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poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.8
/481703/
78
/11229/
75
/5848/
3.9
/313023/
81
/213/
90
/85/
76
/38/
cc age 17+

American Gangster (2007)
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.2
/131716/
70
/4654/
70
/1517/
3.9
/728819/
93
/337/
79
/520/
90
/57/
cc age 17+

The Brutalist (2024)
When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.
poster
80
7.1
/6871/
65
/105/
67
/84/
3.8
/6646/
93
/98/
82
/519/
87
/32/

Tarnation (2003)
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years of his life.
poster
MGM Plus
80
7.4
/212293/
71
/3332/
71
/2332/
3.6
/105410/
86
/93/
83
/4498/
86
/31/
cc age 16+

The English Patient (1996)
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
poster
77
7.0
/36646/
71
/768/
67
/544/
3.5
/46112/
88
/69/
76
/1458/
76
/22/

Sid and Nancy (1986)
January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction.
poster
fuboTV
76
7.5
/93515/
74
/1935/
74
/1839/
3.7
/72936/
90
/31/
88
/1399/
59
/11/
cc age 16+

Midnight Express (1978)
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
poster
Kanopy
76
7.3
/394664/
72
/11438/
68
/6313/
3.5
/201896/
77
/239/
75
/6701/
76
/40/
cc age 17+

Flight (2012)
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.9
/7762/
69
/81/
62
/73/
3.6
/4543/
78
/51/
83
/303/
76
/30/

Jesus' Son (2000)
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
poster
74
7.0
/11825/
64
/104/
62
/102/
3.5
/2743/
83
/113/
71
/307/
74
/26/

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
poster
74
7.1
/22167/
70
/394/
67
/355/
3.7
/62343/
80
/15/
75
/321/
74
/15/

The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
poster
71
7.9
/37275/
80
/931/
81
/1478/
4.0
/23237/
64
/14/
94
/1855/
47
/12/

Bound by Honor (1993)
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
poster
70
6.8
/5077/
62
/62/
64
/73/
3.5
/4068/
73
/66/
66
/243/
75
/28/

Clean (2004)
After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.
poster
75
65
7.0
/5436/
74
/104/
68
/124/
3.9
/26124/
85
/20/
77
/38/

The Devil, Probably (1977)
Charles drifts through politics, religion and psychoanalysis, rejecting them all. Once he realises the depth of his disgust with the moral and physical decline of the society he lives in, he decides that suicide is the only option...
poster
71
65
7.0
/7145/
68
/140/
67
/98/
3.7
/6161/
77
/30/
77
/131/
68
/13/

Burnt Money (2000)
Set in Argentina in 1965, the story follows the tumultuous relationship between two men who became lovers and ultimately ruthless bank robbers in a notoriously famous footnote in the annals of crime history. After a large-scale hold-up that turns bloody, the two men must flee. It is not long before the police are surrounding the building they are in and they must confront their demons to survive.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.8
/57902/
73
/1602/
68
/588/
3.4
/84670/
46
/175/
83
/19685/
53
/35/
cc age 14+

Rent (2005)
In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
poster
Kanopy
64
63
6.6
/11972/
69
/351/
68
/206/
4.0
/112176/
50
/14/
76
/341/
44
/16/

Nowhere (1997)
In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.
poster
Criterion Channel
63
6.4
/3426/
59
/71/
63
/80/
3.3
/4165/
69
/71/

More (1969)
A German student, Stefan, now finished with his studies, hitchhikes to Paris. There he meets a free-spirited American girl, Estelle, who he follows to Ibiza. The two begin a sad and dark path into heroin addiction.
poster
64
62
6.6
/12336/
59
/281/
60
/144/
3.3
/3661/
76
/67/
57
/1520/
66
/18/
cc age 16+

Sherrybaby (2006)
After serving time in prison, former drug addict Sherry Swanson returns home to reclaim her young daughter from family members who have been raising the child. Sherry's family, especially her sister-in-law, doubt Sherry's ability to be a good mother, and Sherry finds her resolve to stay clean slowly weakening.
poster
MGM Plus
69
61
6.8
/5033/
66
/102/
64
/72/
3.5
/7441/
83
/12/
63
/80/

