The read
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Americans consume 75% of the world’s prescription drugs. After losing his own brother to the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse, documentarian Chris Bell sets out to demystify this insidious addiction. Bell’s examination into the motives of big pharma and doctors in this ever-growing market leads him to meet with experts on the nature of addiction, survivors with first-hand accounts of their struggle, and whistleblowers who testify to the dollar-driven aims of pharmaceutical corporations. Ultimately his investigation will point back to where it all began: his own front door.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do.
49 audience votes
Key crew
- Chris BellDirector
- Josh AlexanderWriter
Cast
- Chris BellSelf - Host
- Ted LieuSelf
- Ryan SakodaSelf
- Matthew WieseSelf
Stills
Themes
drug abusedopingpharmaceutical industryprescription drug abuseopioidsopioid epidemicopioid crisis