Prescription Thugs
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: January 22, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenNov 4, 2015
Thugs offers a damning summary of the FDA approval process as a closed loop in which one hand washes the other and crucial data can remain hidden. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiJan 21, 2016
Despite [Bell's] casual aura, the filmmaker is eloquent and thoughtful. He argues that Big Pharma merely services consumer demand for quick fixes with "magic" pills, bringing his cautionary tale full circle. Read full review
50
VarietyNick SchagerJan 20, 2016
Engaging and enraging but also, alas, consistently superficial. Read full review
50
Village VoiceChris PackhamJan 19, 2016
It's unusually confessional and often moving, but Bell's film is unsatisfying as a piece of documentary journalism. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJan 21, 2016
Even before a “do as I say, not as I do” twist costs it all credibility, Prescription Thugs is a not very good documentary about a very important subject. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineClayton DillardJan 18, 2016
It's symptomatic of the one-man-show form of polemical exposé that's come to dominate, and deteriorate, documentary practice. Read full review
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