The Crime of the Century

TV Mini Series
2021
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1h 56m

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8.1/10

4.6K

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The Crime of the Century, an HBO original documentary from Alex Gibney, exposes the billions of dollars gained and thousands of lives lost due to the opioid crisis. The two-part HBO original documentary premieres May 10 on HBO Max.

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A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

4.6K

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- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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10/10

Horrifying

I was left stunned by this documentary. I'm going to watch it again so I can absorb more now that I'm over my initial shock at the greed and lack of humanity in the people involved. I would love to see a follow-up documentary about how it affected individuals lives. This had some of that but I would like to see more. Well done HBO. The way you weaved this story together was amazing. We had some idea of this problem but really knew nothing. Thank you for bringing so much light to this horrific problem. Kudos to the small town doctors that tried to sound off the alarm bell. There's a lot of shame to go around, all for a damn buck.