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The House I Live In

2012·Documentary·1h 50m
7.1
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In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
Directed by Eugene Jarecki
prison
government regulation
drug war
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Cast

Eugene Jarecki
Eugene Jarecki
Himself - Narrator / Interviewer
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rudolph Giuliani
Rudolph Giuliani
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John McCain
John McCain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Eugene Jarecki
Eugene Jarecki
Director
Eugene Jarecki
Eugene Jarecki
Writer
Robert Miller
Robert Miller
Original Music Composer
Sam Cullman
Sam Cullman
Director of Photography
Sam Cullman
Sam Cullman
Producer
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Executive Producer
John Legend
John Legend
Executive Producer
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Executive Producer

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7 reviews
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an
The House I Live In
so so so informative and important. i'm shocked more people don't talk about the lingering issues of the war on drugs, quite frankly
so so so informative and important. i'm shocked more people don't talk about the lingering issues of the war on drugs, quite frankly
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Jordyn Danielle
Jordyn Danielle
7.8★ · 02/05/23
The House I Live In
had to watch this for a class but didn’t make it any less emotionally impactful. such an important film.
had to watch this for a class but didn’t make it any less emotionally impactful. such an important film.
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Dani
Dani
8.0★ · 02/11/26
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Dani
Dani
8.0★ · 02/11/26
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strix
strix
5.0★ · 02/12/25
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