Here we've displayed a list of the best Junkie films : Menace II Society(1993), Evenhand(2002), Panic in Needle Park(1971), Adam & Paul(2004), Lorna's Silence(2008), Gambling, Gods and LSD(2002), Tea in the Harem(1985), A Second Chance(2014), Rhythm Thief(1994), Coffy(1973), Twin Town(1997), Fetching Cody(2005) ... ...
Drama
USA
1993
97 Minutes
Allen Hughes Tyrin Turner Jada Pinkett Smith Vonte Sweet Larenz Tate MC Eight Ryan Williams Too $hort Samuel L. Jackson Charles S. Dutton Glenn Plummer
gang member girlfriend teacher junkie bleak gritty los angeles projects watts district gangs drugs violence guns crime coming of age escape fall 1990s
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Drama
USA
2002
92 Minutes
Bill Sage Bill Dawes Io Tillett Wright Irene Pena Hector Garcia Lee Stringer
police officer tough guy criminal arsonist junkie police chief gritty intense city texas poverty personality clash police work divorce fighting domestic violence adventure wretched excess 2000s
Set in a dirt-poor neighborhood in the fictional city of San Lovisa, Texas, EvenHand tells the story of two very different cops, working together for the first time. Rob Francis, recently ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1971
110 Minutes
Al Pacino Kitty Winn Alan Vint Richard Bright Kiel Martin Michael McClanathan Warren Finnerty Marcia Jean Kurtz Raul Julia Angie Ortega Larry T. Marshall
junkie girlfriend brother police officer hustler dark disturbing fascinating powerful new york city park drug addiction heroin young love homelessness crime betrayal temptation love wretched excess
Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland
2004
85 Minutes
Mark O'Halloran Tom Murphy Louise Lewis Gary Egan Dylan Grimes Deirdre Molloy Mary Murray Paul Roe Ian Cregg Michael Ryan Gerry Moore
junkie friend criminal drug dealer disturbing bleak cheeky ireland dublin field inner city addiction heroin friendship desperation crime poverty quest wretched excess 2000s
2 heroin addicts negotiate their way through Dublin's city centre, encountering friends and family as they search for their next fix.
Drama
Belgium|France|Italy|Germany
2008
95 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Dardenne Arta Dobroshi Jérémie Renier Fabrizio Rongione Alban Ukaj Morgan Marinne Olivier Gourmet Anton Yakovlev Grigoriy Manukov Mireille Bailly
mobster boyfriend cab driver junkie immigrant bleak dark intense gripping belgium apartment snack bar morality addiction crime marriage immigration temptation fall sacrifice
Sokol and Lorna, two Albanian emigrants in Belgium, dream of leaving their dreary jobs to set up a snack bar. They need money, and a permanent resident status. Claudy is a junkie - he needs... See full summary »
Documentary
Canada|Switzerland
2002
180 Minutes
filmmaker childhood friend evangelist junkie newlywed gambler airy dreamy brooding toronto las vegas nevada desert switzerland india journey life beliefs technology drugs
A filmmaker's inquiry into transcendence becomes a three-hour trip across countries and cultures, interconnecting people, places and times. From Toronto, the scene of his childhood, Peter ... See full summary »
Drama
France
1985
110 Minutes
Kader Boukhanef Rémi Martin Laure Duthilleul Saida Bekkouche Nicole Hiss Sandrine Dumas Nathalie Jadot Frederic Ayivi Pascal Dewaeme Jean-Pierre Sobeaux Nicolas Wostrikoff
algerian teen boy sister prostitute single mother junkie gritty powerful paris housing project red-light district beach racism outsider friendship crime alcoholism downward spiral transformation underdog
In a depressing concrete Parisian suburb in the seventies two friends are keeping boredom at bay with loitering and petty crime.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Denmark|Sweden
2014
102 Minutes
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Ulrich Thomsen Nikolaj Lie Kaas Maria Bonnevie Thomas Bo Larsen Peter Haber May Andersen Bodil Jørgensen Mille Lehfeldt Kirsten Lehfeldt Charlotte Fich
partner baby junkie brutal closet apartment second chance justice law transformation
A conscientious police officer who investigates a violent case of domestic dispute in the squalid apartment of a drug addict has to make the most contemptible decision in his life. Just how far would a parent go to get a second chance?
