Drugs (TV+Movies)
Mostly only movies and shows that I actually enjoyed watching.
*Requiem for a Dream should obviously be on this list, but the mother/speed scenes make me incredibly uncomfortable.
*Requiem for a Dream should obviously be on this list, but the mother/speed scenes make me incredibly uncomfortable.
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- DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsHeath LedgerAbbie CornishGeoffrey RushA 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.Life of two in love Heroin addicts. Shows using, buying, then getting clean.
- StarsCaroline CraigPaul TassoneDieter BrummerEach season of this multi-award-winning television series takes you through a 13-episode run in the rise and fall of real-life Australian underworld figures as told from both sides of the law.Season 2 "A Tale of Two Cities"
- StarsDaniel MusgroveThijs MorrisJamie IrvineThe story of Marty Johnstone, Andy Maher & Terry Clark's rise in the Drug tradeUnderbelly NZ - "Land of the Long Green Cloud" is kind of a partner series to "A Tale of Two Cities"
- StarsDavid WenhamDiana GlennJohn BrumptonThe story of disgraced lawyer Andrew Fraser's rise from a small time lawyer to successfully defending the most infamous criminals this country has ever seen, and his ultimate downfall and imprisonment for five years in maximum security.It's an Australian TV show/mini or not-so-mini-series. Very hard to find to watch, it's no Longer on any streaming program.
It had a low score, I really liked it so I'm not sure why... - CreatorRonan BennettStarsAshley WaltersKanoJasmine JobsonTwo London drug dealers ply their lucrative trade at a public housing estate in East London.Gritty show about gangs/drug dealing in "The ghetto'' in England, (can't think what it's called at the moment).
Great show, wish it lasted longer.
I have seen people say this is the UK's "The Wire."
The ONLY similarity is showing the gang/drug dealing. In my opinion they aren't similar at all. - DirectorRidley ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonRussell CroweChiwetel EjioforAn outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.Must see movie.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsKeanu ReevesWinona RyderRobert Downey Jr.An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.A variety of drugs, with a variety of characters. It's a trip just watching it.
Also, good soundtrack. - DirectorJordan RossStarsEliza TaylorPablo SchreiberDaniel WebberTeens in a low income neighborhood are lured into working for a violent and dangerous drug dealer. When a new girl harboring a dark secret arrives in town, their relationship jeopardizes everything.Perfect for a drug movie, also pretty realistic characters and the way they acted.
BAD THINGS: (I watched it on Netflix)
The Subtitles were wrong, A LOT. they must have used a program that heard things wrong.
The ending was too soon, there was so much left to know and you never end up knowing. It doesn't wrap anything up, really it just ends after the ''bust'' happens. - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsDenzel WashingtonNadine VelazquezDon CheadleTroubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.Denzel does a great job playing the drunk/coke addict. So Entertaining, great soundtrack too. Also involves an H addict.
[The ending was a little ... Blah. It reminded me of the very end of Harry Potter (in the book) where things were just plastered on at the end to create a sort of closure and ending just seemed so out of place and didn't match the tone of the rest of the film.] - DirectorGus Van SantStarsMatt DillonKelly LynchJames Le GrosA pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
- CreatorRobert DohertyStarsJonny Lee MillerLucy LiuAidan QuinnA crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.There's very little drugs in this, but much about recovery.
Watch this, not because he is a recovering addict, but because of it's amazing, unique take on Sherlock and Holmes. Miller and Lui are perfect in their parts. - DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsMark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy AdamsBased on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.(Lots of crack smoking in this one)
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohnny DeppBenicio Del ToroTobey MaguireAn oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.Packed full of drugs and hallucinations.
- DirectorTed DemmeStarsJohnny DeppPenélope CruzFranka PotenteThe story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.A movie all about Cocaine!
- CreatorLiz BrixiusEvan DunskyLinda WallemStarsEdie FalcoMerritt WeverPaul SchulzeA drug-addicted nurse struggles to find a balance between the demands of her frenetic job at a New York City hospital and an array of personal dramas.Much drug taking in this series, mostly pills until the end of the series.
- CreatorJenji KohanStarsMary-Louise ParkerHunter ParrishAlexander GouldWhen a suburban mother turns to dealing marijuana in order to maintain her privileged lifestyle after her husband dies, she finds out just how addicted her entire neighborhood already is.Mother drug dealer. The show also shortly delves into other drugs, but only for a couple of episodes.
- CreatorJonathan LevineStarsTom EllisLarenz TateSarah HabelDoctor William Rush is not your average on-call professional. He's not attached to any hospital, he's highly discreet -- no matter the ailment, his clients must pay a cash-only premium, and the doctor can party with the best of them.A Dr. who practices privately (Private clients), and who likes to party.
- CreatorCourtney A. KempStarsOmari HardwickLela LorenNaturi NaughtonJames "Ghost" St. Patrick, a wealthy New York nightclub owner who has it all; dreaming big, catering to the city's elite, and living a double life as a drug kingpin.Hard to explain, but it's a drug dealer who buys a club to eventually go straight. His partner handles the drug dealing until they can get completely out, but the partner doesn't really want to get out.
Also shows cartel/gang involvement.. Show gets weird as it goes on. Good first couple seasons. - CreatorRobert MunicJonathan PrinceStarsGrace ParkBenjamin BrattAmy Price-FrancisA guy transforms his life by taking control over his addictions and using his story to help others.Interesting procedural show.
A guy, with a team, who is hired to find addicts and get them clean.
I was bored after a few episodes. - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer ConnellyThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..This is on here because, well... IF you haven't seen it, I recommend seeing it once.
It's hard to watch a lot of the time.
My mother showed this movie to me when I was 12 to scare me away from hard drugs.
I ended up blocking most of it out of my mind, so the effect was null.
It's a 'good movie' though... - StarsJoe ManLaurie FrenchObservational documentary series going deep into the world of drugs from the perspective of one city, as seen through the eyes of professionals, users and dealers.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsJamie FoxxRegina KingKerry WashingtonThe story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
- DirectorJonas ÅkerlundStarsJason SchwartzmanJohn LeguizamoPatrick FugitA drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.
- DirectorLili Fini ZanuckStarsJason PatricJennifer Jason LeighSam ElliottTwo small-town Texas cops go undercover to catch a major drug dealer and are sucked into the drug culture, compromising their assignment.
- DirectorLarry ClarkStarsJames WoodsMelanie GriffithVincent KartheiserIn the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.
- DirectorJeff PreissStarsJohn HawkesElle FanningGlenn CloseA look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1970s jazz scene.
- CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnA chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.Making Meth and one main character who's addicted to meth. At one point there's even H involved.
- CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja SohnThe Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.The first couple of seasons were great.
It showed the sides of drug dealing, importing, gang to dealer to user. Then shows police investigating and building a case, going after all those people.
The only show I've seen that has shown gang heirarchy AND Drug dealing heirarchy (from when it hits land).