Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

2016

1h 40m

Documentary

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6 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

Filmmaker Nanette Burstein tries to unravel the strange behavior of John McAfee, who left his life as a software mogul to become a recluse in the jungles of Belize.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

His story is a very enlightening and important one; Burstein tells it well.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 18, 2016

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David Wiegand

San Francisco Chronicle

Viewers can form their own conclusions about McAfee's alleged connection to Faull's murder, the death of David Middleton and other aspects of his life. Burstein convincingly makes her case.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 22, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

As a portrait of a deeply disturbed yet somehow socially acceptable figure, it's awfully compelling stuff.

Sep 18, 2016

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

An unsettling story of madness, murder, and media manipulation.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 1, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Chilling documentary on the American software anti-virus guru, John McAfee.

Rated: B

Feb 22, 2017

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Allan Hunter

Screen International

Gringo: The Dangerous Life Of John McAfee is a testimony to the rewards of methodical, old-fashioned investigative reporting.

Sep 12, 2016

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Rodney G

This is one of those documentaries that you have to experience to believe. A very strange fetishistic man he was. A+

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Thanato p

Perfect example of a documentary done right.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/04/22

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Audience Member

These people were paid to lie about John McAfee. Source: https://youtu.be/iXWPaXLUxwY

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Where these positive reviews came from is beyond me. This documentary was terrible. Had such potential. Maybe I'm jaded, but the CRAZY stuff John did was like a Tuesday. This filmmaker and everyone she interviewed wanted to share their AMAZING story but it was just a snoozer. And they were all haters.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

A painful documentary to watch because of the subject matter: the evil acts uncovered in the documentary goes from bad to worse. Really bad. I won't put any spoilers but the biggest question I have is why the director, Nanette Burstein completely omitted John's DRUG ADDICTION! If she had included this key to his Satanic acts I would have given this FIVE Stars.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Entertaining maniac.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/04/19

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Chi-Young Park

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Nanette Burstein tries to unravel the strange behavior of John McAfee, who left his life as a software mogul to become a recluse in the jungles of Belize.

Director: Nanette Burstein
Producer: Chi-Young Park
Production Co: Showtime Documentary Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2016
Runtime: 1h 40m

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