Blow
2001 · Movie · R · 124 min · ★ 7.4 · 54% critics
George Jung grows up in hardship and turns to dealing drugs to avoid bankruptcy. Starting with marijuana success in California, he later discovers cocaine after time behind bars and returns to make big money smuggling it into America, though the consequences keep catching up.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-04-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (4,609 votes)
- Box office
- $83,282,296
- Budget
- $53,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this biographical crime drama if you like true-life rise-and-fall stories and a charismatic lead; Not for you if you want unpredictable plotting or a deeply fresh take, especially compared to Lord of War or Traffic.
Pros: fascinating true-story; standout lead performance; entertaining crime drama | Cons: predictable, flat story; rushed time jumps; dull screenplay
Themes
- drug smuggling
- war on drugs
- drug trafficking
- 1970s
- drug addiction
- rise and fall
- cautionary
- factual
- dramatic
- suspenseful
- intense
Cast & crew
Johnny Depp
as George Jung
Penélope Cruz
as Mirtha Jung
Franka Potente
as Barbara Buckley
Rachel Griffiths
as Ermine Jung
Ray Liotta
as Fred Jung
Jordi Mollà
as Diego Delgado
Cliff Curtis
as Pablo Escobar
Paul Reubens
as Derek Foreal
Miguel Sandoval
as Augusto Oliveras
Max Perlich
as Kevin Dulli
Directed by Ted Demme