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2021240 minPG-13documentary

6.5/ 10(27 ratings)• TMDB

Family Dynamics True Crime

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami

2021240 minPG-13documentary

6.5/ 10(27 ratings)• TMDB

Two friends rise to power in Miami's drug underworld, igniting chaos.

“Hometown heroes. Wanted criminals.”

Family Dynamics True Crime

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Two friends rise to power in Miami's drug underworld, igniting chaos.

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Billy Corben

Billy Corbendirector

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Two childhood friends go from high school dropouts to the most powerful drug kingpins in Miami in this true story of a crime sage that spanned decades.

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