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
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Cast
Eugene Jarecki
Himself - Narrator / Interviewer
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rudolph Giuliani
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John McCain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nelson Rockefeller
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
Eugene Jarecki
Director
Eugene Jarecki
Writer
Robert Miller
Original Music Composer
Sam Cullman
Director of Photography
Sam Cullman
Producer
Brad Pitt
Executive Producer
John Legend
Executive Producer
Danny Glover
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
an
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
Jordyn Danielle
7.8★ · 02/05/23
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.
