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Clean and Sober (1988)
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, compassionate, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot: drug addiction, addiction, introspection, alcoholism, alcoholic, drug abuse, yuppie, alcoholics anonymous, drug, tragedy, character study, recovery ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, philadelphia
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 7.9
 281K
Boogie Nights (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story: Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a ...
Style: stylized, erotic, sexy, talky, black comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: sex, drug abuse, rise and fall, porn industry, addiction, multiple storylines, disco, drug, cocaine, character study, drug addiction, adult filmmaking ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 90s, year 1997, 20th century ...
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their ...
Style: surreal, psychedelic, road movie, atmospheric, dark comedy ...
Audience: teen drama, adult
Plot: drug abuse, road trip, lsd, journalism, addiction, psychedelia, trippy, surrealism, american dream, hallucination, drug, journalist ...
Time: 70s, 90s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place: las vegas, usa
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Another Day in Paradise (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A vending machine robbery by small time thief and drug addict Bobbie (Vincent Kartheiser) goes badly awry, and his friends contact street-wise thief and part-time druggie Mel (James Woods) to patch him up.Recognizing a kindred spirit, Mel befriends ...
Style: realistic, tense, talky, controversial, suspense ...
Plot: drug, addiction, drug addiction, adolescence, murder, junkie, heist, drug addict, violence, heroin, death, brutality ...
Time: year 1998, 70s, 20th century
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Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
Style: depressing, touching, sincere, gloomy, sad ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: addiction, heroin, grief, life is a bitch, love and romance, haunted by the past, loss of spouse, drug addiction, best friend, character study, childhood, starting over ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: seattle, usa
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 5.2
 457
The Bosses (2015)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Mexico
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Poncho is a student at a prestigious college in northern Mexico who is immersed along a single day on a whirlwind adventure through the various levels of the narc world after accepting the help of "Greñas", a guy working in the parking ...
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot: gang, drug, drug addict, outlaw gang, life is a bitch, student, drug abuse, crime gone awry, drug addiction, social problems, illegal drugs, junkie ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: mexico
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 6.3
 23
Total Detox (2011)
Genre: Horror
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Young drug addict Martin is forced by his father to stop taking drugs. While he struggles with his addiction, there is a serial killer in the town, brutally massacring all drug addicts with axe. The only solution for Martin, how not to get murdered, ...
Style: slasher, psychological, suspense, tense, scary ...
Plot: killer, drug addiction, illegal drugs, murder, violence, blood, drug addict, vengeance, characters killed one by one, brutality, maniac, threat ...
Time: 21st century
Place: czech republic
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A Prayer Before Dawn (2017)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, France, China, Cambodia, USA, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Based on the true life experience of Billy Moore who survived his Thai prison ordeal by becoming a Muay Thai boxing champion.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: prison, boxing, male rape, prison rape, male nudity, brutality, friendship, boxing match, violence, tattoo, suicide, martial arts ...
Time: year 2017, 2000s, year 2010
Place: bangkok thailand, thailand
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 8.2
 373K
Downfall (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Austria, Italy
Duration: 156 min.
Story: In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still ...
Style: psychological, bleak, dramatic, disturbing, harsh ...
Audience: adult
Plot: world war two, hitler, nazism, suicide, nazi, war, holocaust, fascism, third reich, national socialism, nazi germany, dictatorship ...
Time: 1940s, year 1945, year 2004, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place: germany, berlin germany, prague, europe, frankfurt germany ...
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 4.3
 273
Origin Unknown (2020)
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A group of arcanes enjoy fighting vampires.
Style: mystical, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: supernatural horror, mysticism, supernatural, anger, gangster, murder, mafia, mobster, drug use, paranoia, corruption, mob boss ...
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Our Wonderful Lives (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Margot, Jeremy, Salome, Caesar, Sonia - They are between 18 and 50 years old. Everything separates them except the urgency to rebuild and restore the relationship to the other that the addiction has destroyed. Solidary, they have as rules, sharing, ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: rehabilitation center, drug rehab, drug abuse, relationships, female protagonist, social problems, life is a bitch, treatment, junkie, problem, male female relationship, cure ...
