Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded
An expansive true-crime documentary reconstructing 1980s Miami’s cocaine wars through cartel history, archival footage, and candid testimony from former insiders.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- violent
- investigative
- true crime marathon
- crime documentary night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Former hit man Jorge Ayala, trafficker Jon Roberts, and smuggler Mickey Munday provide firsthand accounts of Miami's cocaine wars.
The film draws on recently uncovered archival news footage alongside interviews to depict the cocaine era.
The narrative examines Griselda Blanco, the Medellín Cartel, trafficking networks, and their control of Miami's cocaine economy.
Miami is presented as the drug, murder, and cash capital of the United States during the 1980s cocaine wars.
Films like Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded, and why
Cocaine Cowboys
true crime documentary examining cocaine trafficking, organized crime, and the social transformation of a major American city
Cartel Land
crime documentary built from firsthand testimony and archival material about drug trafficking and cartel violence
The Seven Five
documentary investigation of organized crime networks, narcotics, and violent power structures
Scarface: The World Is Yours
archival true crime documentary focused on the rise of a cocaine empire and its violent consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Billy Corben
- Release Date
- 2014-04-08
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (31)
Cast
- Mickey Munday
- Jon Roberts
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded about?
- An expansive true-crime documentary reconstructing 1980s Miami’s cocaine wars through cartel history, archival footage, and candid testimony from former insiders.
- What is Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded as graphic.
- Which films are like Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded?
- Films with a similar feel include Cocaine Cowboys, Cartel Land, The Seven Five, and Scarface: The World Is Yours.
- How long is Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded?
- Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded runs 152 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded?
- In United States, Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel.
