THEME EXPLORATION

drug smuggling

32 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Jonathan Demme
Luca il contrabbandiere
Luca il contrabbandiere
1980 · Lucio Fulci
Perfect High
Perfect High
2015 · Vanessa Parise
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled
1992 · John Woo
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
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
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
We're the Millers
We're the Millers
2013 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Black Jack
Black Jack
1950 · Julien Duvivier
Dimenticare Palermo
Dimenticare Palermo
1990 · Francesco Rosi
French White Cargo
French White Cargo
1937 · Robert Siodmak
Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil
1971 · Masaki Kobayashi
Grass
Grass
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
L.627
L.627
1992 · Bertrand Tavernier
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
1989 · Kar-leung Lau
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce
Endless Desire
Endless Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
La Choca
La Choca
1974 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
When the City Dies
When the City Dies
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
Contraband
Contraband
2012 · Baltasar Kormákur
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Soderbergh United States

His films like 'Traffic' and 'Cocaine Bear' provide multifaceted explorations of drug smuggling's systemic complexities and consequences across borders.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His masterpiece 'Sicario' offers an intense, morally ambiguous examination of drug trafficking operations at the US-Mexico border.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His film 'Babel' and broader body of work explore interconnected human consequences of drug violence and smuggling networks with visceral storytelling.