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Aug 18, 2023 · Following OxyContin’s belated approval, she says, Wright left the FDA and shortly after that went to work for Purdue as a consultant. This is true. Wright did join Purdue two years after leaving ...
Matthew Broderick on Playing 'Richard Sackler' in 'Painkiller' - Netflix Tudum. Matthew Broderick stars as Richard Sackler in the series retelling some of the origins of America's opioid epidemic. Peter Berg, Alex Gibney and Eric Newman produce. Uzo Aduba, Taylor Kitsch and West Duchovny also star.
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Written by Jason Groce, Kirk Roos, and director Peter Winther, Painkillers is an unsophisticated movie that’s part action (a squad first under attack in Afghanistan, then trying to escape a medical facility), and part science fiction (I’ll give you one guess as to where the mysterious electromagnetic power source hails from), with dashes of basic plot twists scattered towards the end. Yet, as far as straight-to-DVD fare goes, this isn’t an absolutely horrible, unwatchable film; the ...
May 4, 2021 · Painkiller: Directed by Mark Savage. With Michael Paré, Bill Oberst Jr., Mark Savage, Liz DeCoudres. After a man loses his child, he begins a campaign to destroy the white collar criminals behind the opioid epidemic, and reluctantly embraces his anti-hero status.
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Aug 14, 2023 · Painkiller features an all-star cast that includes Emmy winner Uzo Aduba ( Orange is the New Black ), Emmy nominee Matthew Broderick ( The Producers ), Taylor Kitsch ( Waco: The Aftermath ), Critics Choice Award nominee Dina Shihabi ( Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan) and West Duchovny ( Vegas High) Broderick plays Purdue Pharma's Richard Sackler, one of ...
The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth. Watch trailers & learn more.
After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, brilliant surgeon John Clarke, tormented by guilt, becomes prey to an unbearable physical pain. While his marriage starts disintegrating, John soon finds out that the only thing that can ease his pain is the taste of human blood. When he encounters Herb Morris, a man who claims he can help him get his life back, John embarks upon a nightmarish journey through which he will either have to come to terms with his pain... or become a monster.
