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      The Sunshine Makers

      Released Jan 20, 2017 1h 30m Documentary List
      100% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 74% Audience Score 250+ Ratings In the 1960s, underground chemists Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully manufacture a massive amount of LSD while staying one step ahead of the law. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 27 Buy Now

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      Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times This documentary meanders a bit as it goes between time periods, but it's never less than entertaining and illuminating. Jan 26, 2017 Full Review G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle Feilding-Mellen clearly sees them as counterculture heroes. As our national attitude toward drug laws evolves, "The Sunshine Makers" makes that case fairly well. Rated: 3/4 Jan 25, 2017 Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times Even if you never shake the feeling that there's more to this story, more darkness and scares, there's no question that hanging out with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn on acid has its appeal. Jan 19, 2017 Full Review Brent Simon Paste Magazine Fiction and nonfiction film alike thrive on characters, and The Sunshine Makers has at least one truly mesmerizing figure -- arguably more. Rated: 7/10 Jan 25, 2017 Full Review Louis Proyect Counterpunch.org Terrific story of two men and the revolutionary period they lived in made all the more powerful by their defiance of society's norms as septuagenarians. Jan 17, 2017 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation A light and lively history of LSD and its most infamous manufacturers, a true tall tale told with a twinkle in its eye. Rated: 3/4 Jan 6, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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      alonso i If you are interested in counterculture and psychedelics, you must watch this documentary. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting history and personalities. Well made. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review delysid d its annoying how people are nostalgic about the 60s, woodstock and all that and yet psychedelic is still illegal, what a bunch of assholes Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/26/19 Full Review Audience Member Great documentary about LSD Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow...very interesting documentary. Today I look at LSD as being pretty bad shit...but back in my youth it was a mind opener that truly did "open my doors of perception". I believe in therapeutic use of it's organic counterparts in full plant form.nevertheless...these chemists were pretty amazing dudes. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member The incredible story of 2 visionary chemists, whose work helped sculpt the cultural landscape for years to come. Essential viewing! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In the 1960s, underground chemists Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully manufacture a massive amount of LSD while staying one step ahead of the law.
      Director
      Cosmo Feilding-Mellen
      Producer
      John Battsek
      Screenwriter
      Cosmo Feilding-Mellen, Connie Littlefield
      Distributor
      FilmRise
      Production Co
      Passion Pictures, Persephone Productions, FilmRise
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 20, 2017, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 2, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $9.9K
      Runtime
      1h 30m
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