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The Legend of Cocaine Island

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A family man with no drug running experience searches the Caribbean for a lost stash of cocaine said to be worth at least $2 million.
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Rodney Hyden's quixotic quest for riches makes The Legend of Cocaine Island a mirthful adventure, although director Theo Love's stylistic flourishes are often counterproductive in conveying the inherent interest of this true story.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 04/01/2019
The details get repetitive, the turnabout you can see a mile away... Go to Full Review Tom Ough Daily Telegraph (UK) 04/01/2019
3/5
This laughable yet laugh-inducing documentary has probably helped save him from the financial ruin that he was trying to escape with his cocaine adventure. Maybe he wasn't so stupid after all. Go to Full Review Jordan Hoffman TV Guide 03/29/2019
The Closest We've Gotten to Florida Man: The Movie Go to Full Review Rohan Naahar Hindustan Times 04/10/2019
3.5/5
If you knew where a bag worth $2 million was buried, would you go looking for it? That's the moral dilemma that the new Netflix documentary, The Legend of Cocaine Island, throws at you, while it tells the story of the one man who actually did. Go to Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media 04/09/2019
3/5
Offbeat docu has lots of drug talk, profanity. Go to Full Review Eddie Strait The Daily Dot 04/02/2019
1.5/5
The Legend of Cocaine Island has the elements of an insightful documentary, but a strong finished product remains out of reach. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/27/2022 The story was interesting, but I think it was at times extremely repetitive and boring, it seemed "acted", didn't felt like a documentary at all, at 2 points my wife and I were about to watch something else See more 04/24/2021 Absolutely hilarious. The humor, story and production made this a laugh a minute. See more Read all reviews
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Theo Love

Director

Bo Butterworth

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Bri Bryant

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Andy Culpepper

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Arthur Dean

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Greg Engleberg

Actor

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The Legend of Cocaine Island

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Movie Info

Synopsis A family man with no drug running experience searches the Caribbean for a lost stash of cocaine said to be worth at least $2 million.
Director
Theo Love
Producer
Bryan Storkel, Theo Love
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 30, 2019
Runtime
1h 26m
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