Movies like Permanent Midnight

20 movies like Permanent Midnight, ordered by similarity : Trainspotting(1996), Dusty and Sweets McGee(1971), Half Nelson(2006), Papi chulo(2018), The Front(1976), The Truman Show(1998), Odds Against Tomorrow(1959), The Middleman(1976), The Beat That My Heart Skipped(2005), Bamboozled(2000), Less Than Zero(1987), Begin Again(2013) ...

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Permanent Midnight

A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin.

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Trainspotting

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.

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Dusty and Sweets McGee

A "straight" couple dabbles in drugs and become heroin addicts.

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Half Nelson

An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.

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Papi chulo

A lonely TV weatherman strikes up an unusual friendship with a middle-aged Latino migrant worker.

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The Front

In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

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The Truman Show

An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.

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Odds Against Tomorrow

Racial tension flares up among an ex-cop, a bigot and a black entertainer who band together to rob a bank.

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The Middleman

Directed by Satyajit Ray. An innocent youth takes a job in a profession where one must break the rules to succeed.

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The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Will Thomas still lead a life of crime and cruelty, just like his thuggish father, or will he pursue his dream of becoming a pianist?

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Bamboozled

A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin it becomes a hit.

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Less Than Zero

A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

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Begin Again

A chance encounter between a down-and-out music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.

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Scarface

In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.

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Ben Is Back

A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.

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The Man With the Golden Arm

A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.

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This Is Your Death

An unsettling look at reality T.V. where a disturbing hit game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.

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Owning Mahowny

A bank manager with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multimillion dollar account gets into a messy situation. Based on the story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history.

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Solitary Man

A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.

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Veronika Voss

Partially based on the life of Sybille Schmitz, who found fame under the Nazi regime, but whose career was destroyed afterward. Veronika Voss is a once prominent UFA actress, kept by her doctor, who raises suspicion in a sports journalist.

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Eyes Wide Shut

A New York City doctor embarks on a harrowing, night-long odyssey of sexual and moral discovery after his wife reveals a painful secret to him.

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