The Oath movie was released in 2018. It was the directorial debut for Ike Barinholtz, who himself is an actor and a comedian and has written and produced this movie. The movie is a black comedy movie and stars John Cho, Tiffany Haddish, Carrie Brownstein, Meredith Hagner, Nora Dunn, Chris Ellis, and John Barinholtz.
This movie shows the viewers a family with different political views at Thanksgiving. The US government had requested all the citizens for a loyalty pledge, and the take of the family members along with the discussion will be worth a watch. It was in September 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival where this movie had its world premiere. It was released in the theatres by Roadside Attractions in the US in October 2018. TiffanyHaddish’ss performance was praised a lot.
The Plot of The Oath
By Black Friday, the American citizens are asked to sign a legal document that will serve as an allegiance to the US government and the country’s President. Those who agree to sign this oath will get tax reduction as its incentive. Kai and Chris are a couple, and they live in the suburbs with their daughter. Chris gets very much disturbed when he learns about this event. Thus the young couple hosts their Thanksgiving dinner.
Chris’s mother made him promise that he would refrain from discussing politics. Chris is very much saddened due to the breakdown happening in society all over this oath. All of his family members have signed that oath, including his wife, Kai. Only he is the one who is left. Two government officials visit him. Now, what was the reason that they had to come to his house? This you’ll need to find by watching The Oath.
Chris, however, doesn’t answer their questions, and the result is a fight. These two government officials are then held by the family, who is clearly unwilling to release them. What will happen to these two? Will Chris kill them? Why does Chris want to kill them? Will the Oath be revoked? You’ll have to guess the answers along with the ending of the movie.
The Cast of The Oath
The cast of the movie includes Tiffany Haddish in the role of Kai Albert, Ike Barinholtz in the role of Chris Montana, John Cho in the role of Agent Peter Barber, Billy Magnussen in the role of Agent James Mason, Carrie Brownstein in the role of Alice, Meredith Hagner in the role of Abbie Button, Nora Dunn in the role of Eleanor Button, Jon Barinholtz in the role of Pat Kelmeckis, Chris Ellis, Jay Duplas, Matt Corboy, Henry Kaufman, Priah Ferguson, Bruce Boxleitner, and Max Greenfield.
Reviews of The oath
The movie- The Oath is one and a half-hour long and has received just a rating of 5.5/10 on IMDb based on 123 user reviews and 33 critic reviews. It has a Metascore of 58.
Where can You Watch The Oath?
The viewers can watch The Oath on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, iTunes, VUDU, YouTube, Microsoft Store, and Google Play.
