Skip to content
The Couch Critic Logo
The Drug in Our Pocket

The Drug in Our Pocket

20261h 17m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2026

Runtime

1h 17m

Storyline

Examines how smartphones, designed to connect us, have radically reshaped childhood, adolescence and mental health. Through intimate conversations with young people, parents, and leading experts, the film reveals a generation that is thoughtful, articulate, and increasingly aware of how digital environments shape their attention, emotions, and sense of self.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 17m
Oct 3, 2026
Languages
English
Director
Anne Sundberg
Anne Sundberg
Production
Get to the Yes Productions
Get to the Yes Productions
Third Space Productions
Third Space Productions
Artemis Rising
Artemis Rising
Production Countries
United States of America

Recommended Movies

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library poster
Movie

A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Sep 2017

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish poster
Movie

Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a teen and her boyfriend. Who's sending them — and why? This twisty documentary reveals the shocking answer.

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Aug 2025

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty poster
Movie

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

Nov 2000

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me poster
Movie

From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

May 2023

Come See Me in the Good Light poster
Movie

In an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their final year together.

Come See Me in the Good Light

Nov 2025