Fyre Fraud

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Fyre Fraud

2019

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29 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

Critics Consensus

In the battle over Fyre Festival content, Fyre Fraud comes out swinging with a questionable interview of conman Billy McFarland and a thoughtful exploration of nefarious social strategy.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Fyre Fraud, which had been planned as a series, feels unfocused and rushed.

Jan 18, 2019

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Linda Holmes

NPR

If you love a story of absolute, no-holds-barred, extravagant disaster, you'll probably want to watch both. But if you just want a better idea of what the heck happened here, the truth is that either film will serve.

Jan 18, 2019

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

McFarland, like most scammers, is a wellspring of genius misused for perilous ends...Fyre Fraud is a story of an all-time swindle...

Rated: 3/4

Jan 18, 2019

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Dan Schindel

Hyperallergic

Given what we're told of him, there's little reason to trust anything he says, and so his interviews instead make the viewer scrutinize him and suss out whether these are his true feelings or simply how a liar tells their story.

Feb 21, 2020

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Lael Loewenstein

FilmWeek (LAist)

A little more comedic, a little more about millennials.

Sep 14, 2019

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Jennifer Heaton

Alternative Lens

Fyre Fraud works better as a companion piece to Fyre than a full documentary in its own right.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 3, 2019

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Audience Member

Just like the Netflix one.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Just like the Netflix one.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/31/20

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Audience Member

Details McFarlands acts of fraud, with insights into millennial culture.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Rich naive people who got scammed, whats new? A better Fyre documentary but that doesn't make it "good." Bit repetitive and overanalysis of a failed music festival. Expect lots of rationalization of a guilty man trying to make himself sound innocent. 2.5/5. Waste of time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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A long version of an American Greed episode - meant to subtly convince the viewer that people like Billy McFarland and President Trump are one and the same. Billy's festival was really like socialism in action. Promise paradise - deliver hell.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

They try to talk shit about netflix's documentary, paid the scam artist too. Hulu has no fucking morals. I will never subscribe to their piece of shit platform. Get a fucking spine.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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