THEME EXPLORATION

alcoholism and addiction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses
1962 · Blake Edwards
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
1945 · Billy Wilder
The Struggle
The Struggle
1931 · D.W. Griffith
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/United States

His masterpiece 'The Lost Weekend' remains the most unflinching cinematic portrayal of alcoholism's psychological and physical devastation.

 Ari Aster United States

His films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' deeply explore addiction, trauma, and substance abuse as manifestations of psychological breakdown.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His raw, naturalistic films such as 'Another Year' and 'All or Nothing' intimately examine alcoholism and addiction within working-class family dynamics.