Here we've displayed a list of the best Drug Addict films : Trainspotting(1996), Dallas Buyers Club(2013), Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth(1998), Let's Get Lost(1989), Udta Punjab(2016), Cocaine Cowboys(2006), Blue Velvet(1986), Benjamin Smoke(2000), A Street Cat Named Bob(2016), Flight(2012), Enter the Void(2009), Beautiful Boy(2018) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
UK
1996
94 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jonny Lee Miller Kevin McKidd Robert Carlyle Kelly Macdonald Peter Mullan James Cosmo Eileen Nicholas Susan Vidler Pauline Lynch
drug addict friend student girlfriend drug dealer sociopath amusing dark gritty edinburgh london household apartment pub hotel addiction abandonment friendship crime death
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2013
117 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Jennifer Garner Jared Leto Denis O'Hare Steve Zahn Michael O'Neill Dallas Roberts Griffin Dunne Kevin Rankin
aids patient homophobe womanizer drug addict doctor bleak chilling intense texas dallas mexican-american border mexico hiv drug smuggling drug regulations drug experiment medicine pharmaceuticals sacrifice pursuit
In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.
Documentary
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Robert De Niro Lenny Bruce
robert de niro comedian friend mother drug addict tv personality rousing amusing fascinating disheartening new york city television studio nightclub strip club comedy club obscenity court battles stand-up comedy controversy lenny bruce
Comedian Lenny Bruce struck a subversive chord in an era of change in America. After getting his start as a conventional stand-up comic, Bruce's increasingly iconoclastic act transformed ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1989
119 Minutes
Chet Baker Carol Baker Ruth Young Diane Vavra Dick Bock Lawrence Trimble
musician drug addict former lover friend daughter associate engaging striking santa monica, calif. cannes, france jazz drug addiction life family discovery 1950s
Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
146 Minutes
Shahid Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Alia Bhatt Diljit Dosanjh Satish Kaushik
indian drug addict drug dealer investigator young man musician amusing bleak brash suspenseful gripping thrilling india pakistan drug addiction drug trade investigation political activism politics fight for justice
A story that revolves around drug abuse in the affluent north Indian State of Punjab and how the youth there have succumbed to it en-masse resulting in a socio-economic decline.
Documentary, Crime, Drama, History
USA
2006
116 Minutes
Kelly Hughes Alfred Spellman Jenna Reeves Billy Corben
drug lord drug enforcement agent drug addict drug dealer gritty miami courtroom drug trafficking crime corruption rivalry wretched excess 1970s
In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago - and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1986
120 Minutes
Kyle MacLachlan Isabella Rossellini Dennis Hopper Laura Dern Hope Lange Dean Stockwell Priscilla Pointer Frances Bay
lounge singer girlfriend student psychopath drug addict dark creepy disturbing car abandoned building lounge apartment field suburbia desire vice blackmail drugs corruption sex
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Documentary
USA
2000
73 Minutes
Peter Sillen Tim Campion Brian Halloran Coleman Lewis Bill Taft
gay man drag queen bluesman singer-songwriter drug addict fascinating engaging striking atlanta concert stage neighborhood georgia apartment music culture blues homosexuality benjamin smoke drug addiction adventure
This highly unorthodox documentary follows the crooked path of Benjamin (no last name). He lives in a hidden neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia called "Cabbagetown." Drag-queen, speed-freak, ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
UK
2016
103 Minutes
Luke Treadaway Ruta Gedmintas Joanne Froggatt Anthony Head Caroline Goodall Ruth Sheen Darren Evans Beth Goddard Nina Wadia Franc Ashman
cat stray animal musician street performer love interest drug addict singer pet owner social worker emotional endearing engaging lighthearted positive london apartment animal care animal rescue relationships pet care
Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2012
138 Minutes
Denzel Washington Don Cheadle Kelly Reilly John Goodman Bruce Greenwood Brian Geraghty Tamara Tunie Melissa Leo Nadine Velazquez Peter Gerety Garcelle Beauvais
pilot co-pilot passenger investigator drug dealer drug addict gripping dark emotional airplane bar office household airplane crash substance abuse investigation lifestyle changes rescue transformation 2010s
An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.