Drama
USA
1994
88 Minutes
Jason Andrews Eddie Daniels Kimberly Flynn Kevin Corrigan Sean Haggerty Mark Alfred Paul Rodriguez Cynthia Sley
hustler girlfriend pretty woman junkie gritty bleak new york city lower east side apartment seaside poverty mental illness drug addiction city life romance love fall 1990s
Simon is a street retailer, his shop a corner on the lower east side in New York, his stock bootleg cassette tapes,the ambience a boombox. He scrounges food from restaurants, exists on ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1973
91 Minutes
Pam Grier Booker Bradshaw Robert DoQui William Elliott Allan Arbus Sid Haig Barry Cahill Morris Buchanan Lee de Broux Bob Minor John Perak
nurse sister junkie council member pimp mobster fiery raw gutsy hospital nightclub drug house party apartment city vigilantism drug trade corruption addiction urban crime
A sexy black nurse takes vigilante justice against inner-city drug dealers after her sister becomes their latest victim.
Drama
UK
1997
101 Minutes
Llyr Ifans Rhys Ifans Dorien Thomas Dougray Scott Buddug Williams Huw Ceredig Rachel Scorgie Di Botcher Mary Allen Paul Durden David Hayman
brother grandfather grandson junkie drug dealer contractor brash madcap gritty wales industrial town trailer family home bar aimless youth delinquency schemes violence drug addiction feud
Julian and Jeremy, two brothers prefer to spend their time on drugs and joyriding. When their father, Fatty Lewis, they show up demanding compensation.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2005
87 Minutes
Jay Baruchel Sarah Lind Jim Byrnes Lucas Blaney
drug dealer girlfriend prostitute homeless person boyfriend junkie dark amusing quirky emotional vancouver, british columbia inner city apartment hospital street time travel romantic dilemma changing the past drug addiction coma
Art, a drug-addicted dealer and hustler, arrives at his girlfriend Cody's apartment to find that she has overdosed on heroin. He tries to fix things by traveling back in time in an attempt to prevent her death.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Ron O'Neal Carl Lee Sheila Frazier Julius Harris Charles McGregor Nate Adams Polly Niles Yvonne Delaine
drug dealer junkie partner police detective sexy woman campy gritty engaging new york city ghetto drug trafficking retirement organized crime martial arts corruption race relations rivalry revenge escape 1970s
The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.
Crime, Drama
France|UK|Ireland|Canada|USA
2002
108 Minutes
Nick Nolte Tcheky Karyo Saïd Taghmaoui Gérard Darmon Emir Kusturica Marc Lavoine Ouassini Embarek Mark Polish Michael Polish Nutsa Kukhianidze Patricia Kell
thief junkie informant prostitute computer programmer twin gritty tense suspenseful monte carlo, monaco casino french riviera heist crime addiction gambling con game quest discovery 2000s
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1996
96 Minutes
Mickey Rourke Tupac Shakur Ted Levine Adrien Brody John Enos III
junkie best friend drug dealer brother henchman ex-convict bleak gritty tense brooklyn, n.y. house prison street drugs addiction brotherhood vengeance crime feud temptation
A Jewish junkie is paroled after 8 years in prison, and once back on the street, rips off a drug dealer whom he already had a grudge against. The drug dealer hires an enforcer to retaliate,... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1999
101 Minutes
James Woods Melanie Griffith Vincent Kartheiser Natasha Gregson Wagner James Otis Paul Hipp Brent Briscoe Peter Sarsgaard Kim Flowers Branden Williams
teen boy girlfriend criminal lover drug dealer junkie hedonistic bleak brutal raw american midwest apartment pharmacy motel cornfield gas station drug addiction petty crime heist troubled youth
In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong leading to dissent, violence and murder.
