The Anonymous People

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The Anonymous People

2013

1h 28m

Documentary

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Director Greg D. Williams changes the addiction conversation from problems to solutions.

Geoff Pevere

Globe and Mail

Almost incoherent.

Aug 8, 2014

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Michael Nordine

Village Voice

Feels less like dynamic, insightful filmmaking and more like a well-intentioned PSA.

May 2, 2014

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

However good the intentions, this sluggish documentary about the stigma of substance abuse and the barriers to recovery never comes close to catching fire.

Mar 14, 2014

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Brent Simon

Shockya.com

Leads with its considerable heart, but can't summon the sort of order and focus necessary to convert generalized sympathy into stronger lasting memory or impulse for action.

Rated: C

Apr 12, 2014

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Kam Williams

Baret News

This passionate polemic might very well go down in history for transforming public opinion about the recovery movement.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 17, 2014

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Heartfelt and provocative, but not thorough or well-rounded enough.

Rated: 6.8/10

Mar 14, 2014

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Audience Member

Chronicles the history of addiction. Profoundly insightful-the documentary identifies and calls attention to the medical illness we as a society have labeled as a problem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Very heartfelt... message is clear: WE MUST ALL STAND UP AND GET INVOLVED... WHETHER WE KNOW IT OR NOT, WE ARE ALL AFFECTED BY THIS DISEASE!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Love it! If you don't love this film you are not understanding what it is about, or misinterruting its message:)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/15

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Audience Member

Critics have completely missed the point of this film. A wonderful point was made that recovery is not funded, nor is it treated equitably in hospitals, the legal system, and greater society because of the stigma surrounding the nature of addiction. Because so many people who are in long term recovery are not speaking up, the government, insurance companies, and greater society is not recognizing that medical and psychological treatment works, community support is crucial, and recovery is absolutely possible when properly funded and socially understood.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

23.5 million Americans are living in recovery. People that you would never even guess.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

This film sets out to find the answer to one very fundamental question: "Why don't we treat addiction in this country like any other health issue?" The Anonymous People questions why the United States has criminalized and too often given superficial treatment to the disease of addiction, resulting in an annual price tag of $350 billion. In America, most of the burden of long-term addiction treatment is placed on anonymous, free 12-step programs. Those programs have done a good job, but no other health problem is treated this way. As a person in long-term recovery, I appreciated the comprehensive coverage of a complex issue and the film's call to join the recovery advocacy movement.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Greg D. Williams

Director

Aaron Cohen

Screenwriter

Jeff Reilly

Screenwriter

Greg D. Williams

Screenwriter

Paul McCulley

Executive Producer

John Silverman

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

Director Greg D. Williams changes the addiction conversation from problems to solutions.

Director: Greg D. Williams
Screenwriter: Aaron Cohen, Jeff Reilly, Greg D. Williams
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 9, 2015
Runtime: 1h 28m

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