Cocaine Cowboys
2006 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 7.3 · 64% critics
This documentary looks at how Miami was transformed in the late 1970s and 1980s as cocaine trafficking brought sudden wealth alongside an unprecedented wave of violence. Through interviews and archival material, it traces how the drug trade reshaped the city’s economy, culture, and law enforcement response.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-11-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (189 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a blunt, high-energy true-crime history about drugs, money, and violence, similar in spirit to Trial by Media or Bowling for Columbine; Not for you if you dislike graphic crime details or chaotic pacing.
Pros: shocking true-crime history; firsthand interviews; fast-paced and gripping | Cons: confusing storytelling; frantic style and music; uneven focus and pacing
Themes
- drug dealer
- cocaine
Cast & crew
- JR
Jon Roberts
as Himself
- JA
Jorge Ayala
as Himself
- MM
Mickey Munday
as Himself
- TM
Toni Mooney
as Herself
- NA
Nelson Andreu
as Himself
- AS
Al Sunshine
as Himself
Directed by Billy Corben