Name: Cocaine Cowboys
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-11-03
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Cast: Jon Roberts, Jorge Ayala, Mickey Munday, Toni Mooney, Nelson Andreu

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Story

How Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States!

In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago - and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine Cowboys" is the true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States, told by the people who made it all happen.

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Directed by: Billy Corben
Produced by: Billy Corben, Alfred Spellman, David Cypkin
Music by: Jan Hammer

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November 3, 2006 · 1 h 58 min · R

Released: November 3, 2006
Runtime: 1 h 58 min
Age rating: R
Genres: Documentary
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Box office: $167,078
Available in: 13 countries

Tropes

Witness Protection, Pragmatic Villainy, Black Widow +9

Witness Protection
Pragmatic Villainy
Black Widow
Police Are Useless
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Villain Protagonists
Wretched Hive
Even Evil Has Standards
Improbable Infant Survival
Wouldn't Hurt a Child
From Nobody to Nightmare
The Stool Pigeon

12 of 37 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

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Where can I stream Cocaine Cowboys?

fuboTV

Philo

In the United States, Cocaine Cowboys streams on fuboTV, and it is free with ads on Philo. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, and FlixFling. It also streams in 7 other countries.

Is Cocaine Cowboys worth watching?

70

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, and Metacritic 59). Audiences rate it higher (77 out of 100) than critics (65).

Is there a sequel to Cocaine Cowboys?

Yes: it's movie 1 of 4 in its series, followed by Cocaine Cowboys 2 (2008).

What tropes does Cocaine Cowboys use?

Witness ProtectionPragmatic VillainyBlack WidowPolice Are Useless"Where Are They Now?" EpilogueVillain ProtagonistsWretched HiveEven Evil Has StandardsImprobable Infant SurvivalWouldn't Hurt a ChildFrom Nobody to NightmareThe Stool Pigeonand 25 more

TV Tropes lists 37 tropes for it, including Witness Protection, Pragmatic Villainy, and Black Widow.