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Most High (2004)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Julius (Marty Sader) loses his girlfriend, his job and the life of his pseudo father, Jack, his itch for a "quick fix" suffocates his ambitions and takes him on a trip through the disturbing addiction of crystal meth. Julius confides in Erica (Laura Keys), who lures him into her erratic lifestyle, and their crazy romance brings him terrifying hallucinations and isolation as he learns that hedonism will not eliminate his pain.
Style:
psychological, rough, serious, realistic, bleak, gloomy
Plot:
losing-it hero, addiction, rehabilitation, downfall, life is a bitch, couples, family problems, drug abuse, destructive relationship, under the surface, drug, drug addiction, methamphetamine, recovery, gays and lesbians, down on your luck, unfulfillment, love, junkie, drug addict, mental disorder, alcoholic, doctor, ambulance, speed ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
hawaii
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, gloomy and psychological films with plots about addiction, life is a bitch, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug, couples and family problems mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like Most High: Zooey (2006), Cocaine Angel (2006), Drunks (1995), Meth Head (2013), After Life (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Angel and Zooey are not your typical newlyweds. Zooey is a professional prostitute and Angel is a drug dealer. Yet they are not without hopes and dreams, of escaping their life in the streets and starting a new in a fresh painted cottage with picked ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, gloomy, bleak
Plot:
love affair, lifestyle, going straight, drug abuse, addiction, life is a bitch, love and romance, hopes, survival, downfall, society, drug dealing ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A week in the life of a young drug addict.
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, mumblecore ...
Plot:
drug addiction, addiction, downfall, life is a bitch, rehabilitation, lifestyle, drug dealing, hopes, fired from the job, drug use, going straight, prostitute ...
Time:
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Place:
florida, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, talky, spiritual, serious ...
Plot:
alcoholic, drug addiction, addiction, alcohol abuse, drug, drinking, recovery, support group, redemption, self discovery, drug abuse, drug addict ...
Time:
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Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, new jersey, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
792
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Kyle Peoples never wanted to be the man he has become in his 30s, an accountant stuck in a dead end job, with a lover who is more successful than he and a family that doesn't get him at all. So when a night of partying leads to a new family of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
addiction, mistaken identity, couples, drug abuse, society, life is a bitch, friendship, gay, lgbt, male nudity, male rape, gay subtext ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The final installment in director Lucas Belvaux's trilogy follows Pascal, a cop who sees a return to credibility in the capture of escaped convict Bruno--who in turn is harbored by Pascal's morphine-addicted wife Agnes. Pascal's ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, bleak, art house ...
Plot:
terrorist, police corruption, drug dealing, haunted by the past, introspection, moral dilemma, downfall, drug abuse, addiction, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, fugitives ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Alix is taken in by a photographer, Digna, who despite her friends' protests, tries to help Alix piece her life back together and overcome her addictions.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, disturbing, gloomy ...
Plot:
addiction, friendship, juvenile delinquency, downfall, going straight, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, rehabilitation, youth, drug abuse, overdose, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, lower east side manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Angel celebrates the birth of his daughter by taking his first hit of crack cocaine. With the hesitant support of his wife, Monika, he joins a friend of his to deal drugs for a short time--enough time to get out of debt and buy some nice things for ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, serious, independent film, crying ...
Plot:
drug addiction, drug abuse, loneliness, family problems, family relations, downfall, introspection, crumbling marriage, life is a bitch, misfit, money, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Life, love, and the fear of failing... Lilli Black, battling her painful memories and the secrets surrounding her dying father, collides into the complicated and obsessive life of Morrison Wiley on the streets of New York City. This peculiar love ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, independent film, gloomy
Plot:
introspection, haunted by the past, family relations, family life, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, estrangement, mental illness, human nature, family problems, couples, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Marcia always thought her overachieving daughter Zoey was the dream child. But then she discovers that her perfect teen has a not-so-perfect drug addiction. Marcia and her ex-husband go through plenty of denial as their daughter spirals out of ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, psychological, touching, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
drug addict, rehabilitation, drug abuse, introspection, drug dealing, doctors and patients, teenage life, going straight, life is a bitch, hopes, couples, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Seemingly autobiographical story of a woman overwhelmed with trying to please everyone except herself, and not finding any answers until she's admitted to a rehab center by her parents. Eventually here is where she finds her answers.
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
nervous breakdown, rehabilitation center, rehabilitation, drug abuse, mental institution, parents and children, family problems, life is a bitch, doctors and patients, addiction, family relations, power relations ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
Style:
sexy, poignant, realistic, depressing, black and white ...
