Here we've displayed a list of the best Drug Addiction films : Goodfellas(1990), Scarface(1983), Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer(2007), Let's Get Lost(1989), The Fighter(2010), Udta Punjab(2016), Dark Days(2000), Veronika Voss(1982), All About My Mother(1999), Walk the Line(2005), Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip(1982), McCabe & Mrs. Miller(1971) ... ...
8.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
146 Minutes
Robert De Niro Ray Liotta Joe Pesci Lorraine Bracco Paul Sorvino Frank Sivero Tony Darrow Mike Starr Frank Vincent Chuck Low Frank DiLeo
mobster gangster thief partner agent mob enforcer gritty dark thrilling amusing brutal florida new york city restaurant courtroom nightclub prison robbery money mafia
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.
8.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1983
170 Minutes
Al Pacino Michelle Pfeiffer Steven Bauer Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Robert Loggia Miriam Colon F. Murray Abraham Paul Shenar Harris Yulin Ángel Salazar Arnaldo Santana
drug lord friend kingpin detective girlfriend dark brutal gory intense miami household restaurant drug trade organized crime drug addiction violence corruption self-destruction rise fall
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
7.9/10
Documentary, Music
USA
2007
93 Minutes
Anita O'Day Buddy Bregman Leonard Feather Will Friedwald Russell Garcia Johnny Mandel
jazz singer friend critic musician inspiring engaging chicago stage anita o'day drug addiction poverty performance struggle imprisonment rise underdog 1960s
A tribute to jazz diva Anita O'Day, completed just weeks before her death in November 2006.
7.9/10
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 »
7.8/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg Dendrie Taylor Kate O'Brien
boxer brother girlfriend mother trainer sister tense emotional inspiring massachusetts london boxing ring fighting family dysfunction drug addiction training documentary filmmaking prison life rise underdog
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
7.8/10
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.
7.8/10
Documentary
USA
2000
94 Minutes
homeless person convict prisoner dark dense uneasy prison new york city subway drug addiction rape confinement child abuse poverty crime fall sacrifice 2000s
A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.
7.8/10
Drama
West Germany
1982
105 Minutes
Rosel Zech Hilmar Thate Annemarie Düringer Cornelia Froboess Doris Schade Erik Schumann Peter Berling Günther Kaufmann
actress sports reporter girlfriend neurologist ex-husband director dark offbeat munich film set newsroom apartment building woods drug addiction filmmaking world war ii investigation love triangle fame love
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.
7.8/10
Comedy, Drama
Spain|France
1999
99 Minutes
Cecilia Roth Eloy Azorín Marisa Paredes Penélope Cruz Candela Peña Antonia San Juan Rosa María Sardá Toni Canto
single mother transvestite actress nun lesbian witty emotional melodramatic madrid street apartment cemetery theater death depression redemption drug addiction friendship show business discovery
Young Esteban wants to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his second mother, a trans woman, carefully concealed by his mother Manuela.
7.8/10
Music, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Germany
2005
136 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Reese Witherspoon Ginnifer Goodwin Robert Patrick Dallas Roberts Dan John Miller Larry Bagby III Shelby Lynne Tyler Hilton Waylon Payne Shooter Jennings
musician elvis presley wife mother father jerry lee lewis gripping emotional memphis, tenn. household farm concert stage hotel prison johnny cash country music drug addiction infidelity performance family
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
7.7/10
Comedy
USA
1982
82 Minutes
comedian creative hilarious raw emotional hollywood palladium los angeles richard pryor drug addiction prison race relations comedy aging rise fall transformation 1980s
Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.
7.7/10
Western
USA
1971
121 Minutes
Warren Beatty Julie Christie Rene Auberjonois John Schuck Bert Remsen Keith Carradine William Devane Shelley Duvall Michael Murphy Anthony Holland
gambler prostitute businessman bounty hunter profound moving dreamy mining town wilderness pacific northwest wild west doomed romance drug addiction american dream big business underdog love pursuit quest 1900s
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
7.6/10
Crime, Biography, Drama
USA|Mexico
2001
124 Minutes
Johnny Depp Penélope Cruz Franka Potente Rachel Griffiths Paul Reubens Jordi Mollá Cliff Curtis Miguel Sandovar Ethan Suplee Ray Liotta Kevin Gage
drug lord wife friend pablo escobar father cool bleak hedonistic california jail colombia drug trafficking drug addiction marriage crime family dysfunction wretched excess fall 1970s
The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
7.6/10
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.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1956
95 Minutes
James Mason Barbara Rush Walter Matthau Robert F. Simon Chris Olsen Roland Winters Rusty Lane Rachel Stephens Kipp Hamilton
schoolteacher wife friend son doctor dark gripping intense small town family home hospital school america drug addiction experiments small-town life unusual behavior american dream fall transformation
A seriously ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug that begins to affect his sanity.
