Cocaine Wars (1985): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1985, Cocaine Wars is an action and drama film directed by Héctor Olivera, running about 82 minutes. “A Lone American Hero Challenges The Might Of A Vicious Drug Empire.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Miami DEA agent Cliff Adams is in South America working undercover for Gonzalo Reyes, the biggest cocaine exporter in South America. Cliff's fiancée, Janet Meade, is a reporter doing a story about Reyes. Reyes orders Cliff to kill Marcelo Villalba, who is running for his countries position as president, but Cliff can't bring himself to do it, because his assignment from the DEA is to work against Reyes. Reyes is afraid Villalba will put him out of business, and is afraid that Janet's story will do the same thing, so Reyes sends someone else after Villalba, and then Reyes has Janet kidnapped, and Cliff is the only one who can keep Reyes' plans from succeeding

Who’s in it. Cocaine Wars stars John Schneider as Cliff Adams, Kathryn Witt as Janet Meade, Royal Dano as Bailey and Federico Luppi as Gonzalo Reyes, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.0/10, Cocaine Wars has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Cultpix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Cocaine Wars page.

If you liked it. Fans of Cocaine Wars tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.