Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

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Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

2016

1h 40m

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Filmmaker Nanette Burstein tries to unravel the strange behavior of John McAfee, who left his life as a software mogul to become a recluse in the jungles of Belize.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

11/18/2016

4/5

His story is a very enlightening and important one; Burstein tells it well.

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David Wiegand

San Francisco Chronicle

09/22/2016

3/4

Viewers can form their own conclusions about McAfee's alleged connection to Faull's murder, the death of David Middleton and other aspects of his life. Burstein convincingly makes her case.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

09/18/2016

As a portrait of a deeply disturbed yet somehow socially acceptable figure, it's awfully compelling stuff.

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

11/01/2018

3.5/5

An unsettling story of madness, murder, and media manipulation.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

02/22/2017

B

Chilling documentary on the American software anti-virus guru, John McAfee.

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Allan Hunter

Screen International

09/12/2016

Gringo: The Dangerous Life Of John McAfee is a testimony to the rewards of methodical, old-fashioned investigative reporting.

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Dante 6.

@electroTomatoes666 Oct 13

This is the best documentary ever!

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Keith B B

@Okbullard Aug 25

Whoa McAfee was such a nutjob and seriously dangerous as the young lady noted. It was a very compelling documentary that I couldn't stop watching. It's worth your time. 3.7 stars

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Rodney G

07/19/2024

This is one of those documentaries that you have to experience to believe. A very strange fetishistic man he was. A+

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Thanato p

09/04/2022

Perfect example of a documentary done right.

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07/13/2021

These people were paid to lie about John McAfee. Source: https://youtu.be/iXWPaXLUxwY

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07/23/2020

Where these positive reviews came from is beyond me. This documentary was terrible. Had such potential. Maybe I'm jaded, but the CRAZY stuff John did was like a Tuesday. This filmmaker and everyone she interviewed wanted to share their AMAZING story but it was just a snoozer. And they were all haters.

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Nanette Burstein

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Nanette Burstein

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Chi-Young Park

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Michael Hirschorn

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Jeff Wise

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Nanette Burstein tries to unravel the strange behavior of John McAfee, who left his life as a software mogul to become a recluse in the jungles of Belize.

Director: Nanette Burstein
Producer: Chi-Young Park
Production Co: Showtime Documentary Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2016
Runtime: 1h 40m

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