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 6.7
 253
Jacir (2022)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A glance at the divided U.S. political system through the eyes of a young Syrian refugee on the streets of Memphis, TN, as he faces the harsh realities of chasing the American dream.
Style: realistic, dramatic, social, captivating, serious
Plot: social injustice, poverty, politics, syrian refugee, independence, refugee, addiction, neighbor, poor, drug addict, social relations, social issues ...
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Girl in Room 13 (2022)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A teenage girl is imprisoned by her former boyfriend in a motel room and forced to consume drugs and alcohol so she can be sold into human trafficking. Her only hope is her mother, who is determined to rescue her.
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, dramatic, serious
Plot: human trafficking, mother and daughter, abusive boyfriend, drug addiction, abduction, sex trafficking, girl in peril, motel, addiction, drug addict
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 6.4
 393
Untameable (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: As Ángel Cristo and Bárbara Rey come together, their marriage soon becomes a million-dollar business, but behind the spotlight, hide drug addiction, gambling and infidelity problems.
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot: unhappy marriage, marital problem, business, marital crisis, male female relationship, married couple, life is a bitch, relationship problems, family relations, husband wife relationship, family problems, gambler ...
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Where My Heart Is (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A resident doctor – wealthy and with a seemingly prosperous future – starts using crack cocaine as an escape from life’s pressures. Although struggling against her addiction, she is often challenged by circumstances that make her hit rock ...
Style: disturbing, dramatic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: drug abuse, doctor, addiction, woman, drug, female protagonist, drug addict, female doctor, drug use, family drama, female nudity
Place: brazil, sao paulo brazil
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 3.9
 193
Blue Call (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Haylee, a local EMT suffering from PTSD, spends her days making split second decisions with lives that hang in the balance. One night on a routine call, she is faced with a moral decision, taking matters into her own hands and mercy kills a young ...
Style: suspense, bleak, scary, psychotronic, slasher ...
Plot: woman in danger, serial killer, murder, fear, maniac, psycho terror, serial murder, homicidal maniac, brutality, killing spree, young woman, drug use ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 4.5
 510
Close Calls (2017)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Morgan, a troubled, drug-addled teen, must deal with her crazy grandma and a psycho caller when her father leaves her home alone. As the calls keep coming in, a paranoid Morgan is forced to face some of her worst fears and inner demons when she ...
Style: suspense, psychological, scary, psychotronic, bleak ...
Plot: drug use, violence, brutality, murder, teenage life, homicidal maniac, woman in danger, drug, death, killing spree, drug addiction, violent ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 3.5
 162
Syndrome (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A man is diagnosed terminally ill and having only a limited time to live he decides to inflict pain and suffering on an ex-girlfriend in an attempt to teach her the value of life.
Style: rough, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: incest, captive woman, brother sister incest, captive, male pubic hair, obsession, kidnapping, terminal illness, insanity, kidnapped woman, relationship problems, psychopath ...
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Dublin Oldschool (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Join Jason on a chemically enhanced trip through the streets of Dublin as he stumbles from one misguided adventure to another. Somewhere between the DJs, decks, drug busts and hilltop raves, he stumbles across a familiar face from the past, his ...
Style: captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, psychological
Plot: dj, junkie, brother brother relationship, homelessness, drug, lifestyle, drug addict, brother brother reunion, brothers, urban setting, brother, homeless ...
Place: dublin ireland, ireland
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 5.6
 630
Spides (2020)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story: Young Nora from Berlin wakes up from a coma after taking a new party drug and can no longer remember anything. When investigators Nique Navar and David Leonhart find out that numerous teenagers have disappeared as part of the spread of the party ...
Style: bloody, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: evil alien, beast, alien, kidnapping, drug, creature, alien creature, danger, investigation, secret, drug addict, drug abuse ...
