Crisis
R
6.2
2021
1 hr 58 min
Drama
, Thriller
, Crime
Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.
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- Cast：
- Gary Oldman , Armie Hammer , Evangeline Lilly , Greg Kinnear , Michelle Rodriguez , Luke Evans , Lily-Rose Depp
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Reviews
One of my all time favorites.
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A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.
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A brilliant film that helped define a genre
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The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
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