Joe (1970)
After murdering his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlust who works at a local factory.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
6.2
/8369/
65
/187/
58
/121/
3.1
/4997/
60
/53/
54
/190/
57
/22/

Permanent Midnight (1998)
Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
poster
60
6.3
/5869/
62
/132/
62
/112/
3.3
/3901/
50
/14/
68
/69/

Luna (1979)
While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.
poster
Kanopy
59
6.6
/55186/
64
/1061/
62
/589/
3.3
/39894/
45
/141/
71
/2899/
50
/30/
cc age 18+

The Rules of Attraction (2002)
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
poster
79
59
7.8
/1497/
78
/37/
71
/22/
3.9
/1989/
94
/35/
91
/71/
69
/16/

Be Here to Love Me (2004)
Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of Townes Van Zandt.
poster
The Roku Channel
59
6.1
/7477/
60
/214/
60
/122/
2.8
/5466/
61
/54/
44
/253/

Kurt & Courtney (1998)
After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people. Portraits emerge: a shy, slight Kurt, weary of touring, embarrassed by fame, hooked on heroin; an out-going Courtney, dramatic, controlling, moving from groupie to star.
poster
72
58
6.7
/2526/
67
/63/
65
/38/
3.5
/1318/
94
/32/
71
/116/
76
/13/

Down to the Bone (2004)
A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
57
5.5
/10528/
59
/626/
59
/313/
2.8
/6634/
73
/11/
43
/47/

GirlHouse (2014)
In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.
poster
Kanopy
63
56
6.5
/4767/
59
/103/
62
/60/
3.4
/3335/
58
/24/
68
/114/

Head On (1998)
Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an unenthusiastic attempt to satisfy the sister of one of his best friends. While all of this is going on, he's facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual activities.
poster
76
56
7.4
/2644/
71
/89/
70
/57/
4.0
/29343/
89
/22/

Foreign Land (1996)
During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land and end up caught in the middle of a gem smuggling ring.
poster
55
6.4
/4570/
63
/71/
59
/53/
3.1
/712/
29
/97/
60
/178/
46
/31/

Around the Bend (2004)
A tale of four generations of men, all of whom have had their offspring at a young age: a great-grandfather, a grandfather, a father in his twenties and a son who is about 7 years old. When the oldest member passes away, the trio heads out on the road together in the Southwest to search out an old family secret that connects to their past.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
60
55
5.9
/3925/
61
/178/
59
/119/
3.4
/5319/
71
/7/
55
/58/
48
/14/

Tokyo Decadence (1992)
A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.
poster
Kanopy
54
6.1
/5306/
63
/212/
57
/126/
2.9
/3006/
27
/44/
51
/49/
55
/19/
cc age 16+

Anesthesia (2016)
Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.
poster
Fandor
53
6.3
/35811/
64
/732/
65
/594/
3.1
/22288/
31
/77/
64
/2796/
26
/23/
cc age 17+

Tideland (2005)
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
poster
Kanopy
53
51
6.4
/22919/
60
/315/
59
/263/
3.1
/11703/
21
/112/
60
/3358/
45
/27/
cc age 17+

Factory Girl (2006)
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.
poster
51
50
5.5
/13899/
57
/377/
56
/286/
2.6
/2056/
56
/9/
34
/825/

The Deaths of Ian Stone (2008)
Deaths tells the story of an all-American guy who is murdered each day by horrifying pursuers, only to wake up in slightly different lives to experience the terror of being murdered again.
poster
MUBI
48
4.8
/10387/
56
/1286/
51
/373/
2.8
/15139/
51
/70/
19
/86/
53
/19/

Dog Eat Dog (2016)
Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life.
poster
Kanopy
64
48
6.4
/1615/
64
/27/
59
/45/
3.7
/3077/
60
/10/
67
/40/

The Last of England (1987)
The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.
poster
46
5.8
/42152/
62
/1389/
59
/1075/
2.6
/34272/
21
/86/
39
/1089/
34
/17/

