Drug Addiction Movies

Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the inherent flaws of legal methadone treatments for...

A brilliant but impulsive young surgeon spirals into self-destruction after a painful breakup, struggling to cope with love, loss, and the...

Set to a vibrant landscape, 'April' follows the emotional up-and-down journey of a full-of-life high school girl, named April (played by Celine...

A young man who loses his job is trapped in a small town that has fallen victim to economic ruin. He resorts to extreme measures to escape and start...

A privileged young man is content with his life and is on track for a bright future, until a measly year thrusts him into a much different situation.

"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film...

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

It's 1983, and hopeless junkie Dick gets an unwelcome visit from the past - his seriously sleazy former cellmate, Bug, to be precise. Bug requires a...

Friends, enemies, acquaintances, and family of porn star John Holmes recall their experiences with him, from his childhood to his eventual death from...

The hunky John is a closeted small-town cop who moves to L.A., where he is quickly seduced into the gay life of workouts and dusk-to-dawn parties....

Pseudo-documentary style drama about drug addicts. In Kyiv, a dealer named Baroque receives an unknown psychedelic that opens access to another...

A young composer is forced to work as a bar pianist. One night he gets hit by a car and is brought to a hospital. Severely injured he is injected...

Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

When the strain of tragedy was too much for a young couple in Appalachia, prescription pills became the medicine to ease the pain.

The son of a wealthy businessman finds solace in drugs and alcohol when he breaks up with his childhood love.

Marty, a "good boy," experiments with marijuana and experiences "profound mental and emotional disturbances." As in all anti-drug films of this...

A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.

Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up.

A story of two men who become heroin addicts, what they must do to support their habit and how it affects their lives.