Our Brand Is Crisis

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Our Brand Is Crisis

R

2015

1h 48m

Comedy

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Failing badly in the polls, a Bolivian presidential candidate enlists the services of an American management team for help. The main star is "Calamity" Jane Bodine, a brilliant strategist who comes out of self-imposed retirement for a chance to beat her professional nemesis, the loathsome Pat Candy. With Candy working for the opposition, it becomes a down-and-dirty, all-out battle between political consultants, where nothing is sacred and winning is all that matters.

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Critics Consensus

Our Brand Is Crisis offers sporadic amusement and benefits from a talented cast, but ultimately lacks enough of a bite to add much of interest to the political satire genre.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

Aug 15, 2019

It would have been nice to have some fresh insight into what goes on behind the scenes during an election campaign. This crisis does not convert into an opportunity.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 22, 2016

2/4

A head-scratching disappointment that's as frustratingly unsatisfying as anything I've seen this year.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

May 3, 2016

Their byplay is electric, the intellectual one-upmanship and flagrant dirty tricks providing much of the comic fuel that makes the movie go, but this is Bullock's show.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 25, 2026

2/4

Ultimately, the movie’s brand isn’t crisis as much as it’s absurdity.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 25, 2022

2.5/4

Alas, the film appears as if it has much to say, but doesn't end up saying much at all. Instead, it becomes a neutered vehicle for Bullock.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Mar 4, 2021

3/5

A thought provoking piece that may make you think twice the next time you vote.

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Garry A

@heavyg Sep 5, 2026

I really enjoyed watching Sandra Bullock's performance. The movie itself wasn't that good, unfortunately.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 4, 2026

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Joe B.

@jberg4702 Oct 14, 2025

Very good movie, especially for those who enjoy political stories. Idea of March is in my top 5 of all time, and this one while not nearly as good, certainly was reminiscent. Bullock and Mackie give great performances. Billy Bob was on full display.

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Thomas P

@RT16115990 Jun 24, 2025

This is like a TV version of Ides Of March which is a bigger political thriller. This movie has a tension between political slickness and genuine heart - the real tragedy here is that the bad guy wins, but we don't learn the lesson before it's too late. The audience is the butt of the joke at the end, and it's not handled well, so this anticlimax at it's cheapest of shots. I get that the filmmakers wanted to wine and dine us with impressive acting, engaging scenarios, and get us rooting for the underdog played with finesse by Sandra Bullock, but it lacks pay off. It tries to use what it has taught us about the lies and deceit of politics against us with a short twist ending that never satisfies, although it does linger - they doled out that "Gotcha" and yet without showing anything new. They dropped the ball here, and the poor ratings show it. They could have had a small triumph, but missed the final lesson of someone True Blue winning - instead, we only get that cheated slap on the face feeling aka a cheap thrill. Unfulfilling 3.5/5 minimal rating for it.bbutsensefeelingfeeling

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Carlos I

@carlosFibarra Sep 14, 2024

This is trying to be a stinging political satire, but it fails to resonate or really even make any kind of impression. Which is a bummer as the heart is there. Bullock is trying her best here, but can't save it by herself.

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georgan g

@RT98616417 Oct 20, 2021

Unique combo of comedy & intense drama. Good acting and great cultural scenery equals a fine film.

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Synopsis

Failing badly in the polls, a Bolivian presidential candidate enlists the services of an American management team for help. The main star is "Calamity" Jane Bodine, a brilliant strategist who comes out of self-imposed retirement for a chance to beat her professional nemesis, the loathsome Pat Candy. With Candy working for the opposition, it becomes a down-and-dirty, all-out battle between political consultants, where nothing is sacred and winning is all that matters.

Director: David Gordon Green
Producer: Grant Heslov, George Clooney
Screenwriter: Peter Straughan
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Smoke House
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.0M
Runtime: 1h 48m

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