Painkiller

2023 - ENGLISH - SERIES

Crime Drama

Painkiller is a documentary that uncovers the origin of the opioid crisis and reveals how Purdue, a drug company, promoted OxyContin as a safe painkiller while hiding its potential for abuse, resulting in a devastating epidemic and prompting the investigation of those responsible and the advocacy for solutions. Painkiller is a 2023 American English-language Crime Drama television show starring Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, West Duchovny, Carolina Bartczak and Daniel Kash. The series is based on The Family That Built an Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America s Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier. The series is directed by Peter Berg. Series originally aired on Netflix. Creators of the series include Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. The show made a box office gross of $1 million.
  • Jini Score
    9.6/10
  • Critics Score
    61%
  • Rating
    7.4/10
  • Jini Score
    9.6%
  • Critics Score
    61
  • Rating
    7.4
negative

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Release Date2023
Language

English

Genre

Crime , Drama

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Painkiller Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

63.33%

Positive Review Rating : 61%

61%
    • Martin Carr

      Netflix) In short, this exploration into the money grabbing attitude of Oxycontin creators Purdue Pharma lacks subtlety. ( Read More )
    • Ben Dowell

      Shocking and heartbreaking as it is to see this story played out again, Painkiller is more of a reckoning with some highly dubious individuals and perhaps not enough of a reckoning with what created them. ( Read More )
    • Chris Vognar

      Perhaps its just difficult to fathom and effectively dramatize such bland, blinkered greed. ( Read More )
    • Kristen Baldwin

      Painkillers incongruous tone renders it less emotionally resonant than Hulus Peabody Award winning Dopesick, and the six episode series does not have much new to offer to the story other than a propulsive and righteous rage. ( Read More )
    • Ed Power

      Painkiller cant decide whether to condemn or turn him into a joke. ( Read More )
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