Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- witty
- sardonic
- political satire night
- comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized the special as an ambitious, irreverent parody of Donald Trump’s self-fashioned public image.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The special presents an exaggerated account of Donald Trump’s rise, wealth, negotiations, and real-estate success as a comic pseudo-biography.
Trump’s money, influence, and reputation are treated as products of a deliberately inflated personal mythology.
Johnny Depp plays Donald Trump while numerous recognizable performers appear as public figures and associates.
The premise foregrounds negotiation, real estate, and the rhetoric of deal-making as comic spectacle.
Films like Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie, and why
Wag the Dog
political parody, celebrity impersonation, and irreverent mock-biographical humor
Being There
satirical treatment of public image, media spectacle, and American power
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
comedic fake biography built around an exaggerated self-mythologizing personality
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeremy Konner
- Release Date
- 2016-02-10
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (109)
Cast
- Johnny Depp
- Ron Howard
- Alfred Molina
- Robert Morse
- Patton Oswalt
- Jack McBrayer
- Michaela Watkins
- Henry Winkler
- Stephen Merchant
- Christopher Lloyd
Common questions
- What is Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie about?
- A gleefully exaggerated mock biography turns Donald Trump’s deal-making persona and public mythology into a rapid-fire Funny or Die satire.
- What is Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie.
- What did critics think of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie?
- Critics broadly recognized the special as an ambitious, irreverent parody of Donald Trump’s self-fashioned public image.
- Which films are like Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include Wag the Dog, Being There, and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
- How long is Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie?
- Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie runs 50 minutes.
