Off Label

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Off Label

2012

1h 20m

Documentary

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Filmmakers Donal Mosher and Michael Palmieri take a road trip through America to examine the pervasiveness of pharmaceutical drugs on eight people.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Despite some artful visuals and harrowing testimony, this 2012 advocacy documentary suffers from a lack of focus.

Aug 29, 2013

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

Co-directors Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher try to encompass so many people and so many angles in such a short amount of time, they end up breezing through them and providing glimpses that feel rushed and unsatisfying.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 9, 2013

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

The film's stacked stories naggingly lack a cohesive train of thought beyond the often harmful pervasiveness of pharmaceuticals in American society.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2013

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John Fink

The Film Stage

Off Label is a bleak, important wake-up call, giving voice to those that have been to hell and back.

Rated: B+

Jun 28, 2016

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Louis Proyect

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If you haven't made up your mind that big pharma is a criminal enterprise, this documentary should close the deal.

Aug 11, 2013

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Important, hard-hitting documentary about the pharmaceutical industry, its greed and the serious human havoc it wreaks.

Aug 9, 2013

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Excellent Documentary into the world of over prescription. Mary Weiss is an unsung hero

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

While it does try to cover too much ground for 1 movie, it does address some very important issues.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Philip M

This movie was unwatchable!!! I get it, drugs are bad. Or are they? Off Label was a collection of various unsympathetic characters describing their experiences with poly-pharma in rapid fire succession. Believe it or not, there are people who believe that ingesting psychotropic drugs aren't the only alternative. Instead of creating a compelling dialogue, the directors chose the easy and simple path of close up shots of grieving mothers and young people describing their various exposures with Adderall and Oxycotine.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/13

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Michael Palmieri

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Vincent Savino

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Anish Savjani

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Synopsis

Filmmakers Donal Mosher and Michael Palmieri take a road trip through America to examine the pervasiveness of pharmaceutical drugs on eight people.

Director: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
Producer: Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani, Michael Palmieri
Screenwriter: Michael Palmieri
Production Co: Film Science
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2014
Runtime: 1h 20m

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