Drama
France|Germany|Italy|Canada|Japan
2009
162 Minutes
Nathaniel Brown Paz de la Huerta Cyril Roy Emily Alyn Lind Jesse Kuhn Olly Alexander
brother drug addict sister prostitute mother cop dark shocking dreamy raw tokyo strip club underworld united states street haunting death brother/sister relationship family memory
An American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.
Biography, Drama
USA
2018
112 Minutes
Steve Carell Timothée Chalamet Maura Tierney Amy Ryan Timothy Hutton Kaitlyn Dever Andre Royo LisaGay Hamilton
father son ex-wife drug addict doctor addict emotional intense melancholy raw tender powerful united states new york city los angeles school home addiction father/son relationship love
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
Drama
UK
2010
94 Minutes
Manjinder Virk Christine Bottomley Neil Dudgeon Natalie Gavin Robert Emms Parvani Lingiah Danny Webb Liam Price
playwright daughter son drug addict mother bleak dark shocking housing project bradford, england street estate poverty drug addiction tragedy writing andrea dunbar family dysfunction wretched excess escape
Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.
Drama
UK|France
1997
128 Minutes
Ray Winstone Kathy Burke Charlie Creed-Miles Laila Morse Edna Doré Chrissie Cotterill Jon Morrison Jamie Foreman Steve Sweeney Terry Rowley Sam Miller
husband drug addict wife pregnant woman alcoholic factory worker gritty emotional intense london pub flat hospital family home drug addiction abuse marriage petty crime family dysfunction hard times
A rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working class family has his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
Drama
Australia
2006
108 Minutes
Heath Ledger Abbie Cornish Geoffrey Rush Tony Martin Noni Hazlehurst David Argue Paul Blackwell Damon Herriman Tim McKenzie Nathaniel Dean Jason Chan
poet artist professor drug addict student dark sultry powerful sydney melbourne, australia drug addiction love deviant behavior student-teacher relationship heroin wretched excess temptation 2000s
A poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2017
117 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Jonny Lee Miller Robert Carlyle Ewen Bremner Anjela Nedyalkova Kelly Macdonald Shirley Henderson James Cosmo
drug addict friend brooding disturbing dreamy hedonistic somber scotland apartment club street loss vengeance regret self-destruction returning home adventure discovery escape fall
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.
Drama
USA
2006
106 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Shareeka Epps Anthony Mackie Deborah Rush Jay O. Sanders Nicole Vicius Denis O'Hare Monique Gabriela Curnen Starla Benford Tina Holmes Karen Chilton
teacher co-worker student drug addict friend emotional dark middle school brooklyn, n.y. bar locker room drug addiction friendship education dysfunction family discovery fall 2000s
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.
Documentary, Music
UK|USA
2007
81 Minutes
Emmanuelle Seigner Lou Reed Anohni Brooklyn Youth Chorus Rob Wasserman Steve Hunter
singer rock star musician drug addict dreamy raw dark warehouse brooklyn, n.y. concert performance music rock 'n' roll lou reed berlin rise quest 2000s
Lou Reed's 2006 live concert performance of his 1973 concept album "Berlin", filmed over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.