Drama
France|Italy
1991
95 Minutes
Judith Godrèche Jean-Pierre Léaud Thomas Langmann Martin Lamotte Ounie Lecomte Antoine Basler
middle-aged man junkie son friend drug dealer lover gritty passionate emotional bleak dark sad paris park apartment party family home public space young love drug addiction
Adrien is 19 years old. He has not met his father, Clément for 4 years. Adrien returns home and the two try to better understand each other. Clément lives together with Louis, a ... See full synopsis »
Drama
USA
1999
115 Minutes
Owen Wilson Brian Cox Mercedes Ruehl Janeane Garofalo Dwight Yoakam Dennis Haysbert Sheryl Crow Eric Mabius Larry Miller Lois Gerace Alex Warren
psychopath serial killer junkie husband wife girlfriend dark creepy seaside bar car boardinghouse post office serial murders insanity investigation temptation wretched excess fall 1990s
Aimless Vann Siegert takes a bizarre turn in life and becomes a serial killer, tracking down the miserable, the self-destructive and those who otherwise seem willing to die.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
108 Minutes
Kyle Gallner Olivia Thirlby Brendan Sexton III Josh Brener Molly C. Quinn Paget Brewster Frances Conroy Nick Offerman Keegan-Michael Key
friend junkie writer stranger landlord love interest brooding charming endearing gripping heartwarming quirky united states closet apartment small town second chance love life lessons hard decisions
There's a magical door in Woody's closet that allows those who go through it to erase mistakes from their past. When he finds out where it goes, his life will be changed forever.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2000
86 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Susan Lynch Alex Norton Iain Glen Maurice Roeves Tom Mannion Robin Laing Pauline Lynch
girlfriend abusive boyfriend young woman junkie police officer brother dark offbeat suspenseful glasgow, scotland bathroom bus station train apartment domestic violence female bonding fake kidnapping schemes police corruption ransom
Two girls thrown together by their boyfriends' violence accidentally kill one of them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
90 Minutes
George Segal Karen Black Jay Fletcher
junkie drug dealer woman best friend corrupt cop amusing dark outlandish brash new york city times square doomed romance drug addiction betrayal crime downward spiral car theft fall pursuit 1970s
A smart-mouthed junkie and loser known as J.J. (George Segal) spends his days looking for just "one more fix".
Horror, Action
Canada
2006
90 Minutes
Michael Madsen Mak Fyfe Steve Arbuckle Victoria Nestorowicz John Evans Deanna Dezmari Simon Northwood
major scientist nerd junkie monster sergeant thrilling tense laboratory united states recruiting office hallway medical experiments military sexual harassment mutation murder conspiracy wretched excess rescue
Four people decide to join the army as it appears to be their best option. However, it turns out the army only plans on turning them into ultimate killing machines, they must fight back and save themselves.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2011
92 Minutes
Aaron Dean Eisenberg J. Walter Holland Liz Fenning Jared Grey Domiziano Arcangeli Hans Uder
student junkie roommate suspenseful los angeles flat afterlife ghosts haunting alchemy mystery 15th century
The discovery of a 15th-century coffin unleashes dangerous impulses and desires among a group of friends.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
1990
117 Minutes
Anne Parillaud Jean-Hugues Anglade Tcheky Karyo Jeanne Moreau Jean Reno Jean Bouise Marc Duret Patrick Fontana
convict junkie assassin man love interest thrilling sultry prison france pharmacy death robbery training mission secret identity transformation pursuit love 1990s
A French government agent (Tcheky Karyo) turns a Paris drug punk (Anne Parillaud) into a chic assassin whose skill is cued by her code name.
Comedy
2012
83 Minutes
Robert LaSardo Daniel Louis Rivas Tess Panzer Tomas Boykin Caroline Guivarch Ian Duncan Andrew Howard Julia Sandberg Hansson
junkie brother girlfriend friend dark amusing united states house sabotage reality addiction new life transformation
A drug addict (Robert LaSardo) tries to sabotage his brother's (Daniel Louis Rivas) struggle to get sober once and for all.
Mystery & Thriller
1971
74 Minutes
John Forsythe Richard Kiley Reta Shaw Wendell Burton Joseph Campanella Barbara Bain Laurence Haddon
doctor patient mistress junkie police detective nurse tense creepy crafty hospital office police station murder affair medical mystery investigation wrongfully accused escape mystery 1970s
A doctor (John Forsythe) sets an expiration date with a rich patient's (Richard Kiley) wife (Reta Shaw).
Comedy, Documentary
2002
108 Minutes
The Crap Keeper The Crap Keeper Doug Sakmann Shelley Michelle John Stossel Smokey Miles Johnny Depp
producer johnny depp publicist junkie quentin tarantino roger ebert unrestrained confident hilarious cannes, france festival hotel press conference party film industry lloyd kaufman filmmaking publicity determination underdog
Lloyd Kaufman and the team from Troma take an unconventional approach to spreading the word about their films.