What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedCrisis
Nicholas Jarecki · Film · 2021
If you loved Crisis, start with The Crime of the Century (Alex Gibney, 2021) — a series on the same thread. Below: 2 books, 3 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to Crisis across media.
If Crisis hooked you, you will appreciate these harrowing deep dives into the systemic corruption and human toll behind the opioid epidemic.
Books on the same thread
Dreamland
Sam Quinones · Book · 2015
Shares a thread with Crisis: Opioid Crisis.
Much like the multi-layered narrative of Crisis, this investigative account masterfully connects the corporate marketing strategies of pharmaceutical giants to the devastating reality of the street-level drug trade.
No More Tears
Gardiner Harris · Book
Explores: whistleblowing, corporate greed, accountability.
This corporate exposé mirrors the investigative intensity found in Crisis, focusing on the lack of accountability and the dangerous greed that drives pharmaceutical companies to prioritize profit over public safety.
Series on the same thread
The Crime of the Century
Alex Gibney · Series · 2021
Shares a thread with Crisis: Opioid Crisis.
If the institutional critique in Crisis resonated with you, this documentary provides a searing, real-world look at the political failures and regulatory negligence that fueled the ongoing opioid catastrophe.
Dopesick
Danny Strong · Series · 2021
Explores: Opioid Addiction, Corporate Greed, Pharmaceutical Industry.
This series captures the same systemic corruption explored in Crisis, tracing the ripple effects of pharmaceutical deceit from corporate boardrooms down to the lives of vulnerable individuals in mining communities.
Painkiller
Series · 2023
Explores: Corporate Greed, Addiction, Pharmaceutical Industry.
Fans of the narrative structure in Crisis will appreciate how this drama balances the perspectives of perpetrators and victims to expose the human cost of widespread pharmaceutical industry greed.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Hidden Third
Podcast
Explores: underground economy, black market, organized crime.
This podcast expands on the illicit global networks depicted in Crisis, offering an investigative look at the underground economies and black markets that facilitate large-scale criminal operations worldwide.
Gangster
Podcast
Explores: prison smuggling, blackmail, manipulation.
For those gripped by the smuggling elements in Crisis, this series provides a raw, journalistic look at the dangers of addiction and the complex world of prison-based criminal networks.
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Common questions
What is the premise of the movie Crisis?
Crisis follows three intersecting stories regarding the opioid epidemic. The plot includes a drug trafficker managing a fentanyl smuggling operation, an architect investigating her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor discovering corruption within a pharmaceutical company connected to his research employer.
Does Crisis focus on a single narrative or multiple storylines?
Crisis features three distinct stories that collide to illustrate the complexities of the opioid crisis. These narratives involve a fentanyl smuggling operation, a mother searching for the truth about her son, and a professor battling revelations about his employer's pharmaceutical practices and government influence.
Is the drug company in Crisis a fictional entity?
The narrative of Crisis centers on a university professor who discovers unexpected and troubling revelations about his research employer, which is a drug company with deep government influence. The film uses this corporate entity to explore the broader impact of the opioid epidemic.
What specific drug-related issues are explored in Crisis?
Crisis examines the opioid epidemic through three lenses: the international trafficking of fentanyl between Canada and the United States, the personal struggle of an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction, and the systemic corruption of a pharmaceutical company influencing government policy.