Romance, Drama
France
2015
124 Minutes
Vincent Cassel Emmanuelle Bercot Louis Garrel Isild Le Besco Chrystèle Saint Louis Augustin Patrick Raynal Yann Goven Paul Hamy
woman accident victim lover lawyer therapist drug addict intense melodramatic heartwarming emotional passionate touching clinic rehabilitation clinic ski slopes accident skiing passion past loves lost love
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious skiing accident. Dependent of medical staff and painkillers, she takes the time to remember the tumultuous love story she lived with Georgio.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2002
103 Minutes
Val Kilmer Vincent D'Onofrio Adam Goldberg Luis Guzman Doug Hutchison Anthony LaPaglia Glenn Plummer Peter Sarsgaard Deborah Kara Unger Chandra West BD Wong
drug addict drug dealer cop musician husband friend suspenseful gripping gritty southern california desert drug house apartment drugs vengeance double life murder grief the past pursuit
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Gay & Lesbian, Crime
UK|USA
1970
125 Minutes
Robert Stephens Colin Blakely Genevieve Page Irene Handl Stanley Holloway Christopher Lee Clive Revill Tamara Toumanova George Benson Catherine Lacey Peter Madden
sherlock holmes monk ballerina spy doctor watson drug addict somber intricate loch ness 221b baker street london matchmaking seduction lying sabotage boredom mystery escape 1910s
When a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1991
102 Minutes
River Phoenix Keanu Reeves James Russo William Richert Rodney Harvey Chiara Caselli Michael Parker Jessie Thomas Flea Grace Zabriskie
prostitute drug addict hustler mother rebel gritty quirky portland, ore. cornfield idaho italy addiction small town homosexuality wretched excess growing up discovery 1990s
Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
Sci-Fi, Drama, Animation, Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2006
100 Minutes
detective undercover cop drug addict psychiatrist creative intricate dark household california farm suicide drug addiction totalitarianism surveillance paranoia discovery fall pursuit future
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Musical, Drama, Romance
USA
1959
138 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Rouben Mamoulian Dorothy Dandridge Sammy Davis Jr. Pearl Bailey Brock Peters Leslie Scott Diahann Carroll Ruth Attaway Clarence Muse Everdinne Wilson
poor person drug addict african-american disabled person drug dealer beautiful woman emotional melodramatic sultry charleston, s.c. shantytown catfish row love triangle poverty drug addiction romantic dilemma hard times difficult decision underdog love
A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.
Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
2006
118 Minutes
Bruce Willis Emile Hirsch Justin Timberlake Ben Foster Shawn Hatosy Chris Marquette Anton Yelchin Harry Dean Stanton Dominique Swain Vincent Kartheiser Sharon Stone
drug dealer brother drug addict friend best friend disturbing engaging shocking california drug addiction unusual friendship youth fraternity kidnapping escape discovery 2000s
Johnny and a couple pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother, Zach, then assigns his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. They develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control.
Comedy
USA
2011
98 Minutes
Jason Bateman Charlie Day Jason Sudeikis Jennifer Aniston Colin Farrell Kevin Spacey Donald Sutherland Jamie Foxx Julie Bowen
dentist employee boss friend drug addict ex-convict disturbing hilarious cheeky dark hysterical bar office dentist's office house police station party murder plot workplace violence work-life balance
Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
Drama
Canada|USA
1999
109 Minutes
Billy Crudup Samantha Morton Denis Leary Jack Black Will Patton Greg Germann Holly Hunter Dennis Hopper
drug addict love interest former lover neighbor child engaging striking iowa chicago phoenix hospital household journey redemption love crime drugs accident discovery pursuit
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
Drama
UK
2008
113 Minutes
Daniel Craig Eve Harry Eden Olivia Williams Helen McCrory Jodhi May Miriam Karlin Keeley Hawes Emilia Fox James D'Arcy Claire Forlani
actor drug addict best friend older woman lover young woman melodramatic sad dreamy hollywood, calif. england seaside cemetery death memory affair suicide drug addiction fame growing up
A fading Hollywood star looks back at the days of his youth as he returns home from his best friend's funeral.
Drama
Spain
2003
86 Minutes
Nancho Novo Teresa Hurtado De Ory Juan Motilla Alex O'Dogherty Jons Pappila Enrico Vecchi Manolo Solo Julián Villagrán
drug addict runaway brother pastor shepherd creative touching profound playful spain village apartment going straight unusual friendship addiction animation isolation discovery transformation growing up
Daniel is approaching forty. Laura is fifteen... almost sixteen. From what they say about him he must be a poet or a comic-strip illustrator, or both. He has just overcome a long addiction ... See full summary »
Drama
Spain
2018
93 Minutes
Zita Hanrot Clémence Boisnard Marie Denarnaud Christine Citti Pascal Reneric Michel Muller Ines Fehner Noémie Rosset Arnaud Azoulay Philippe Berodot Vincent Berger
drug addict psychologist friend therapist mother rehab patient sad inspiring intense emotional moving raw france drug addiction sobriety friendship rehabilitation freedom independence discovery
Based on real events, Francesc Boix is a Spaniard inmate in the Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria who tries to save the evidences of the horrors committed inside its walls.