THEME EXPLORATION

drug culture

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Rachel Getting Married

Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Jonathan Demme

Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell

Entre tinieblas

Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar

The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino

Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick

Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán

Perfect High
2015 · Vanessa Parise

Masculin Feminin

Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard

Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich

Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter

I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!

I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold

The Raid Redemption

The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans

Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman

Embrace of the Serpent

Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro

No
2012 · Pablo Larraín

Police Adjective

Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu

Time of the Gypsies

Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica

Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle

City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles

I Even Met Happy Gypsies

I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović

The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets

Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj

Letter from Michelangelo

Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg

Maria Full of Grace

Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston

A Children's Story

A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker

Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers

Holidays by the Sea

Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté

Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji

Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington

Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon

The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli

The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba

A Confucian Confusion

A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang

7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron

Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway

Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui

Signs of Mr. Plum

Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga

Nothing Between Us

Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto

The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri

The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez

46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France

46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'The Fountain' viscerally explore addiction, dependency, and the psychological deterioration caused by substance abuse through innovative visual storytelling.

His debut 'Trainspotting' became an iconic examination of heroin addiction in 1990s Scotland, capturing both the allure and devastating consequences of drug culture with stylistic brilliance.

Gaspar Noé France/Argentina

His films 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void' unflinchingly depict drug use and its chaotic, disorienting effects on consciousness and human relationships through experimental cinematography.