Summary
Riveting look at the politics, big business and the medical industry that has made America the most prescription-addicted society in the world. America is less than 5% of the World's population but consumes 80% of the World's prescription narcotics. We have gone from being the land of the free to the land of the addicted.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 68
Audience score80%
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9698Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2012
May 18, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for drug use, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Sasha Knezev Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Gregory A. Smith M.D. Writer, Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- David S. Bouza Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ethan Holzman Editor
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