
Crisis
Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Addiction is an industry."
Boxlist takeA weighty, morally murky crime thriller: original and small-scale. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 146 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Bideford Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











