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McMillions - Season 1
According to the tale of McDonald's Monopoly game scam that held during the nineteenth, this documentary follows the revelation of the truth through making interviews with contestants and the victors of the game, who uncover the entire intrigue and the corrupted police officer that sort out the game and his caught on the hands of a gallant cop.
September 2, 1986 in Decatur, Indiana, USA
July 1, 1973 in Merced, California, USA
February 03, 2020
If you've ever wondered why you never won more than free french fries while playing Monopoly, you'll want to watch this docuseries.
January 28, 2020
Compassion, not chaos, is the key to "McMillions" success. The mindful storytellers carefully shift tones, sucking viewers into an outlandish story before driving home its substantive impact.
February 03, 2020
I've seen only the first three episodes of McMillions, so I can't tell you how this story ends - but it's off to one hell of a start. The end of episode 3 left critics on a cliffhanger, and not hunting down the answer for myself has been a test of wills.
February 03, 2020
The filmmakers take a podcast approach, slowing down the action and throwing in extraneous detail to make what would have been a decent feature length story into a six part, six hour slog.
January 31, 2020
The series has left me feeling excited, sad, amazed, incredulous, and heartbroken.
February 03, 2020
Unpacks the incredible story of the McDonald's Monopoly scam with flair, even if the shape and contours of the series are familiar.
February 03, 2020
The story behind McMillions is as delicious as a thick juicy burger. Yet like the criminal scheme at its core, the HBO documentary inspired by it proves a little too cute and clever for its own good.
February 03, 2020
While McMillions is a surprisingly fun examination of the con and the con men, it's also a worthy portrayal of the toll that predatory offers take on those most vulnerable to their poisoned charms.
February 03, 2020
McMillion$ is absolutely true, and as this six-part docuseries vividly unravels a multi-million-dollar fraud targeting the popular McDonald's Monopoly promotional game from 1989 to 2001, you soon realize there's no improving on these real-life characters.
January 31, 2020
If you're too young to remember this story - or, like me, you've forgotten many details - the new HBO documentary series McMillions tells it in comprehensive fashion, with more than a little flair.
February 03, 2020
A kind of Argo-meets-The-Imposter by way of Super Size Me, McMillions is an enthralling thriller which should more than satisfy fans of true crime, while not containing any of the genre's usual stomach-churning grisly details.
February 03, 2020
McMillions has an immediate advantage in that the real people involved in the story are larger-than-life characters.