7.5/10
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 »
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1955
119 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Eleanor Parker Kim Novak Arnold Stang Darren McGavin Robert Strauss George Mathews John Conte Doro Merande George E. Stone Emile Meyer
con artist drug dealer drummer ex-girlfriend wife dark gritty prison poker tournament stage staircase drug addiction music second chance prison wretched excess temptation 1950s
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
7.4/10
Drama
Canada|Netherlands|Portugal|Finland
1993
93 Minutes
Colm Feore Gale Garnett Katya Ladan David Hughes Gerry Quigley Carlo Rota Peter Millard
pianist father mother cousin promoter filmmaker calm profound moving fascinating canada family home truck stop glenn gould drug addiction eccentricity classical music talent rise discovery
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
7.3/10
Drama
France
1980
110 Minutes
Patrick Dewaere Yves Robert Brigitte Fossey Jacques Dufilho Claire Maurier Andre Julien Sandra Montaigu Dominique Briand
ex-convict father girlfriend mistress friend disheartening powerful france construction site bookstore airport kitchen father/son relationship starting over drug addiction argument affair work love temptation
Bruno is released from prison. He looks for a job and tries to start a new life. His first stop is at his father's apartment.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1933
73 Minutes
Richard Barthelmess Loretta Young Aline MacMahon Gordon Westcott Robert Barrat Berton Churchill Grant Mitchell Robert McWade Charley Grapewin James Murray Edwin Maxwell
veteran soldier businessman communist wife doctor bleak gritty chicago laundromat hospital prison pennsylvania capitalism communism labor union drug addiction great depression social activism discovery
A veteran fights drug addiction to make his way in the business world.
7.3/10
Documentary
Canada
2014
86 Minutes
Sam Dunn Shep Gordon Bernie Taupin John Lydon Dee Snider
alice cooper iggy pop rock star groupie musician wife engaging fascinating amusing cool inspiring wild canada music stage tour bus music hall recording studio documentaries rock music musical influences
Super Duper Alice Cooper is the twisted tale of a teenage Dr Jekyll whose rock n roll Mr Hyde almost kills him. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, preacher's son, who struck fear into the ... See full summary »
7.3/10
Crime, Drama
Denmark
2005
107 Minutes
Zlatko Buric Marinela Dekic Ilyas Agac Slavko Labovic Ramadan Huseini Kujtim Loki Vanja Bajicic Levino Jensen
drug lord drug dealer daughter prostitute henchman intense dark disturbing copenhagen party house restaurant drug addiction drug trafficking father/daughter relationship middle age temptation rivalry 2000s
Milo tries to be a family man and run his criminal organization, but a wrong drug shipment endangers everything.
7.3/10
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.
7.3/10
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.
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
2002
93 Minutes
producer actor friend love interest charming hollywood, calif. hotel movie studio house show business drug addiction fame acting infidelity scandal fall rise 20th century
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans (the film shares the same name as Evans's famous 1994 autobiography).
7.3/10
Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|France
2008
114 Minutes
Gerard Butler Tom Wilkinson Thandie Newton Mark Strong Idris Elba Tom Hardy Toby Kebbell Jeremy Piven Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Karel Roden
mobster hustler rock star politician producer accountant gritty thrilling intense london construction site apartment pub corruption real estate scam drug addiction crime quest rivalry
When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when the old criminal regime is losing turf to a wealthy foreign mob.
7.3/10
Documentary
Sweden|USA
2016
92 Minutes
jazz musician husband wife confident cool fascinating offbeat new york city east village studio love nursing jazz drug addiction domestic violence discovery love revenge transformation sacrifice
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.
7.2/10
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.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1932
64 Minutes
Warren William Joan Blondell Ann Dvorak Bette Davis Lyle Talbot Humphrey Bogart Patricia Ellis Grant Mitchell Sheila Terry Glenda Farrell
mother lawyer actress secretary mobster husband melodramatic tense new york city school household kidnapping friendship marital problems drug addiction mafia fall temptation transformation love
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
7.2/10
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.
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