz
Rick Klingman
Dylan O'Brien
Simon Tarnum
Brianna Baker
Jessica Harris
Seth Rogen
Self
David Stassen
Director
Beth Grant
Mary Jo Nackserson
Brenda Koo
Shannon
Josh Meyers
Gabriel
Mark Proksch
Fred Zurtz
Mia Serafino
Misa
Matt Corboy
Officer Hamm
Max Minghella
Antonio Kelly-Zhang
Kelvin Yu
Kevin Soo
Brandon Wardell
Sludge Whopper/Source
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen wrote this during actual election cycles, stealing from real campaign horror stories.
Released when political satire struggled to outpace reality — the film's low rating partly reflects 'we live this already' fatigue.
US
