Prescription Thugs
2015 · Movie · 86 min · ★ 6.5 · 57% critics
A filmmaker investigates America’s prescription drug crisis after a personal loss, seeking to understand how addiction takes hold. The journey explores the roles of pharmaceutical companies and medical providers, while gathering insights from experts, survivors, and whistleblowers, and ultimately brings the search uncomfortably close to home.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-01-22
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (47 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a personal, investigative documentary about addiction and accountability, with expert interviews and firsthand stories; Not for you if you prefer lighter viewing or avoid distressing real-world health crises like in Southern Rites.
Pros: urgent real-world topic; survivor perspectives; investigative momentum | Cons: heavy subject matter; angering industry focus; emotionally intense moments
Themes
- drug abuse
- doping
- pharmaceutical industry
- prescription drug abuse
- opioids
- opioid epidemic
- opioid crisis
Cast & crew
Chris Bell
as Self - Host
Ted Lieu
as Self
Ryan Sakoda
as Self
Matthew Wiese
as Self
Directed by Chris Bell