The Glass House (2001)
When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.
poster
fuboTV
45
5.4
/1637/
57
/33/
54
/38/
3.0
/221/
12
/17/
33
/102/

Broken (2007)
A waitress confronts all the wrong turns she has made in her short life and ultimately ends up facing the biggest wrong turn of all: her dangerous ex-boyfriend who's determined to win back her love or die trying.
poster
Hoopla
43
4.7
/21240/
49
/949/
49
/626/
2.5
/29253/
40
/65/
23
/579/
43
/16/

The ABCs of Death (2013)
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
poster
75
37
7.1
/621/
79
/10/
62
/11/
3.6
/448/
94
/33/
73
/804/

Girlhood (2003)
Documentary chronicling America's justice system. Follows two female inmates – victims of horrific violence and tragedy – who are serving time in a Maryland juvenile detention center.
poster
64
34
6.6
/1386/
56
/28/
56
/31/
3.5
/1008/
74
/28/

Mandragora (1997)
Marek is a 15-year-old from a provincial village who runs away to Prague when he begins to fail at school. He is mugged shortly after arriving in the city and is rescued by Honza with the promise of work. Marek is taken to an apartment, drugged, and becomes a male prostitute. He is a bit smarter than his colleagues and teams up with a friend, David, in order to go after bigger scores – to cash in and get out. They manage to stash away a bit of money, but when it comes time to return home, Marek loses his nerve and is soon back in the city.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
45
34
5.5
/4159/
50
/99/
51
/92/
2.7
/766/
29
/7/
33
/165/

Danika (2006)
Traumatized since childhood by her brother's accidental death, Danika Merrick hallucinates a bank robbery and quits her job. Despite support from her three children and loving husband, Danika continues to experience unnerving visions. She seeks help from therapist Evelyn Harris but pervasive reports of violent incidents involving children make Danika fear for her own family, and she grows increasingly paranoid, worrying she may be going insane.
poster
The Roku Channel
68
32
6.7
/875/
60
/17/
60
/23/
3.7
/1654/
67
/6/
82
/2/

Confessions of a Congressman (1978)
Roberto, a leader and follower of the ideals of his radical leftist opposition party, can’t resist the cheap beautiful street teenagers that are thrown his way for various pleasures.
poster
32
3.6
/1021/
48
/12/
34
/21/
2.5
/546/
4
/27/
15
/27/

Wired (1989)
The ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career.
poster
56
30
6.2
/1460/
52
/19/
58
/11/
3.4
/308/
43
/61/
69
/38/
40
/17/

Piñero (2001)
"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the gay poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop. After doing time in hard-core Sing-Sing for petty thefts and drug dealing, Piñero's prison experiences developed into the 1974 Tony-nominated play Short Eyes. The resulting notoriety and fame was too much for the Latino bad-boy genius who retreated to the darker corners of New York City.
poster
65
29
7.0
/1170/
60
/21/
62
/39/
3.4
/307/
68
/24/

Close to Leo (2002)
When 21 year-old Leo, the oldest of four brothers, announces to his rural French family that he's HIV positive, his family quickly rallies around him. Leo travels to Paris with his youngst brother Marcel for treatment. When Leo tries to push his brother away to protect him, the love and loyalty of the two brothers is tested.
poster
74
25
7.9
/1118/
71
/36/
67
/24/
3.7
/549/
82
/9/

Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street (2000)
The film follows a simple structure, and shows the drug-related degradation of five youths (Jake, Tracey, Jessica, Alice, Oreo) during the course of three years. The film depicts drug-related crimes and diseases: prostitution, male prostitution, AIDS, and lethal overdoses.
poster
49
25
6.2
/1447/
59
/28/
50
/18/
3.2
/224/
16
/31/
53
/66/
39
/13/

Twist (2003)
In a gritty retelling of the Dickens's classic, Twist takes Oliver and the Artful Dodger out of the poorhouse and onto the streets, where junk is the currency and hustling is the game.


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