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The House I Live In

2012 · 1h 50m · Documentary

The war on drugs has never been about drugs.

IMDb
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
77

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Overview

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?

Cast

Eugene Jarecki

Eugene Jarecki

Himself - Narrator / Interviewer

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rudolph Giuliani

Rudolph Giuliani

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John McCain

John McCain

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nelson Rockefeller

Nelson Rockefeller

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jim Webb

Jim Webb

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
October 5, 2012
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
NR
Revenue
$210,752
Genres
Documentary

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