Tuesday, April 17, 2018

7 Best Pablo Escobar Movies

Pablo Escobar is the largest cocaine kingpin in the world. The following movie list will reveal Escobar's journey in becoming the god of drugs. When the money is too much to count, Pablo decides to realize his dream of becoming President and eliminating poverty in Colombia. Apparently there are also many films that lift this Escobar story. Some of them are documentaries, but there are also drama movies that have been mixed with various fictions.



1. Blow (2001)





Based on true story. A boy named George Jung (Johnny Depp) grew up in a troubled family in the 1950s. Her mother scolded her husband as he tried to earn a living for the family. Finally it was revealed that George's father could not make a living and his family went bankrupt. George did not want the same thing to happen to him, along with his friend Tuna, he had a huge success selling marijuana in California in the 1960s.

But then George goes to jail, and from there he starts to learn about cocaine. Once released, George became rich by bringing cocaine to America. But after that, he immediately paid the consequences.




2. American Made (2017)





Tells the story of Barry Seal (Tom Cruise), a drug smuggler belonging to Pablo Escobar who worked for the CIA in the 80s. At first Barry was just an ordinary pilot who worked for TWA before he was recruited by the CIA. His work in Colombia attracted the attention of drug mafia, the Medellin Cartel. The cartel is in need of someone like Barry who can smuggle drugs through the air.

Barry began his adventure in becoming a reliable drug smuggler, weapon smuggler, and money launderer. Based on true story.




3. The Infiltrator (2016)





A US Customs Officer (Bryan Cranston) uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The real story of one man who fought the greatest drug cartel in history.




4. Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)





Taken from a true story. Nicko (Josh Hutcherson) and his brother set out from Canada to seek a better life on the coast of Colombia. Nicko meets a girl in a local village and they end up falling in love. Nicko later learned that Maria's uncle was a drug dealer, Pablo Escobar (Benicio Del Toro). His life changed drastically after meeting El Patron, and Nick was forced into a difficult situation. He must keep his family safe, but does Pablo have any other motives ?




5. Loving Pablo (2017)





This one movie will tell a story about a journalist (Penelope Cruz) who has a romance relationship with Pablo Escobar (Javier Bardem).




6. Sins of My Father (2009)





In my opinion, this documentary movie is pretty cool though maybe not too famous. Tells the story of the extraordinary story of Pablo Escobar, the famous Colombian drug cartel boss, for the first time told by his son, Sebastian and his wife Maria Isabel Santos.




7. The Two Escobars (2010)





This time it will be about the biggest drug dealer, Pablo Escobar with Andres Escobar, the biggest football player in Colombia. Actually these two people are not connected directly, but it turns out Pablo is the man who made the national team Andres, became the champion of South America. One day Andres made the most astounding mistake in football history, the own goal.

As a result Andres was murdered by one of Escobar's assassins. For Colombia, football is not an ordinary sport. The film will also tell you about criminality, politics, and their whole national identity.




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