Addiction Movies

An educational film from 1967 designed to scare teenagers away from illegal drugs

Fighting for her own life and the ones she loves, a Chicana in New Mexico sinks deeper into her addiction while struggling to surface for her...

JKB, a talented Carnatic musician, struggles to connect with his wife, who cannot conceive a child. When he meets Sindhu, a music teacher, he finally...

When a female police detective sees a conflicted woman enter a house, the detective arrests her and forces her to make a hard choice.

This film describes the 1960s drug culture. Addicts discuss their experiences in the United States and in Vietnam. Dr. Stanley Yolles, director of...

Unable to become sober, a man consumes a substance that allows him to communicate with dead people.

A drama about the manager Håkan Dahlin who has just been discharged from a clinic where he was treated for his alcoholism. In an outbreak of...

Three best friends celebrate their university graduation with big dreams and bigger promises - but a year later, grief and growing apart force them...

A spoof on black musician biopics.

In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, a titanic feat of physical...

After her addicted husband sells their 6-year-old daughter, a mother takes matters into her own hands and sets off on a desperate journey to save her...

Simon is an intelligent and privileged young man whose family expects him to become a Princeton graduate. Crying out for attention from his reserved...

Why do we all get a little “rush” when we open our doors to see a shiny new package on our door step? Dopamine, and we’re all...

Michael supports his addict girlfriend Jasmine, who depends on him to fund her addiction. Michael knows she will die if she keeps using, but he...

Geri is a serious drug addict, using designer drugs intravenously. Between two flashes, he lives an active social life on the streets of Budapest, in...

An intimate portrait of musician Patrick Wolf as he builds a new life by the sea.

In this spoof of Alcoholics Anonymous, pussycats are cast as bird-eating addicts and go through the 12-step process to deal with their addiction....

Fuzzy, a young man with Down syndrome, accompanies his brother Harold for their annual visit to see their mother on her birthday. Fuzzy must watch...