Life of Crime: 1984-2020

Name: Life of Crime: 1984-2020
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2021-09-06
Rating: 8.028

3 people. 36 years. A lifelong fight for survival.

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Storyline

An intimate documentary that looks at the vicious cycles of drug addiction and street crime in one of the roughest parts of New Jersey.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorJon Alpert

ReleasedSep 6, 2021

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideRUS

Studio

Downtown Community Television Center

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

3 fresh · 0 rotten

Brian Tallerico

RTRogerEbert.comNov 30, 2021

A powerful piece of work that details how communities on the edge of lawlessness and poverty were overwhelmed by drugs in the '80s and '90s, leading to cycles of addiction and violence that can become impossible to escape.

Carmen Paddock

RTTAKE ONE MagazineNov 30, 2023

The greatest achievement of LIFE OF CRIME 1984-2020 is the lack of judgement, moralising, or charity throughout. Alpert’s camera remains a neutral witness, as candid as its loquacious, vivacious subjects are in moments of good humour and brutality.

Rob Aldam

RTBackseat MafiaFeb 3, 2022

An epic work of documentary filmmaking.

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