THEME EXPLORATION

Drug abuse

41 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
1992 · David Lynch
Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Jonathan Demme
Perfect High
Perfect High
2015 · Vanessa Parise
Women's Prison Massacre
Women's Prison Massacre
1983 · Frank Miller
Try
Try
2000 · Jonas Åkerlund
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Kes
Kes
1970 · Ken Loach
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
Guru
Guru
2026 · Yann Gozlan
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Dimenticare Palermo
Dimenticare Palermo
1990 · Francesco Rosi
Fatti di gente perbene (La Grande Bourgeoise/Drama of the Rich
Fatti di gente perbene (La Grande Bourgeoise/Drama of the Rich
1974 · Mauro Bolognini
Grass
Grass
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Hets
Hets
1944 · Ingmar Bergman
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Runaway
Runaway
1958 · Ritwik Ghatak
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles
1989 · Peter Jackson
Mosaic Portrait
Mosaic Portrait
2019 · Zhai Yixiang
Pause
Pause
2018 · Tonia Mishiali
Patchwork
Patchwork
2021 · Emily Pasternak
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
1982 · María Novaro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'The Fountain' provide visceral, unflinching psychological explorations of addiction and its devastating consequences.

 Danny Boyle United Kingdom

'Trainspotting' and its sequel offer raw, darkly comedic portrayals of heroin addiction in working-class Scotland with stylistic innovation.