Narcopolis

Name: Narcopolis
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller
Released: October 2, 2015
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 30

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: October 2, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Set in a future where all drugs are legal, this dazzling techno-thriller combines high-octane action with high-concept science fiction. While investigating a grisly overdose death, hard-boiled cop Frank Grieves (Elliot Cowan) gets drawn into a deadly conspiracy involving a lethal new super-drug and a shadowy mega-corporation. [IFC Films]

Director: Justin Trefgarne

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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John Bleasdale

Oct 1, 2015

Its aspirations to high-end production values and the inventive use of urban cityscapes filmed from carefully selected futuristic angles are all very well, but it could have done with something a little looser, more punk, more grimy, more stoned. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Oct 1, 2015

Narcopolis starts off intriguingly and ends solidly. It's everything else in between that isn't particularly compelling. Read full review

The Guardian Andrew Pulver

Oct 1, 2015

Despite the surface sheen, and some enterprising plot twists, it doesn’t entirely convince. Read full review

Abby Garnett

Oct 1, 2015

There's simply too much going on to establish characters. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Oct 12, 2015

Boasting the canny use of suitably atmospheric, futuristic-looking locations, Narcopolis is far more impressive visually than narratively, with its tangled film noir plot making Raymond Chandler seem straightforward by comparison. Read full review

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