The read
A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, Metacritic 41/100. Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Netflix, Prime, and Tubi.
Synopsis
Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes66%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
402 audience votes
Key crew
- Raphael ReedOriginal Music Composer
- Nicholas JareckiDirector
- Nicholas JareckiScreenplay
Cast
- Gary OldmanDr. Tyrone Brower
- Armie HammerJake Kelly
- Evangeline LillyClaire Reimann
- Greg KinnearDean Talbot
- Michelle RodriguezSupervisor Garrett
- Luke EvansDr. Bill Simons
- Lily-Rose DeppEmmie Kelly
- Guy NadonMother
- Veronica FerresDr. Meg Holmes
- Kid CudiBen Walker
- Mia KirshnerSusan
- Michael AronovMinas
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Themes
drug smugglingdrug addictionmelancholyrecovering addictundercover operationangryaggressiverevenge murdererclinicalprovocativeopioid crisiswhistle blower