Pay or Die

Released Nov 1, 2023

1 hr. 15 min.

Documentary

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91%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

88%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Today, nearly 2 million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they'll be dead in days. PAY OR DIE follows 3 families on the receiving end of these ransom notes, revealing the harrowing reality of life with chronic illness in the richest country in the world. From a mother-and-daughter struggling to rebuild their lives after losing their home when they had to spend their rent money on insulin, to a young adult diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic, to a Minnesota family thrust into the national spotlight when their 26-year-old son dies from rationing his insulin, PAY OR DIE lays bare the human cost of America's insulin affordability crisis.

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Les N

How is this even vaguely possible?

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/16/23

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Jorge C

Es muy espetacular no la cambio por nada

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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arslan a

This fly-on-the-wall film doesn't do anything new or unexpected with the non-fiction form. But the heartfelt stories and stark facts on display speak for themselves.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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Frank Scheck

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Bluntly if appropriately titled, Pay or Die serves as an infuriating reminder of the economic and social injustice permeating our system...

Mar 12, 2023

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Mark Dujsik

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Pay or Die seems to be scratching only the surface of its subject...

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 1, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Enraging, eye-opening and heartfelt.

Oct 30, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The filmmakers call out the drug companies for being greedy.

Rated: B

May 1, 2023

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

A straightforward documentary about the skyrocketing cost of insulin and the diabetics who are having their lives held ransom by greedy pharmaceutical manufacturers and a broken U.S. health care system.

Apr 4, 2023

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Hanna B

Film Threat

The film is as straightforward as it gets and often raw in quality or form despite some nice but sporadic use of animation. However, the subject and people involved need no artifice to convince or connect with viewers.

Rated: 6.5/10

Mar 28, 2023

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Synopsis

Today, nearly 2 million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they'll be dead in days. PAY OR DIE follows 3 families on the receiving end of these ransom notes, revealing the harrowing reality of life with chronic illness in the richest country in the world. From a mother-and-daughter struggling to rebuild their lives after losing their home when they had to spend their rent money on insulin, to a young adult diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic, to a Minnesota family thrust into the national spotlight when their 26-year-old son dies from rationing his insulin, PAY OR DIE lays bare the human cost of America's insulin affordability crisis.

Director: Rachael Dyer, Scott Alexander Ruderman
Executive Producer: Trish Adlesic, Martina Bassenger, Dawn Bonder, Douglas Choi, Zak Kilberg, Russell Long, Sarah Lucas, Sheila Nevins, Regina K. Scully, Sarah Silverman, Marci Wiseman, Amy Zvi, Lauran Bromley
Distributor: MTV Documentary Films
Production Co: Artemis Rising Foundation, Salty Features, Post Road Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 14, 2023

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