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Pot Luck

2020 · 77 min

A brisk, even-handed tour of a social experiment, curious rather than preachy, with enough human detail to keep you thinking.

Directed by
Jane Wells
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The war on drugs has failed: is legalization of cannabis the answer? Pot Luck takes a trip across pioneering state Colorado five years after full legalization to see how it's all playing out and what this blazed new world looks like.

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Directed by
Jane Wells
Genres
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • crime
  • class
  • work
  • justice
Places
  • single country house
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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documentary
Directed by
Jane Wells
Runtime
77 min

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