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Critic Ross Bennett
rated 6

Floridian filmmaker Billy Corben’s scattershot documentary mainlines into the bloody, cash-crazy years of the Sunshine State’s cocaine wars...

Read full review at Empire
Critic Noel Murray
rated 8

Cocaine Cowboys is kinetic and absorbing, the documentary equivalent of GoodFellas.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Cast & Crew

Billy Corben
Director
Mickey Munday
As Himself
Jon Roberts
As Himself
Nelson Andreu
As Himself
Jorge Ayala
As Himself
Toni Mooney
As Herself
Al Sunshine
As Himself

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In the 1970s and 1980s, Miami was transformed from a sleepy retirement community into a glamorous and crime-ridden hot spot, thanks to the rise of the cocaine trade. "Cocaine Cowboys" chronicles this transformation, told through interviews with law enforcement, organized crime leaders, and drug smugglers. They reveal how marijuana imports were replaced by cocaine, leading to a surge in violence and corruption. The film also explores the elaborate smuggling methods, distribution networks, and the impact of drug money on Miami's economy. As the drug trade grew, so did gangland violence, led by notorious figures like Griselda Blanco. The documentary gives a firsthand account of how Miami became the drug, murder, and cash capital of the United States.

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