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Movie Info

Angie is a working-class girl who is forced by financial necessity to become an expert in making the party drug Ecstasy in the chemistry lab at her prestigious West Coast university.

Genre:

crime, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Angie Wang
Producer:

Angie Wang, Richard J. Bosner
Writer:

Angie Wang
Release Date (Theaters):

Sep 14, 2018 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 14, 2018
Runtime:

1h 38m
Production Co:

Blue Creek Pictures, Shout! Factory

Cast & Crew

Annie Q
Angie

Francesca Eastwood
Jeanine

Elisa Donovan
Mary

Pierson Fode
Alex

Noah Segan
Lior

Ron Yuan
Michael

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Critic Reviews for MDMA

All Critics (17) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (8)

"MDMA"... doesn't fully communicate the context of Angie's experience priors to the film, keeping us removed from the character and the movie as a whole.

September 13, 2018 | Full Review…

Kimber Myers
Los Angeles Times
MDMA is all excess: giant hair, stacks of silver bangles, dramatic flashbacks, and lots of shouting

September 12, 2018 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Amy Nicholson
Variety
Although MDMA goes to some dark places and features its share of ugly scenes, it's ultimately a story of hope and redemption.

September 12, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

James Berardinelli
ReelViews
It's Wang's eye for social realities, brought to life by her cast, that gives her film its edge.

May 3, 2017 | Full Review…

Sheri Linden
Hollywood Reporter
First-time feature filmmaker Angie Wang blended her own experience in the illicit drug industry with fiction, crafting a story that lies somewhere in between.

November 27, 2018 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Austin Trunick
Under the Radar
The redemption arc plays out with minimal subtlety or surprise, leaving the film's amusing period details as the only saving grace.

September 14, 2018 | Full Review…

Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue
[Wang's] screenplay is a roiling yet random stew of melodramatic elements all too calculated to wring the most extreme emotional reaction from the viewer.

September 14, 2018 | Full Review…

David Noh
Film Journal International
Earnest, but awkwardly written and produced, "MDMA" is an R-rated after-school special with its heart in the right place.

September 14, 2018 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…

Jonathan W. Hickman
Daily Film Fix
Wang doesn't attempt to garner any undeserved sympathy for her younger self or over-explain her erratic behavior. She simply lays out the facts (as best she can relay them) and affords the viewer the ability to pass judgment.

September 14, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Brian Thompson
The Young Folks
There are a lot of excuses made by and for the main character of MDMA.

September 14, 2018 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies
Lurid, uneven exploitation masquerading as a cautionary tale about "Molly."

September 10, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Roger Moore
Movie Nation
Set during the eighties, Cardinal X perfectly encapsulates the punk era through a combination of music, fashion and attitude.

August 30, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Kat Hughes
THN

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