Cocaine Cowboys
How Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States!
How Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States!
Documentary
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2006
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In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago - and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine Cowboys" is the true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States, told by the people who made it all happen.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
3 Nov 2006
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$167,078
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
It's the sort of glamour-meets-violence drugs-crime story on which lads' mags thrive: unqualified, over-reverent and hysterical.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
22 Nov 2007
rotten:
The Jan Hammer music on the soundtrack works overtime to assure us that Cocaine Cowboys is the real, nastier version of Miami Vice
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Dec 2006
fresh:
This is an ugly film, but with an undeniable allure.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Nov 2006
fresh:
Forget Scarface and Miami Vice. Cocaine Cowboys is the real deal -- a down-and-dirty look at the high living and illegal drugs that dominated south Florida in the 1980s.
– Bruce Westbrook,
Houston Chronicle,
10 Nov 2006
rotten:
This documentary on Miami's lethal '80s cocaine scene is cut fast.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
10 Nov 2006