Plot:
addiction, alcoholic, alcoholism, alcoholics anonymous, alcohol abuse, rehabilitation, dysfunctional marriage, drunkenness, secretary, amor, recovery, love ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, texas, california, houston texas
Similarity:
22%
939
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
The uneasy relationship between a mother and daughter is made all the more turbulent by drug abuse in this downbeat drama from Iranian filmmakers Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Mohsen Abdolvahab
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
lovers apart, redemption, dysfunctional family, couples, family relations, family problems, life is a bitch, hopes, rehabilitation, drug abuse, addiction, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A middle-aged, unemployed heroin-addict, Checkie, loiters on the Tbilisi street outside his son’s school, where he himself was once a promising student. His wife, meanwhile, struggles to pay the tuition and understand her husband’s lack of ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
addiction, drug, street life, moral dilemma, friendship, betrayal, drug abuse, realism, down on your luck, society, dishonesty, blackmail ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
georgia, tbilisi
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a stint in prison, Sonny returns to his home in East Texas, determined to repair his relationship with his son. Standing in his way is his brother, who has turned the home into a crumbling meth lab (IMDb.com)
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
methamphetamine, meth lab, family relations, redemption, estrangement, family problems, addiction, drug abuse, homecoming, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, small town ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Having cheated on his wife, Giulio, a municipal employee, moves out, but has to find a solution on how to still support his family, and himself.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
family relations, family problems, parents and children, breakup, couples, life is a bitch, downfall, unfulfillment, job seeking, down on your luck, adultery, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A Gainesville Florida auto upholsterer (Giamatti) attempts to subvert his mundane life by training a wild, red-tailed hawk.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, bleak, gloomy
Plot:
obsession, family relations, mentally challenged, supportive spouse, family problems, midlife crisis, hawk, losing-it hero, death in the family, parents and children, uncle nephew relationship, kids and family ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two brothers, Lex and younger Mick, are living in Harlem. Mick is a policeman, and Lex, who spent youth years in reformatory because of injustice after he confronted the cop who tried to sodomize Mick on the street, is living with his wife Debbie ...
Style:
emotional, serious, touching, bleak, rough ...
Plot:
downfall, haunted by the past, going straight, society, family problems, addiction, down on your luck, dysfunctional family, hopes, re-education, drug abuse, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, harlem, usa
Similarity:
21%
314
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In 1990s New York City, teen runaway Froggy is caught in the throes of heroin addiction as she falls in love with a fellow junky, war veteran Baylis. The couple finds comfort in each other, yet they are already far too deep in a wild downward spiral.
Style:
captivating, serious, psychological, realistic, gloomy ...
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, love affair, misfit, love and romance, couples, society, life is a bitch, surrender, against the odds, looking for love, social misfits ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
21%
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677
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A high-school track star (Nick Stahl) watches without judgment as his two best friends (Summer Phoenix, Aaron Paul) abuse heroin.
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious, rough, biting ...
Plot:
drug addict, high school, friendship, heroin, life is a bitch, downfall, teenage life, kids in trouble, going straight, rehabilitation, juvenile delinquency, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
downfall, social differences, family relations, family problems, human nature, prodigy, misfit, drug, brother brother relationship, coming of age, misfit partners, siblings relations ...
Place:
usa, new york, california
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Over the course of one night, a woman drives across LA with her heroin addict brother in search of a detox center, with his two year old daughter in tow.
Style:
thought provoking, melancholic, rough, sentimental, captivating
Plot:
drug addiction, heroin, drug abuse, surprise party, addiction, rehabilitation, woman, mission, mental illness, problem, recovery, illness ...
Similarity:
20%
18K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter… and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, ...
Style:
sincere, depressing, touching, realistic, indie film ...
Plot:
addiction, rehabilitation, alcoholic, support group, alcohol abuse, teacher, depression, introspection, irresponsible, recovery, life is a bitch, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 20's and how he comes to grips with his alcoholism. Along with a fellow alcoholic (James Garner) he forms a support ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot:
addiction, recovery, rehabilitation, coping, alcoholics anonymous, support group, family problems, self discovery, human spirit, hopes, against the odds, friendship ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1929
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
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170
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A tribute to filmmakers and National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. In the "Day" segment, Piolo Pacual portrays the role of William, a drug addict who tries to rebuild his sense of self and reconnect with the people around him. ...
Style:
tense, serious, atmospheric, touching, neo noir ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, downfall, on the run, losing-it hero, life is a bitch, human nature, boss and employee, gang, addiction, drug abuse, chases and races, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines, asia, manila philippines
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
This movie is 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 ...
Style:
disturbing, depressing, bleak, serious, rough ...
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug use, drug, heroin addict, drug addict, heroin, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, death of pet, life philosophy, couple relations ...
Time:
20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new jersey, california
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on true events. On the edges of Las Vegas, 17-year-old Andrew's life is spiraling out of control. Unable to cope with the loss of his father, Andrew's descent into drugs and violence is gaining momentum, and the once promising young ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, rough, teen ...
Plot:
escape, kids in trouble, drug abuse, self discovery, downfall, rehabilitation, addiction, hopes, youth, society, life is a bitch, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the ...
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, compassionate, melancholic ...
Plot:
drug addiction, redemption, addiction, introspection, alcoholics anonymous, drug abuse, recovery, yuppie, rehabilitation, drug, drinking, recovering drug addict ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, philadelphia, new jersey, california
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A New York film director, working on his latest movie in Los Angeles, begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.
Style:
sexy, psychological, erotic, melancholic, erotic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
filmmaking, redemption, drug, obsession, multiple storylines, addiction, lifestyle, downfall, life is a bitch, showbiz, human nature, infidelity ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 70s
Place:
israel, los angeles, middle east, usa, california ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
The film follows one day in the lives of the Tyrone family, each member is troubled and has been damaged by alcohol and/or drugs. In addition, they have issues with each other that lead to fights and an inability to reconcile completely with one ...
Style:
grim, tense, depressing, talky, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, addiction, drug addiction, redemption, actor, family life, alcohol abuse, human nature, actor's life, lifestyle, morphine, family problems ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, year 1912, year 1962, 60s ...
Place:
connecticut, ireland
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
emotional, sincere, touching, serious, scary ...
Plot:
addiction, infidelity, rehabilitation, cocaine, dysfunctional family, going straight, family life, working class, drug abuse, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, cliche ...
Place:
new york, new york state, usa
Similarity:
19%
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