20 movies like Drugstore Cowboy, ordered by similarity : Go(1999), Kaante(2002), Birds of Passage(2018), The Land of Steady Habits(2018), The French Connection(1971), Animal Kingdom(2010), Traffic(2000), Pulp Fiction(1994), One Week and a Day(2016), Halloweentown(1998), The Tiger Hunter(2016), Wonderland(2003) ...
Drama
USA
1989
100 Minutes
Matt Dillon Kelly Lynch James LeGros Heather Graham James Remar William S. Burroughs George Catalano Max Perlich
druggie wife drug dealer cop confident cool offbeat united states drugstore household portland, ore. robbery drugs family dysfunction addiction adventure wretched excess transformation 1970s
A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
Comedy, Drama
1999
103 Minutes
Desmond Askew Taye Diggs William Fichtner J.E. Freeman Katie Holmes Jane Krakowski Breckin Meyer Jay Mohr Timothy Olyphant Sarah Polley Scott Wolf
storekeeper drug dealer undercover cop teen girl wife actor frenetic playful cool grocery store street car los angeles las vegas strip club drugs set-up accident hedonism road trip
A checkout girl covering for a co-worker (Desmond Askew) faces danger from a drug dealer she double-crosses out of desperation.
Crime, Drama
2002
154 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Sanjay Dutt Sunil Shetty Kumar Gaurav Mahesh Manjrekar Lucky Ali Malaika Arora
detective wife army major criminal drug dealer undercover cop thrilling tense suspenseful engaging los angeles united states house police station warehouse bank robbery robbery attempt deception death of spouse betrayal
Gathered in a warehouse after a bank robbery, six criminals (Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty) start to turn against one another.
Crime, Drama
Colombia|Denmark|Mexico|Germany|Switzerland|France
2018
125 Minutes
Cristina Gallego Carmina Martinez Natalia Reyes José Acosta Jhon Narváez Jose Vicente Greider Meza Juan Bautista Martínez Miguel Viera Sergio Coen Aslenis Márquez
grandmother drug dealer trader family member tribesman tribeswoman bleak brash brutal disheartening tense suspenseful colombia village house airplane air field drug trade drug smuggling greed
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2018
98 Minutes
Ben Mendelsohn Edie Falco Thomas Mann Charlie Tahan Connie Britton Bill Camp Elizabeth Marvel Natalie Gold Josh Pais
retiree wife drug addict teenager father son amusing hilarious emotional raw quirky moving restaurant house kitchen woods hospital bar lifestyle changes adventure
After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders befriends a drug-addicted teen, sending him down a path of reckless and shameful behavior.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
104 Minutes
Gene Hackman Fernando Rey Roy Scheider Tony Lo Bianco Marcel Bozzuffi Frédéric de Pasquale Bill Hickman Ann Rebbot Harold Gary Arlene Farber Eddie Egan
detective cop drug dealer drug smuggler engaging tense suspenseful new york city brooklyn, n.y. car showdown crime dangerous assignment drugs quest pursuit mystery 1970s
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
Crime, Drama
Australia
2010
112 Minutes
Ben Mendelsohn Joel Edgerton Guy Pearce Luke Ford Jacki Weaver Sullivan Stapleton James Frecheville Dan Wyllie Anthony Hayes Laura Wheelwright Mirrah Foulkes
grandchild young boy uncle criminal cop engaging gritty gripping tense australia melbourne, australia household crime family loyalty robbery drugs discovery pursuit escape
A seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.
Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico|Germany
2000
147 Minutes
Michael Douglas Don Cheadle Benicio Del Toro Luis Guzman Dennis Quaid Catherine Zeta-Jones Steven Bauer Benjamin Bratt James Brolin Erika Christensen Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez
drug czar cop housewife drug dealer daughter lawyer thrilling gritty courtroom household mexico united states drug trafficking drug addiction corruption investigation quest pursuit 2000s
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
Crime, Drama
USA
1994
153 Minutes
John Travolta Samuel L. Jackson Uma Thurman Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Amanda Plummer Maria de Medeiros Ving Rhames Eric Stoltz Rosanna Arquette Christopher Walken
gangster hitman actress boxer military officer drug dealer cool quirky thrilling offbeat suspenseful witty los angeles apartment restaurant car pawn shop vehicle crime faith
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Drama
Israel
2016
98 Minutes
Shai Avivi Evgenia Dodina Tomer Kapon Alona Shauloff Sharon Alexander Uri Gavriel
father dead person child neighbor wife drug dealer melodramatic moving engaging gripping heartwarming dense grief relationships family family relationships drugs love pursuit transformation
When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor and sets out to discover that there ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
1998
90 Minutes
Debbie Reynolds Judith Hoag Kimberly J. Brown Joey Zimmerman Emily Roeske Robin Thomas Phillip Van Dyke Shannon Day
young girl witch family witty amusing lighthearted fictional city united states witch hunt witchcraft survival rescue family halloween fun adventure growing up love adventure 2010s
After learning she is a witch, a girl (Kimberly J. Brown) helps save a town full of other supernatural creatures.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
94 Minutes
Danny Pudi Rizwan Manji Jon Heder Karen David Kevin Pollak Sam Page Iqbal Theba Michael McMillian Anand Desai-Barochia Parvesh Cheena Karthik Srinivasan
indian childhood sweetheart father boss friend co-worker confident cheeky cool india united states office apartment car house legacy indian life crush self-determination friendship
A young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.
