Dopesick
2021
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Aug 10, 2023 · Director Peter Berg approaches Netflix’s six-episode “Painkiller” with an almost frantic style. There’s an urgency here in his telling of the origin of the opioid crisis in this country that’s admirable given the damage still being caused by Purdue Pharma, but ultimately shallow.
Painkiller honors the victims of the opioid crisis with effective dramatic beats but is undermined by its stale satirical flourishes, resulting in a tonally confused bit of muckraking.
86% Tomatometer 7 Reviews. 70% Audience Score 50+ Ratings. After losing his child, a man begins a campaign to destroy the white-collar criminals behind the opioid epidemic. Content collapsed.
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Aug 10, 2023 · Matthew Broderick and Uzo Aduba star in Netflix's 'Painkiller,' an off-kilter dramatization of the origins of Purdue Pharma's OxyContin. Read our review.
Aug 10, 2023 · Netflix’s ‘Painkiller’ Is a Melodramatic and Convoluted Assessment of the Opioid Crisis: TV Review. By Aramide Tinubu. Keri Anderson/NETFLIX. While Fentanyl now dominates headlines as the ...
Aug 10, 2023 · Netflix's Peter Berg-directed 'Painkiller' stars Matthew Broderick and Uzo Aduba, and chronicles the rise of OxyContin and the opioid crisis.
Aug 12, 2023 · Matthew Broderick’s New Drama Will Make You Seethe With Rage. “Painkiller,” Netflix’s propulsive limited series about the opioid crisis in the U.S., stokes outrage in the best possible way.
