Prescription Thugs 2015

6.6/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3.1


IMDB Rating : 7


FD Smart Rating : 6.6


Synopsis : A documentarian uses his own family's experiences as a springboard to explore the ethical issues surrounding the FDA and pharmaceutical industry.


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Directors:

Greg Young

Creators:

Josh Alexander

Languages:

English , English [Original] , Turkish , Polish

Subtitles:

English , French , Arabic , Spanish , Portuguese , Italian , German , Dutch , Simplified Chinese , Traditional Chinese , Greek , Brazilian Portuguese , Turkish , Polish , Swedish , Danish , Finnish , European Spanish , Romanian , Hebrew , Japanese , Korean , Norwegian , Thai

Genres:

Documentary

Release Date:

2015

Run Time:

1h26m

Maturity Rating:

Not recommended for minors under 16 years of age.

In this follow-up to his film BIGGER FASTER STRONGER, director Chris Bell turns his camera on the abuse of prescription drugs and, ultimately, himself. As Bell learns more about Big Pharma, an industry he had been brought up to trust, he falls down his own hole of addiction.