Crime, Biography, Drama
Canada|USA
2003
104 Minutes
Val Kilmer Kate Bosworth Lisa Kudrow Josh Lucas Tim Blake Nelson Dylan McDermott Christina Applegate Eric Bogosian Carrie Fisher Franky G. M.C. Gainey
junkie wife girlfriend drug dealer detective porn star dark intense shocking hollywood, calif. club house apartment wonderland avenue murder investigation drugs theft pornography john holmes
In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.
Comedy, Drama
USA|India
2007
91 Minutes
Owen Wilson Adrien Brody Jason Schwartzman Amara Karan Wallace Wolodarsky Waris Ahluwalia Irrfan Khan Barbet Schroeder Camilla Rutherford Bill Murray Anjelica Huston
train conductor brother girlfriend wife dancer nun offbeat amusing intricate india train reunion family drugs journey discovery adventure 2000s
A year after their father's funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|France
2012
94 Minutes
James Franco Vanessa Hudgens Selena Gomez Ashley Benson Rachel Korine Heather Morris Emma Holzer Gucci Mane Ash Lendzion
college student young woman friend drug dealer police officer offbeat wild amusing dorm college road florida spring break road trip robbery debauchery adventure transformation wretched excess 2010s
Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.
Drama
USA
1994
110 Minutes
Peter Weller Judy Davis Patrick Bauchau Corbin Bernsen Jonathan Hadary Patricia Heaton Samuel L. Jackson Audra Lindley Paula Marshall Maureen Mueller Tanya Pohlkotte
agent guru husband wife shop owner yuppie brash amusing offbeat dark los angeles shop house desert new age movement self-discovery new life marriage husband/wife relationship open marriage
Episodic story about a yuppie couple who're going broke, and can't decide if they want to stay together - but openly sleep around and experiment with different lifestyles, or not.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2016
111 Minutes
Mahershala Ali Shariff Earp Alex Hibbert Ashton Sanders Trevante Rhodes Janelle Monáe Naomie Harris Jaden Piner Jharrel Jerome Andre Holland Edson Jean
young man gay man african-american mother father lover brooding emotional intense miami beach house street car school growing up homosexuality acceptance love trust
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Drama
UK|Germany|Spain
2002
106 Minutes
Martin Compston William Ruane Annmarie Fulton Michelle Abercromby Michelle Coulter Gary McCormack Tommy McKee
teen boy stepfather mother grandfather prisoner drug dealer tense gutsy emotional greenock, scotland port city prison street house apartment imprisonment drugs ambition theft teenage rebellion
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
Crime, Drama
Japan
1997
103 Minutes
"Beat" Takeshi Kitano Kayoko Kishimoto Ren Ôsugi Susumu Terajima Tetsu Watanabe Hakuryu Yasuei Yakushiji Taro Itsumi Ken'ichi Yajima Makoto Ashikawa Yuuko Daike
cop husband wife partner disabled person gangster brash dark offbeat thrilling japan lake car store yakuza murder bank robbery illness debt unlikely criminal
Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
Drama
Mexico|USA
2018
135 Minutes
Yalitza Aparicio Marina de Tavira Marco Graf Fernando Grediaga Daniela Demesa Carlos Peralta Nancy García Jorge Antonio Guerrero Enoc Leaño Diego Cortina Autrey
maid nanny wife husband child lover emotional moving sad tense endearing mexico city house beach shop theater apartment pregnancy family relationships
A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
Drama
West Germany
1971
88 Minutes
Hans Hirschmuller Irm Hermann Hanna Schygulla Andrea Schober Klaus Löwitsch Karl Scheydt Kurt Raab Gusti Kreissl
fruit seller wife mother daughter sister employee bleak disturbing emotional profound munich household hospital funeral germany street family dysfunction unhappy marriage alcoholism unexpected success
Hans Epp is a self-destructive man who lives a dissatisfied life. He tries to find meaning as a fruit vendor, but a heart attack impedes his ability to work, which turns his dissatisfaction into despair.