Hollywood movies about pharmaceutical companies often follow predictable plots. Typically, new drugs are emblematic of cutting-edge science, while drug companies represent symbols of power and greed. This duality leads to ethical conflicts for protagonists—usually mid-level operatives within the system who become ensnared in company-generated schemes. Something goes wrong. Tension ensues. The anti-heroes uncover ever-more-layers of avarice, which in turn beget new threats. Then denouement: a rebellious last-stand, leading to resolution in the best cases and cataclysmic pharmageddon in the worst ones.
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