The Hater (2022)

Directed by

Joey Ally

Genre

comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A liberal speechwriter pretends to be a Republican to undermine a conservative childhood rival running in a Texas primary election. She tries to make him lose on purpose.

satiricaltensewittycerebralthoughtfulcharacter-driven

What happens

The Hater is a 2022 American political satire film written and directed by Joey Ally in her feature debut. Ally stars alongside Bruce Dern, Meredith Hagner, D'Angelo Lacy, Ali Larter, Ian Harding, and Nora Dunn. The plot follows a liberal speechwriter who goes undercover as a Republican to defeat her conservative childhood nemesis and to lose him the Texas primary nomination. The film was released in the United States on March 18, 2022, by Vertical Entertainment. It received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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