The above poster is perfect for the movie because the story takes place during Thanksgiving, and the characters are super stress over the Oath. With the knife sticking out like that in the turkey, you can only imagine where it will end up.  As a dark comedy, watch the red band trailer, so you have a feel for the movie.

Written and directed by Ike Barinholtz, The Oath is a controversial subject about a White House policy that turns a family member against another family member. They become savage. But don’t take it seriously because the movie is a funny, dark comedy about surviving life that includes a Thanksgiving. This is all happening in the age of political factions.

The story follows Chris, played by Barinholtz. He is a high-strung 24-hour progressive news junkie, and his more level-headed wife Kai, played by Tiffany Haddish. They discover that citizens are being asked to sign a loyalty oath to the President.

The second poster is quite interesting because it looks like its a copy of the Oath.  I find it kind of funny or perhaps it’s giving us a visual of the Oath. We what it is before we see the movie.

The family reactions are disbelief, followed by an idealistic refusal. But as the Thanksgiving deadline to sign approaches, the combination of sparring relatives, Chris’s own agitation and the unexpected arrival of two government agents, played by John Cho and Billy Magnussen, sends an already tense holiday dinner gathering completely off the rails.

The movie clip “Wishes I Would” shows the premise of the movie, which is totally a dark comedy.

Another poster arrived from the studio. The black hand with the American flag as its sleeve bleeding is an interesting take on how the movie views government intervention.

Another poster “Sign or Die” surfaced and these are interesting because they tell us the movie theme. They are kind of silly but the movie is a comedy, so it fits.

Barinholtz is known for his acting talents in such movies as The Blockers and The Disaster Artist.  Both of these movies are over the top dark comedies. The Oath is most likely similar.

The second trailer offers more insight into what is so funny about racism, politics, and ignorant people.  This is Facebook comments in a movie.

As contemporary as it is outrageous, watch the trailer, the movie is a gleefully wicked reinvention of the traditional holiday comedy for our dysfunctional political times.