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Drug Lords

2018 · 2 seasons

A grim, matter-of-fact true-crime survey that mixes talking heads with re-enactments, informative but rarely gripping.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jesus Licciardello, Quinn Dalton, Jordan Lawson
Overview
Witness the stories of history's most notorious kingpins, their terrifying enforcers, and the men and women who've sworn to bring them down.

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  • Netflix
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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jesus Licciardello, Quinn Dalton, Jordan Lawson
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • power
    • violence
    • corruption
    • greed
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Starring
    Jesus Licciardello, Quinn Dalton, Jordan Lawson, Razor Rizzotti, Winter Dunn, Jerry Rector, Carlo Alvarez, Julie Ann Serrano
    Length
    2 seasons, 8 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    Netflix
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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