Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord
A German true-crime documentary follows Max S.’s account of turning a childhood bedroom into the headquarters of a darknet drug empire.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- direct
- unsettling
- cheerful
- true crime night
- documentary viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Max S. describes building a drug empire and selling illegal drugs online from his bedroom.
The film's defining premise is that Max S. operated his drug empire from his childhood bedroom.
The supplied keywords identify a cheerful presentation alongside Max S.'s drug-trafficking history.
Bitcoin, the darknet, and cybercrime are explicit elements of the subject's operation.
Films like Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord, and why
The Tinder Swindler
true crime documentary treatment of criminal enterprise and its central offender
The Great Hack
documentary examination of digital-era crime, deception, and online systems
The Imposter
crime documentary focused on a charismatic perpetrator and the mechanics of an illicit operation
Movie Details
- Directors
- Eva Müller, Michael Schmitt
- Release Date
- 2021-08-02
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (165)
Cast
- Maximilian Schmidt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord about?
- A German true-crime documentary follows Max S.’s account of turning a childhood bedroom into the headquarters of a darknet drug empire.
- What is Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord.
- Which films are like Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord?
- Films with a similar feel include The Tinder Swindler, The Great Hack, and The Imposter.
- How long is Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord?
- Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord?
- In United States, Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
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