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Best Drug & downward spiral films

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  • Spun (2002)

    1. Spun

    20021h 41mUnrated41Metascore
    6.7 (42K)
    A drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.
    DirectorJonas ÅkerlundStarsJason SchwartzmanJohn LeguizamoPatrick Fugit
  • David Bowie and Natja Brunckhorst in Christiane F. (1981)

    2. Christiane F.

    19812h 18mR
    7.5 (32K)
    A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
    DirectorUli EdelStarsNatja BrunckhorstEberhard AurigaPeggy Bussieck
  • Enter the Void (2009)

    3. Enter the Void

    20092h 41mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.2 (92K)
    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.
    DirectorGaspar NoéStarsNathaniel BrownPaz de la HuertaCyril Roy
  • Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Dylan McDermott, Kate Bosworth, and Josh Lucas in Wonderland (2003)

    4. Wonderland

    20031h 44mR43Metascore
    6.5 (24K)
    The true story of legendary porn star John Holmes' involvement in the 1981 Wonderland Avenue murders in Los Angeles.
    DirectorJames CoxStarsVal KilmerLisa KudrowKate Bosworth
  • Mimsy Farmer and Klaus Grünberg in More (1969)

    5. More

    19691h 52mUnrated
    6.4 (3.4K)
    Stefan, a recent college graduate, hitchhikes from Germany to Paris where he meets American expatriate Estelle. They chase the sun to Ibiza. An idyllic island life degenerates when she introduces him to heroin and they get addicted.
    DirectorBarbet SchroederStarsMimsy FarmerKlaus GrünbergHeinz Engelmann
  • Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    6. Requiem for a Dream

    20001h 42mNC-1771Metascore
    8.3 (940K)
    The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer Connelly
  • Angelina Jolie in Gia (1998)

    7. Gia

    19982hRTV Movie
    6.9 (53K)
    The story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death.
    DirectorMichael CristoferStarsAngelina JolieFaye DunawayElizabeth Mitchell
  • Elizabeth Hurley and Ben Stiller in Permanent Midnight (1998)

    8. Permanent Midnight

    19981h 28mR57Metascore
    6.2 (8.2K)
    A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin while putting his professional and personal life in danger.
    DirectorDavid VelozStarsBen StillerMaria BelloJay Paulson
  • Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

    9. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    19981h 58mR41Metascore
    7.5 (311K)
    An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohnny DeppBenicio Del ToroTobey Maguire
  • Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish in Candy (2006)

    10. Candy

    20061h 48mR57Metascore
    7.2 (49K)
    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.
    DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsHeath LedgerAbbie CornishGeoffrey Rush
  • Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony in El cantante (2006)

    11. El cantante

    20061h 46mR46Metascore
    5.5 (5.4K)
    The life story of Hector Lavoe, who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States.
    DirectorLeon IchasoStarsMarc AnthonyJennifer LopezJohn Ortiz
  • Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, and Jacqueline Marie Zwick in Flight (2012)

    12. Flight

    20122h 18mR76Metascore
    7.3 (388K)
    Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsDenzel WashingtonKelly ReillyDon Cheadle
  • Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid, Benicio Del Toro, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Traffic (2000)

    13. Traffic

    20002h 27mR86Metascore
    7.5 (225K)
    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.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMichael DouglasBenicio Del ToroCatherine Zeta-Jones
  • Chasing the White Dragon (2008)

    14. Chasing the White Dragon

    20081h 35m
    5.2 (130)
    Six small town characters are trapped in the nightmare of crystal methamphetamine addiction and each must make the decision to escape the nightmare before their world implodes.
    DirectorKathilynn PhillipsStarsRyan KennedyKree HarrisonPreston Vanderslice
  • Mandragora (1997)

    15. Mandragora

    19972h 6mUnrated
    6.6 (1.3K)
    Two gay teenage runaways thrown out of their repressive homes try to survive on the streets of Prague. Hunger and desperation forces them into a life of prostitution, drugs, and teen-porn.
    DirectorWiktor GrodeckiStarsMiroslav CaslavkaDavid SvecPavel Skrípal
  • Rosario Dawson, Carisa Glucksman, Michele Lockwood, and Yakira Peguero in Kids (1995)

    16. Kids

    19951h 31mNC-1763Metascore
    7.0 (89K)
    A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.
    DirectorLarry ClarkStarsLeo FitzpatrickJustin PierceChloë Sevigny
  • Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, and Nikki Reed in Thirteen (2003)

    17. Thirteen

    20031h 40mR70Metascore
    6.8 (104K)
    A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
    DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsEvan Rachel WoodHolly HunterNikki Reed
  • Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz in Blow (2001)

    18. Blow

    20012h 4mR52Metascore
    7.5 (282K)
    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.
    DirectorTed DemmeStarsJohnny DeppPenélope CruzFranka Potente
  • Human Traffic (1999)

    19. Human Traffic

    19991h 39mR53Metascore
    7.1 (28K)
    Five youngsters embrace the 90s clubbing scene on a drug-fuelled weekend of partying in Cardiff.
    DirectorJustin KerriganStarsJohn SimmLorraine PilkingtonShaun Parkes
  • Asia Argento in Scarlet Diva (2000)

    20. Scarlet Diva

    20001h 30mR48Metascore
    5.0 (2.9K)
    A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemption.
    DirectorAsia ArgentoStarsAsia ArgentoJean ShepardHerbert Fritsch
  • Robert Downey Jr., Jami Gertz, and Andrew McCarthy in Less Than Zero (1987)

    21. Less Than Zero

    19871h 38mR48Metascore
    6.4 (23K)
    A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
    DirectorMarek KanievskaStarsAndrew McCarthyJami GertzRobert Downey Jr.
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)

    22. Trainspotting

    19961h 33mR83Metascore
    8.1 (750K)
    Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
    DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee Miller
  • Anne Hathaway and Freddy Rodríguez in Havoc (2005)

    23. Havoc

    20051h 25mR
    5.4 (21K)
    Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.
    DirectorBarbara KoppleStarsAnne HathawayBijou PhillipsShiri Appleby
  • Al Pacino and Kitty Winn in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

    24. The Panic in Needle Park

    19711h 50mPG74Metascore
    7.1 (21K)
    Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City.
    DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsAl PacinoKitty WinnAlan Vint
  • Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch in Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

    25. Drugstore Cowboy

    19891h 41mR82Metascore
    7.2 (43K)
    A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsMatt DillonKelly LynchJames Le Gros

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