Another Netflix crime thriller starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, coming on October 27

Highlights

• Netflix’s new Crime Drama starring Chris Evans coming in October
• Trailer of the Movie and its updates
• Social Media Outreach of the movie
• Audience expectations for the movie

Pain Hustlers is an upcoming Netflix movie starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans. The movie comes under the Genre of Crime Drama. David Yates is the Director of the film. Evan Hughes and Wells Tower are the writers of the film.

The Plot of the Movie

The movie is based on a true story of a pharmaceutical company that marketed a powerful painkiller as non-addictive, leading to a criminal conspiracy.

The plot of Pain Hustlers is about Liza Drake, a high-school dropout and single mother who loses her job and takes a new one at a failing pharmaceutical start-up in Florida. She quickly learns that the business is engaged in a risky racketeering enterprise that profits millions of dollars by selling doctors and patients addictive medications. Liza puts her life and the future of her daughter in danger when she falls victim to corruption and greed.

The movie is based on a 2018 New York Times Magazine article by Evan Hughes titled “The Pain Hustlers”, which exposed the illegal marketing practices of a pharmaceutical company that sold a powerful opioid drug. The article discusses the Insys Therapeutics scandal and the company’s alleged involvement in promoting the prescription and abuse of a highly addictive opioid painkiller called Subsys.

Insys Therapeutics and some of its top executives were later charged and found guilty of various crimes related to their marketing and distribution practices for Subsys. The company was also forced to pay a large settlement to resolve numerous lawsuits related to the opioid crisis. The article examines the tactics used by Insys Therapeutics and other companies in the pharmaceutical industry to promote the use of highly addictive painkillers, often to patients who did not need them or who were at high risk of addiction. It also highlights the devastating impact of the opioid crisis on individuals, families, and communities across the United States.

Release Date

The movie is set to release on October 27th, 2023 on the Netflix streaming platform.

Short clip of ‘PAIN HUSTLERS’ starring Chris Evans and Emily Blunt releasing October 27 on Netflix pic.twitter.com/FQMasEmKo8

— Pain Hustlers Updates (@PainHustlersU) January 18, 2023

Cast and Characters

• Chris Evans
• Emily Blunt as Liza Drake
• Catherine O’Hara
• Andy Garcia
• Chloe Coleman
• Jay Duplass
• Amit Shah
• Brian d’Arcy James
• Hillary Harley as Tina
• Andrea Laing as Ellen
• Sharon Conley as Judge Susan Holman
• Alexis Baca
• Britt Rentschler as Camille Trask
• Chinet Scott
• Erin Ownbey
• Michael Lowry as Dan Watt

Trailer of the Movie

The official trailer of the movie is not yet released. We can expect a trailer by July 2023 from Netflix.

The Genre of the Movie

Pain Hustlers is a conspiracy drama film that explores the dark side of the pharmaceutical industry and its impact on people’s lives. It is based on a true story of how a company marketed a powerful painkiller called OxyContin as non-addictive, leading to an opioid epidemic and a criminal investigation. The film follows Liza, a single mother who gets a job at the company and becomes involved in the scheme.

The crime genre is a type of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives. It often involves a mystery that needs to be solved by an investigator, either professional or amateur. Crime genre can have different subgenres depending on the protagonist, the setting, or the type of crime. Some examples of crime subgenres are detective fiction, courtroom drama, heist stories, and espionage thrillers.

Pain Hustlers is a crime movie that belongs to the subgenre of corporate crime or white-collar crime. This subgenre focuses on crimes committed by business people or organizations for financial gain or power. Some examples of corporate crimes are fraud, embezzlement, bribery, racketeering, and money laundering.

Audience Expectations 

Audience expectations for Pain Hustlers are high, as the movie features a star-studded cast of Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, who have proven their chemistry in A Quiet Place Part II. The movie is also directed by David Yates, who is known for his work on the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchises. The movie is based on a true story that exposes the corruption and greed of the pharmaceutical industry, which might resonate with many viewers who have been affected by the opioid crisis. However, there are no official reviews for Pain Hustlers yet, as the movie has not been released.

Production of the Movie

David Yates, known for directing and writing the Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter movies, is the film’s director. Wells Tower, a novelist, and journalist wrote the script.

The movie is produced by Grey Matter Productions and Wychwood Pictures, with Yates, Lawrence Grey, and Yvonne Walcott Yates as producers. The movie stars Emily Blunt as Liza Drake, Chris Evans as Nicky Evans (Liza’s love interest), Catherine O’Hara as Barbara Drake (Liza’s mother), Andy Garcia as Carlos Vega (the CEO of the pharmaceutical company), and Brian d’Arcy James as Tom Drake (Liza’s ex-husband). 

The movie was acquired by Netflix in May 2022 for at least $50 million and entered production in August 2022. It was filmed in Central Florida and Atlanta, Georgia until October 2022.

Conclusion

In conclusion, we can expect a reveal of a past incident of the opioid crisis in a different approach from the movie with some dramatic events. In a recent documentary called American Pain, we came to one side of this opioid crisis in America and here we can see a movie-based approach to that. This will give the viewers another perspective of the incident that happened on that day.

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