Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021 · Movie · TV-MA · 89 min · ★ 6.9 · 62% critics
During a recession, a cheap, powerful drug surges and sparks a moral panic shaped by racism. This documentary explores the complex history of the crack era in the 1980s, including how policy, institutions, and community conditions intersected with the fallout.
Also known as Crack: Cocaine, Corruption and Conspiracy
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-01-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (91 votes)
About
You’ll likely find this documentary compelling if you want a broad, issue-focused look at the crack epidemic and its wider political and social backdrop; Not for you if you prefer a fully neutral, well-consensus account or if you dislike heated, contested takes like those in similar Netflix-style docs such as Cocaine Cowboys.
Pros: gripping epidemic history; eye-opening social context; hard-hitting footage | Cons: confusing thesis; perceived bias; disputed accuracy claims
Themes
- drug smuggling
- drug addiction
- cocaine
- drug scene
- crack
- ronald reagan
- crack cocaine
- social documentary
- crack addict
- 1980s
- drug trafficker
- social scandal
- +8 more
Cast & crew
- CH
Carl Hart
as Self – Neuroscientist
- KR
Koe Rodriguez
as Self
Nelson George
as Self
- CP
Corey Pegues
as Self
- SS
Samson Styles
as Self
Felipe Luciano
as Self
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Nancy Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Stanley Nelson