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Fyre

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The history of the Fyre Music Festival, from its creation through its unraveling.
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Fyre smolders with agonizing tension when a party in paradise goes awry, but this slickly assembled documentary reserves its greatest horror for damning observations about the dangers of wealth.

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Scott Bryan BBC.com It is astounding. It builds every 10 minutes in terms of its ludicrousness. Jul 15, 2020 Full Review Kristy Puchko Pajiba At moments, its conspiratorial vibe feels like a friend sharing juicy gossip. But [Chris] Smith digs deeper to show the damage wrought by Fyre fest, and by [Billy] McFarland. Dec 11, 2019 Full Review Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly The movie is more than a bonfire of the inanities; it's a shrewd indictment of a dream gone spectacularly, criminally wrong. Rated: B+ Dec 11, 2019 Full Review Gem Seddon SFX Magazine Fyre provides exactly that kind of guilty euphoria, as director Chris Smith successfully paints an alarming picture of "entrepreneur" Billy McFarland's arrogance, arguably sociopath tendencies, and sheer deluded sense of desperation. Feb 3, 2022 Full Review Brett Michael Dykes Uproxx Netflix's Fyre does a better job of placing you in the action, giving you a real feel for the chaos and an understanding of how so many people could've been roped into this doomed venture. Dec 29, 2021 Full Review Paul McGuire Grimes KSTP-TV (St. Paul, MN) Reminder that a con artist will always be a con artist even if they are caught. Nov 5, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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David W Fyre offers an entertaining and intriguing look into one of the 2010s' most notorious events. As a film, Fyre is engrossing. As a documentary, it elevates awareness of the event and brings the personal cost to normal, working class vendors and influencers to light. I would definitely watch this again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/24 Full Review Gareth v A good doco on the mess that was the Fyre festival. Did have a good chuckle about some of the people getting scammed by a post from a C grade celebrity on instagram though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review J M This documentary shows how greed and criminal energy will screw those who are hard working and at least partially honest. After watching this documentary I was thinking by myself: "Why on earth haven't he just launched a series of parties (like the promo shot) with all those spoiled rich kids and gather a metric ton of money for charging extraordinary amounts for entry and drinks…" What could have been more portrayed throughout the doc, are the Bahamian people who got screwed over. Which brings me to the next point: where is is solidarity with those poor souls? Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review luca j Well entertaining, would have been 10/10 enjoyable if I didn't feel so sorry for the staff from Exuma. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member How real is what we see on social media? Well, you didn't already know that answers, after watching this film you'll know that social media is FULL of fake personalities pulling in gullible dupes. "Fire" presents a fascinating behind the scenes look at the creation, selling, and rollout of the infamous Fyre music festival. The audience knows from the start of the impending disaster, but it is an absolute train wreck you can't turn away from. There are pretty much red flags everywhere it was not going to end well and that it was all smoke and mirrors. What was being sold to on social media to trick "influencers" and other dupes into buying expensive tickets for the sham festival showed a completely different reality. That's the subtext of the film, the phoniness of social media and its vapid "influencers." Overall, this is a fun Netflix documentary from Chris Smith, the director of "American Movie" (a must see if you haven't seen it) and producer of "Tiger King," that is well worth checking out. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review andy h Netflix's Fyre documentary has everything you wanted to see and know with much more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The history of the Fyre Music Festival, from its creation through its unraveling.
Director
Chris Smith
Producer
Danny Gabai, Mick Purzycki, Chris Smith
Screenwriter
Chris Smith
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Jerry Media, Vice Studios, Library Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 18, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 11, 2019
Runtime
1h 37m