Here's how the cast of 'I, Tonya' compares to the real-life people behind the drama

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"I, Tonya" is a new dark comedy movie that tells the real-life story of the Tonya Harding controversy, where the figure skater was involved in a plot to hurt her rival, Nancy Kerrigan, ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics.

The movie, at its root, is deeply problematic. But the filmmakers deserve credit for the casting. Margot Robbie does a compelling job in her performance as Harding while the rest of the actors bumble around as comic relief.

Here's how the actors in the movie stack up to the people in the real-life drama.

Margot Robbie plays Tonya Harding, the disadvantaged but persistent ice skater caught in the middle of the drama.

The movie gets the costumes right. Here's the real-life Harding right after she became the first American woman to perform a successful triple axel in a competition.

Sebastian Stan plays Jeff Gillooly, Harding's ex-husband who hired someone to break Nancy Kerrigan's leg.