How to Make Money Selling Drugs

Released Jun 26, 2013

1 hr. 36 min.

Documentary

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76%

42 Reviews

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91%

5,000+ Ratings

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Eminem, 50 Cent, Susan Sarandon and others appear in a satirical course for aspiring drug dealers on how to maximize profits and evade prison.

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Critics Consensus

How to Make Money Selling Drugs might have gotten its message across more effectively with a less satirical approach, but it remains a compelling look at a complicated subject.

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Audience Member

A shockingly good look at drugs from all different angles, ie police, dealers, law makers, users, etc. The movie initially glorifies drugs but then quickly ends up showing the costs for using, ie addiction, jail time, death. The use of celebrities and ex-dealers to the tell the story adds more credibility to the movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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This film is Fantastic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

This is a really unique film - the structure is awesome and I learned a lot while being entertained.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

This is still my favorite documentary film. A must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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troy k

This should be required viewing for everyone in this country even though it is aimed at a younger audience. The synopsis is off and although it does start off with sometimes corny generalizations on the ease of such ventures, halfway through gets very real about how the drug war is effecting all of us.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Simply an excellent film that takes you on a journey

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Matthew Cooke

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Matthew Cooke

Narrator

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Matt Pais

Chicago Tribune

"How To Make Money" showcases the hypocrisy that drives a situation where politically driven emotion typically trumps common sense.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 3, 2020

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Erik McClanahan

indieWire

The film is often compelling, clever and entertaining, but oddly enough, these strongest moments are revealed in an awkward third act tonal and structural shift to be nothing more than filler.

Rated: B-

Nov 3, 2020

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Patrick Peters

Empire Magazine

The subject matter is not always well served by the hammy, overcooked satirical treatment.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2013

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Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

Battleship Pretension

[It] has great information but presents it with too much shine and shimmer. It would have been more effective if it just would have presented the facts and lost the video game aesthetic of the statistics within.

Dec 8, 2020

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Xan Brooks

Observer (UK)

It becomes a compelling, clear-sighted trip through the jungle; a documentary that rushes us in and then proceeds to point the way out.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2013

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

Persuasive, possessive and powerful, you'll feel like you've had a shot of nasal gold dust after just five minutes and the highs keep coming.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 27, 2013

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Synopsis

Eminem, 50 Cent, Susan Sarandon and others appear in a satirical course for aspiring drug dealers on how to maximize profits and evade prison.

Director: Matthew Cooke
Screenwriter: Matthew Cooke
Distributor: Tribeca Film
Production Co: Bert Marcus Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.0K

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