Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.
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Gary Oldman
Dr. Tyrone Brower
Armie Hammer
Jake Kelly
Evangeline Lilly
Claire Reimann
Greg Kinnear
Dean Talbot
Michelle Rodriguez
Supervisor Garrett
Luke Evans
Dr. Bill Simons
Lily-Rose Depp
Emmie Kelly
Guy Nadon
Mother
Veronica Ferres
Dr. Meg Holmes
Kid Cudi
Ben Walker
Director
Nicholas Jarecki
Screenplay
Nicholas Jarecki
Tagline
"Addiction is an industry."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$1,099,426
Production
Bideford Productions, Burn Later Productions, Construction Film, Green Room Films, Matisse Pictures, Tuesday Films, Les Productions LOD, Paradise City Films
Vanessa Stewart
September 30, 2026
Crisis (2021) follows three people caught in the opioid epidemic: a federal agent chasing a heavy-handed drug smuggler, a mother with her own history of substance abuse trying to find out what happened to her son, and a scientist who realises a new drug isn't as safe as its makers claim. The three stories twist into one by the end. Critics came down hard on it, but I found it more honest than the ...
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