Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem

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Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
Trainwreck, Mayor of Mayhem Poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed byShianne Brown
Produced byOscar Gregg
Starring Rob Ford
CinematographyJean-Louis Schuller
Edited byBjorn Johnson
Napoleon Stratogiannakis
Music byMat Davidson
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10)
Running time
49 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Shianne Brown. [1] It premiered on Netflix on June 10, 2025, as part of the Trainwreck series. [2] The film chronicles the rise and fall of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, whose populist appeal collided with scandal after a viral video showed his erratic behavior in office while using drugs. [3] Through interviews and archival footage, the documentary explores how Ford’s chaotic tenure turned into an international media spectacle. [4] Brown asked his brother, Doug Ford, to participate in the film, but he declined. [5]

Contents

Cast

Archival footage

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 80% of five critics' reviews are positive. [6]

Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian gave the film three out of five stars and wrote that it's "jaw-dropping, and provocative, and a reminder of how certain parts of the western world got to where we are." [7]

References

  1. "Trainwreck's Next Chapter Will Take You on the Disastrous Poop Cruise". Netflix Tudum. Archived from the original on 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  2. Samadder, Rhik (2025-06-14). "Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem – this shameless, crack-smoking politician's life makes for car-crash TV". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  3. Waxman, Olivia B. (2025-06-16). "The True Story Behind Netflix's Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem". TIME. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  4. "Rob Ford 'Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  5. "Netflix's Trainwreck doc revisits Rob Ford's chaotic mayoral run and public struggles". CBC.ca . June 16, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  6. "Trainwreck – Season 1, Episode 2". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  7. Nicholson, Rebecca (June 17, 2025). "Mayor of Mayhem review – a jaw-dropping look at a crack-smoking politician who opened the floodgates". The Guardian . Retrieved July 27, 2025.