Get Rich or Die Trying (2025 Lifetime Movie)
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Cast: Chelsea Gilson, Jordyn Rolling, Cristiana Barbatelli, Simone Lewis, Sophia Andrea Torres
Director: Todd Leykamp
Writer(s): Adam Davis Beatty, Andrea Geones, Rebecca Kathryn Jones
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DonateDonate monthlyDonate yearlySynopsis (via Lifetime)
Nicole’s sister Darcie has been missing and is now presumed dead. Taking matters into her own hands, Nic investigates Darcie’s mysterious disappearance and comes face to face with the multi-level marketing mogul who’s holding her sister captive. With no other choice, she devises a plan to infiltrate and takedown this demented businesswoman and her pyramid of schemes. Stars Chelsea Gilson, Jordyn Rolling, Cristiana Barbatelli, Simone Lewis, and Sophia Andrea Torres (2025).
Recap/Wine Thoughts
The movie starts in a basic one-car garage home, and we see a woman named Darcie coming home from yoga class, ignoring bills, and finding a love note and flowers on her kitchen table. The note reads, “Family Come First, Sweetheart.” Darcie grabs a kitchen knife and heads upstairs to investigate a creaking sound. She is caught as soon as she puts the knife down.
Cut to some blondes. They might be sisters? Nope. Best friends. One blonde, Nic, is the chef and handles the cooking, and the other blonde manages the business. Nic is Darcie’s sister. She is not very worried about her sister Darcie going missing, but more worried about turning around her diner. A meeting with a big-time reviewer goes terribly wrong, and the business is not looking good.
Nic decides to go home to find her sister and leave the stress of her failing business behind her. Nic finds the knife missing from the kitchen block and strange letters from SweetCo, all calling Darcie “Sweetheart.” Nic finds a note from Darcie saying that she is worried she will go missing. Nic calls the detective, and he tells her to wait for it.
Nic calls SweetCo and plays along, saying that she is interested in the pyramid scheme; she RSVPs for their open house. Since Darcie and Nic look nothing alike, Nic feels confident she won’t be detected as a spy. The valet takes her car and luggage when she arrives because “staff are only allowed in the garage.” The receptionist also tells Nic to, “Watch her back.” (Not your standard welcome!)
As Nic checks in, there is a commotion because the CEO of SweetCo, Melissa Sweet, arrives. Melissa picks out a dress for every attendee to wear. Nic calls her blonde friend and jokes about being in a cult. (Shouldn’t Nic be worried, her sister is missing.)
Nic makes friends with a woman named River, and they take a workshop together called “Cut Them Out!” where they do breathing exercises. Then, they all go around the table and share a story about someone they have cut out of their lives. When it’s Nic’s turn to share, she changes her sister to a brother and tells the story as is. (She isn’t a great liar.) The group leader, Fennel, tells her she needs to cut out her BFF.
Melissa sees Nic practically beat a girl down in self-defense class and invites her to an exclusive luncheon. It looks pretty culty, and everyone has gold bracelets. Melissa wants to start a line of juices and asks Nic for her input. When Nic tells Melissa that juicing is over, she tells her that it has too much sugar. Melissa freaks out and storms off.
Fennel spills the tea (actually Pinot Noir) and tells Nic that things have gotten out of hand while they enjoy a glass of wine. Melissa apparently iced out the last girl who disagreed with her. (Maybe it was Darcie? They hug it out, and it seems like Fennel might need a friend, not a cult sister. Melissa goes a different route this time and respects Nic and her nutrition background.
Melissa and Nic come up with a healthy nutrition plan. Melissa opens up about her mother dying of ovarian cancer when she was only twelve. Melissa believes a good mindset and diet can help people live healthy lives. Nic seems to be buying Melissa’s whole deal, and she calls her blonde friend to tell her that she might have been overreacting. Melissa gives Nic a gold bracelet, 30% of the profits for the new food line, and to join SweetCo, Nic will have to give up her business. Nic accepts the offer.
The Blonde Friend is like, “Nic, don’t leave me in a lurch!!!! You’re in a Cult!!!” Nic laughs at her and stops laughing when she realizes Melissa has overheard the conversation. She calls her Kronies to come after Nic. Nic puts that self-defense class to good use and beats everyone up. She manages to get away and into a VIP-locked area. Nic finds Darcie locked in a hotel room, but then she gets stuck in the neck with a syringe.
Nic wakes up and finds herself locked in a hotel room. (Which, we’ve seen worse on Lifetime.) Nic talks to Fennel through the vents and admits to who she really is. Fennel already knows because she was low-key Darcie’s best friend, and she helped her escape from the cult. Darcie wanted to start her own yoga studio, but Melissa does not like competition.
Melissa preps for a live television event while Nic fights with River when she brings food into the room. Nic frees the other trapped women, including her sister, and they crash the event. They overpower Candace, Melissa’s right-hand woman. Melissa rushes to them, and her cult leader status is revealed on her live mic.
The Blonde BFF hits Melissa with her car while revealing her evil plan. Melissa survives and faces 145 years in prison for her crimes.
Nic, Darcie, and Blonde BFF run the diner and invite the ladies from the cult to try the food.
STRAY Thoughts
I felt like this was a health lesson for Lifetime viewers to stop juice cleanses.
Cult in the Conference hall would have been a better title.
No one died?!?
Overall rating
Number of Kills: None (0 knives)
Lifetime Tropes: Cults, long-lost sisters, failing business, BFFs
Enjoyment Level (1-5 scale)
🍷🍷🍷 (3 Glasses of Wine)
Should you watch it?
Pour it Up (Give it a shot!)
Put a Cork in it (Skip it!)
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This one was good! Definitely pour it up! Always love a good cult movie.
These people are weird.
Loved this. This was fun romp. Her ride-or-die is that chick! Everyone needs a friend like that. She knew right away that wasn’t her friend texting her. But I can’t understand how Nicole fell (so quickly to the dark side) for that and was going to throw her friend, her business and finding her sister away that quickly. Normally only lonely people fall for these cult-like groups. She had healthy relationships, aside from her sister, so that seemed a little suss.