THEME EXPLORATION

drug addiction

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Jonathan Demme
Traffic
Traffic
2000 · Steven Soderbergh
Le Rêve d’un fumeur d’opium
Le Rêve d’un fumeur d’opium
1908 · Georges Méliès
Perfect High
Perfect High
2015 · Vanessa Parise
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
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
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
We're the Millers
We're the Millers
2013 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
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
Grass
Grass
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Luna
Luna
1979 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
1983 · Bruce Beresford
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce
Endless Desire
Endless Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Nymphomaniac
Nymphomaniac
2013 · Lars von Trier
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
The Gambler Lady
The Gambler Lady
1964 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'The Fountain' explore addiction's psychological and physical devastation with unflinching visual intensity.

 Joaquim Dos Santos United States

His works including 'Drugstore Cowboy' and 'My Own Private Idaho' portray the lives and struggles of drug users with compassion and realism.

 Danny Boyle United Kingdom

His film 'Trainspotting' captures heroin addiction's grip on young people through dynamic storytelling and raw, visceral cinematography.