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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Documentary · 2021

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021 Documentary 1h 29m

Critical arithmetic

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IMDb

6.7 / 10

4.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

67 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.8 / 10

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A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

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Directed by

Stanley Nelson

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Carl Hart

Self – Neuroscientist

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Koe Rodriguez

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Nelson George

Nelson George

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Corey Pegues

Self

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Samson Styles

Self

Felipe Luciano

Felipe Luciano

Self

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

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Put Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.