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Apr 6, 2001 · Blow. Roger Ebert April 06, 2001. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Blow" stars Johnny Depp in a biopic about George Jung, a man who claims that in the late 1970s he imported about 85 percent of all the cocaine in America. That made him the greatest success story in drugs, an industry that has inspired more movies than any other.
Apr 6, 2001 · 56% Tomatometer 142 Reviews 87% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings In the turbulence of the 1970s, the international drug trade underwent a fast, violent and lucrative revolution - and one ordinary...
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- Ted Demme
- R
- Johnny Depp
Apr 6, 2001 · Blow: Directed by Ted Demme. With Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths. The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Ted Demme
- 2001-04-06
Apr 6, 2001 · Blow - Metacritic. Summary A high-velocity look at George Jung's (Depp) spectacular rise and fall -- based on the true story of how powder cocaine turned into America's biggest drug problem and how one man from the blue-collar suburbs became the 35 billion-dollar a-year conduit to the Colombian cartels. Ted Demme directs this riveting look at ...
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- Ted Demme
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- Johnny Depp
9/10. One of the most intriguing movies of 2001. **** (out of four) Movie-12 23 May 2001. BLOW / (2001) **** (out of four) By Blake French: I don't think George Jung was a corrupt, sleazy drug smuggler, but, more or less, a young businessman making money to support his family and wild lifestyle.
The film holds an approval rating of 55% at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 141 reviews, with a weighted average score of 5.8/10. The site's consensus is: "With elements that seem borrowed from movies like Goodfellas and Boogie Nights , Blow is pretty much been-there-done-that despite another excellent performance from Johnny Depp.
Uneven drug trade story has explicit drug use. Read Common Sense Media's Blow review, age rating, and parents guide.
