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MUBI
83
7.6
/33217/
76
/836/
74
/495/
4.1
/112851/
97
/73/
82
/207/
84
/23/

Oslo, August 31st (2011)
A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation.
poster
83
8.1
/764306/
80
/17491/
79
/10189/
4.2
/1110605/
90
/98/
93
/16409/
83
/28/
cc age 18+

Trainspotting (1996)
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
poster
73
7.1
/808/
77
/63/
82
/12/
3.4
/294/
71
/17/
94
/33/
47
/4/

Dosed (2019)
The documentary follows one woman's quest to overcome anxiety, depression, and opioid addiction through the use of psychedelic medicines.
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Kanopy
72
7.3
/36602/
78
/3194/
78
/1521/
3.6
/27608/
77
/65/
77
/212/
54
/12/
cc age 11+

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.
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.
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Kanopy
69
6.4
/21445/
66
/1263/
63
/439/
3.4
/25939/
81
/16/
65
/189/
80
/5/

Resolution (2013)
A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.
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Amazon Prime Video
67
7.2
/49613/
72
/783/
71
/629/
3.8
/70417/
47
/74/
77
/2031/
57
/24/

Candy (2006)
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
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fuboTV
47
5.4
/7501/
61
/703/
57
/284/
2.5
/1825/
28
/50/
44
/105/
36
/19/
cc age 16+

Captive (2015)
Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.
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fuboTV
46
5.0
/8502/
65
/919/
60
/288/
2.3
/6058/
26
/43/
36
/289/
39
/11/
cc age 17+

Nobody's Fool (2018)
After serving five years in prison, wild child Tanya looks to her buttoned-up, by-the-book sister Danica to help her get back on her feet. The feisty ex-con becomes suspicious and concerned when Danica tells her that she's in a long-distance, online relationship with a mysterious man she's never seen. As the polar opposites start to collide, Tanya soon discovers that her sibling's picture-perfect life may not be what it seems.
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Kanopy
48
44
4.8
/3996/
60
/535/
62
/269/
2.2
/2127/
28
/17/
cc age 16+

Savage Salvation (2022)
Newly engaged Shelby John and Ruby Red want a fresh start after their struggles with addiction, but when Shelby discovers his beloved Ruby dead on their porch, he embarks on a vengeful killing spree of the dealers who supplied her. Armed with nothing but adrenaline and a nail gun, Shelby begins to unleash chaos on the town’s criminal underbelly, as he hunt’s down crime lord Coyote. Sheriff Church must race against the clock to put an end to Shelby's vigilante justice before the entire town descends into a bloodbath.
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44
5.7
/7272/
62
/345/
58
/185/
2.9
/1271/
20
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33
/88/

Repeaters (2011)
A gritty mind-bending thriller about three twenty-somethings who find themselves in an impossible time labyrinth, where each day they awaken to the same terrifying day as the preceding one.
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Dekkoo
67
42
6.5
/1097/
59
/26/
57
/44/
3.3
/926/
91
/11/

The Harvesters (2018)
South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love.
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Pluto TV
76
33
7.6
/290/
61
/7/
65
/10/
92
/13/
88
/19/

Sister Helen (2002)
In this emotionally compelling documentary, Sister Helen opens a private home for recovering addicts and alcoholics in the South Bronx after the death of her husband and two sons. The film's fly-on-the-wall technique succeeds in capturing the day-to-day existence of Sister Helen and the various residents of the home.
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Criterion Channel
64
24
6.5
/610/
59
/13/
64
/16/
3.4
/1438/

Kill the Day (1996)
A desperate drug addict breaks into a locker and steals a bag for his next fix, a small crime that lands him behind bars. In prison, he’s a loner, baited by guards who want to see him snap and lose his shot at parole.
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Fandor
39
19
4.0
/487/
45
/35/
60
/12/
2.8
/1652/
17
/6/
17
/4/

Assholes (2017)
Adah and Aaron are recovering addicts who are struggling to stay sober. After meeting in their psychoanalyst’s waiting room, they fall in love, relapse on poppers, and become the biggest assholes in New York City.
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?
60
/1/

Focus On Heroin (1971)
This film points out the risks of being a heroin addict. Explains that addicts cannot be identified solely with one particular socio-economic level and cannot always be detected by appearance. Addicts and ex-addicts describe the first and subsequent drugs they used.
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Hoopla
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5.6
/26/
60
/2/
30
/2/

Thirsty (2025)
An Oakland mayoral candidate struggles to figure out her personal and professional lives.
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?
7.6
/33/
62
/5/

I'm Dangerous With Love (2010)
A haunting, visceral exploration of addiction and one contemporary man's fearless and determined quest for healing and redemption through the ancient wisdom of the Bwiti and their 'magical' plant, Iboga. For those seeking a path out of darkness, this film is not to be missed.
poster
?
8.4
/62/
80
/1/

Iboga Nights (2014)
Once again, David Graham Scott examines how some addicts use the plant medicine iboga to detox rapidly—and how, sometimes, the conditions in which they detox put them at risk.
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?
8.9
/11/

Spaced Out - Panthung Di Kadaaida (2021)
SPACED OUT written, edited and directed by Priyakanta Laishram is a movie dedicated to all the people who are on the road to recovery from drug addiction. The film is a realistic depiction of addiction and how there is no magic cure. The vicious cycle of progress and defeat tumbles the family of Panthoi (played by Priyakanta Laishram) through many years in this film chronicle. It also depicts the relationship of a drug addict with his loved ones that's pushed to the limits by a seemingly no-win situation. A meditation on memory and the difficulty of reconciling the happiness of the past with a present that's become too sad to bear. The film won 5 awards and 15 nominations including Best Actor In A Leading Role for Priyakanta, Best Narration, Best Screenplay etc. at various international and national film festivals.
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?
55
/2/
42
/2/

Pleasure Unwoven (2006)
In this high definition video essay, Kevin McCauley explores the arguments for and against this vital debate, reviewing the latest newuroscientific research about addiction along the way.Using the spectacular landscape of Utah's State and National Parks to describe the brain areas involved in addiction, Dr. McCauley turns complex neuroscientific concepts into easy-to-understand visual images that will help people in covery feel better understood, and their families and friends feel hope that recovery is possible.
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?
70
/2/

We Came Frome The Sea (2020)
Einar is an addict who has just abandoned his wife and five-year-old daughter. While struggling to detox at his lodge near the ocean, Einar is harassed by a stranger.
poster
?

Foster
Haunted by his past and clawing his way through sobriety, Donald 'Don' Foster just wants some peace. When a troubled addict leaves her young son on his doorstep, Foster is dragged back into the violent underworld he thought he left behind. Hunted by his ruthless mafia boss ex-employer – of whom he knows all his sinister secrets – Foster has a reason to seek redemption.
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The Out (2022)
A recovering heroin addict looks after his young daughter for the first time since being out of prison and getting clean.


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