Body Brokers

R

Released Feb 19, 2021

1 hr. 53 min.

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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28 Reviews

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50+ Ratings

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Utah and Opal are junkies living on the streets of rural Ohio until a seemingly chance encounter with the enigmatic Wood (Michael Kenneth Williams) brings them to Los Angeles for treatment. While Utah finds sobriety with the help of the treatment center shrink (Academy Award®-Winner Melissa Leo), he soon learns that rehab is not about helping people—it’s merely a cover scheme for a multibillion dollar fraud operation, enlisting addicts to recruit other addicts. Seduced by the money, but troubled by the hypocrisy, Utah must decide between what will make him rich, and what will save Opal.

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Critics Consensus

Body Brokers attempts an ambitious juggling act between genre thrills and a serious social message -- and unfortunately fumbles a little too often to really pull it off.

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Don J

Now I understand why the insurance costs skyrocketed after Obamacare.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/17/23

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True and happing today and everyday in Phoenix . Native Americans are number one targets due to reimbursement from insurance. Crazy thing is most of the groups homes and clinics are all being run by Africa Americans. This movie hits right on the $$

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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Vera A

I'd recommend this movie.....it's freaky as hell how much money is twisted into drug rehab places, and how they are all about the $$$. Parts were comical in an ironic way, and others creepy. The end was crappy what went down with Utah!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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This movie is essentially a 2 hour Public Service Announcement. The pacing is horrifically slow, the message is lost in the poor dialogue, and the ending is frustratingly anti-climatic. It is as if the filmmakers simply wanted to give the audience a giant middle finger for not living up to their expectations.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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jed i

5.7/10 — "Mediocre"/"Passable" -(Seen on 11/27/21)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Jeffrey P

Hits the nail on the head about the problem within the treatment facilities and programs and how not everyone on the clean & sober' side of the fence is what they seem.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/23

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John Swab

Director

Jack Kilmer

Utah

Frank Grillo

Vin

Melissa Leo

Dr. White

Michael Kenneth Williams

Wood

Jessica Rothe

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Given the originality of Swab's take, it's a shame he couldn't find the film a more appropriate style: at heart it is a more sober film intent on declaring its outrage.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 1, 2021

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Peter Debruge

Variety

An entertaining and eye-opening insider's take on the treatment racket.

Feb 20, 2021

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

An explosion of stylish crime...

Rated: 3/4

Feb 20, 2021

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

“This is a film about where capitalism fails addicts,” Swab comments. Of course, mass drug addiction is already an expression of capitalism’s massive failure and growing crisis. In any case, Body Brokers shines a light on one of its many graveyards.

Jul 1, 2022

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

The banal filmmaking doesn't aid in the dragging pace, nor does the superficial screenplay find any real inventive means to comment on its empty themes.

Rated: 4/10

Jun 5, 2022

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Daniel Gorman

In Review Online

The film rallies for a bracing finale, but despite the bold ending, Body Brokers never manages to rise above being a noble failure.

Jun 6, 2021

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Synopsis

Utah and Opal are junkies living on the streets of rural Ohio until a seemingly chance encounter with the enigmatic Wood (Michael Kenneth Williams) brings them to Los Angeles for treatment. While Utah finds sobriety with the help of the treatment center shrink (Academy Award®-Winner Melissa Leo), he soon learns that rehab is not about helping people—it’s merely a cover scheme for a multibillion dollar fraud operation, enlisting addicts to recruit other addicts. Seduced by the money, but troubled by the hypocrisy, Utah must decide between what will make him rich, and what will save Opal.

Director: John Swab
Executive Producer: Mitch Budin, Nicolas Chartier, Jonathan Deckter, Mark Farrow
Screenwriter: John Swab
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Particular Crowd, One Two Twenty Entertainment, Roxwell Films, BondIt Media Capital, Blood Moon Creative, Voltage Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Drug Content|Some Sexual Content|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 19, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 19, 2021

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