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Blow

R Released Apr 6, 2001 2h 4m Crime Drama Biography List
56% Tomatometer 142 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
In the turbulence of the 1970s, the international drug trade underwent a fast, violent and lucrative revolution - and one ordinary American was at its center. But in just a few short years, George Jung (Johnny Depp), a high-school football star single handedly became the world's premiere importer of cocaine from Colombia's Medellin cartel, changing the course of an entire generation. "Blow" is a high-velocity look at George Jung's spectacular rise and fall.
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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. It, also, becomes too sentimental at the end.

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David Ansen Newsweek The first half of Blow is a shallow but lively fun ride; the audience gets a contact high. But when George's fortunes start to go from bad to worse, so does the movie. Mar 6, 2018 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online This is one of the few drug movies where you actually feel a little sorry for the drug-dealing coke-infested lead character. Rated: A Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Peter Rainer New York Magazine/Vulture The filmmakers are torn between presenting George's life story as a cautionary tale, or as a blast. Sep 26, 2002 Full Review Michael D. Reid Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada) Director Ted Demme's colorful, vividly evocative biopic about the rise and fall of one-time American coke kingpin George Jung recalls the energy and period stylism of other blasts to the past. Rated: 3/5 Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Although Depp has little range, he's acceptable in the lead - a source of calm and emotional steadiness, which contrasts the nervousness and paranoia of his associates. Rated: 5/10 Sep 25, 2020 Full Review M. Faust Common Sense Media Uneven drug trade story has explicit drug use. Rated: 3/5 Jan 2, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Aender S Interesting watch of the rise and fall of a drug baron. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review Stephen P Loved it. One of my favorite films. Sucker for a true story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review Ronald R Great Movie!!!! Recommended!!! A++ 🍿🎥🍿 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/24 Full Review Alexsander F Um bom filme, que me surpreendeu bastante, com um final emocionante. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/24 Full Review Miguel C In my opinion this is a fun film, it tries to emulate Goodfellas but don't have the right tone, and its a bit hurried, more in the beggining, because the story starts with the protagonist being a "normal person" but he goes from a normal person to dealer so quickly that doesn't seem natural. Overall it's a fun film but fails to became more than that. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review James B one of johnny depps best films ray liotta and penelope cruz are great in this. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the turbulence of the 1970s, the international drug trade underwent a fast, violent and lucrative revolution - and one ordinary American was at its center. But in just a few short years, George Jung (Johnny Depp), a high-school football star single handedly became the world's premiere importer of cocaine from Colombia's Medellin cartel, changing the course of an entire generation. "Blow" is a high-velocity look at George Jung's spectacular rise and fall.
Director
Ted Demme
Producer
Ted Demme, Denis Leary, Joel Stillerman
Screenwriter
Bruce Porter, David McKenna, Nick Cassavetes
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
Apostle Pictures, New Line Cinema, Spanky Pictures, Avery Pix
Rating
R (Pervasive Drug Content|Language|Sexuality|Some Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 6, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$53.1M
Runtime
2h 4m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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