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Who Never Lived (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young, charismatic priest John, his time missionary in Africa, every day helping Warsaw young people addicted to drugs. Unconventional methods, which are used in pastoral work, raise many doubts about his superiors. Surprisingly, however, his life ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot: faith, intolerance, hiv, illness, life is a bitch, social problems, aids, family problems, drug addict, sick, dysfunctional family, terminal illness ...
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 6.9
 376
Cain (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: A cynical experienced homicide detective based in Marseilles, France is crippled in the line of duty and depends on a wheelchair to get around. He is accompanied by a young ,vivacious female detective who's been forced on him to train as a ...
Style: psychological, captivating, suspenseful, intellectual, detective
Plot: police, eccentricity, mastermind, investigation, genius, twists and turns, crime scene, prodigy, mind game, murder mystery, police detective, teamwork ...
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 6.2
 13K
Crisis (2021)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Belgium
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's ...
Style: tense, captivating, social, suspense, anamorphic
Plot: war on drugs, drug dealing, drug addiction, drug, drug lord, drug smuggling, snow, fighting crime, drug traffic, social problems, family relations, father son relationship ...
Place: montreal, detroit, canada
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My Name Ain't Johnny (2008)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 124 min.
Story: In the 90's, In Rio de Janeiro, the middle-class João Guilherme Estrella is introduced to the world of drugs consuming maconha and cocaine first and later becoming a drug-dealer with many connections inclusive in Europe. However, he spends all ...
Style: stylized, realistic, serious, captivating, rough ...
Plot: prison, drug lord, drug dealing, life is a bitch, couple relations, buddies, ambition, addiction, partner, rehabilitation, starting over, hopes ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s, 70s
Place: rio de janeiro, venice, latin america, brazil
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Anonymous Zombie (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A motley group of addicts attend a rehabilitation program at an isolated farm to get sun, relax and consume the drugs and alcohol they smuggled in. Unfortunately and unbeknownst to them, the farm is infested with zombies and these aren't your ...
Style: psychotronic, suspense, scary, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot: zombie, experiment, farm, murder, drug, fear, revenge, violence, chase, friendship, death, insanity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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 6.2
 4K
Body Brokers (2021)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Utah and his girlfriend Opal, are drug addicts living on the streets in rural Ohio. After getting recruited by body broker Wood, and offered treatment in Los Angeles, Wood takes Utah under his wing and introduces him to treatment center mogul Vin. ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, thought provoking ...
Plot: drug, destructive relationship, degradation, brutality, addiction, friendship, life philosophy, violence, chase, drug traffic, junkie, downfall ...
Place: usa, los angeles, columbus ohio
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 6.2
 1K
French Blood (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Marco Lopez, a former Neo-Nazi and skinhead, tries to leave his violent, racist and hateful past behind him.
Style: psychological, depressing, bleak, tense, disturbing
Plot: skinhead, subculture, degradation, depression, downfall, personality change, drug addiction, desperation, lifestyle change, loneliness, insanity, addiction ...
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Desert Dancer (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, United Arab Emirates, Romania, Morocco
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.
Style: uplifting, serious, sad, suspense, artsy ...
Plot: dancer's life, follow your dream, human spirit, oppression, against the rules, friendship, emigration, violence, biopic, dance studio, drug addict, dancing ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: iran, africa, middle east, tehran iran, paris france
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 4.6
 3K
The Hoarder (2015)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Ella discovers a terrifying secret when she becomes trapped in an underground storage facility. To survive she must join forces with a group of strangers, each with something to hide.
Style: slasher, scary, psychological, psychotronic, bleak ...
Plot: murder, dirty cop, chase, police, drug addict, serial killer, bad guy, supernatural, feral man, bad guys win, survival, monster ...
Place: new york
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 4.5
 2K
Quarries (2016)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: To escape her abusive boyfriend, Kat joins a wilderness expedition with a group of women, all of whom are struggling with the uncertainty of life. What was supposed to be an opportunity for personal discovery quickly becomes a fight for survival, ...
Style: suspenseful, unusual plot structure, suspense, scary, psychotronic ...
Plot: chase, wilderness, murder, abusive boyfriend, hiking, woman in danger, survival, women, drug addict, violence, serial killer, feminist ...
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