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Illegal drugs movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant illegal drugs movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating, crime drama and dark films and TV shows about / with illegal drugs, drug, violence, drug traffic, drug dealer, betrayal, gang, urban, criminal and murder plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as illegal drugs: Narcos (2015), Totem (2017), Snowfall (2017), Dom (2021), Rust Creek (2018), Mercury Plains (2016), Then You Run (2023), Punk Love (2006), Atrapados en la coca (1990), Drug Lords: The Takedown (2023).
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The true story of Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, erotic, sensual ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
drug cartel, drug dealer, cartel, drug dealing, drug lord, rise to the top, master criminal, sex, cia agent, illegal drugs, dea, drug ...
Time:
80s, 2010s, 70s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, south america, latin america, mexico, panama ...
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194
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Wild ( Karol Bernacki ) after leaving prison becomes a goalkeeper in the nightclub. His girlfriend - Dagmara, one of the dancers working in it. Ambition tells him to seek a better life, and the young boy wants to break free from the social plight. ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot:
illegal drugs, drug, brutality, criminal heroes, rivalry, murder, gangster, intrigue, group of friends, forced prostitution, disorder, illegal prostitution ...
Place:
poland
Is relevant?
46K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and it's name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
Style:
sexy, dark drama, inspirational, depressing, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug dealer, african american, drug crime, dea, ghetto, drug, illegal drugs, u.s. government, urban, latinx lead, gangster, black ...
Time:
80s, 2020s, year 1983
Place:
usa, los angeles, central america, california, south central los angeles ...
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3K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A father who never stopped fighting against drugs. A son who never stopped using them. Two sides of the same coin. Victor is a cop who has fought all his life to curb cocaine trafficking. His son is a drug addict who has become one of the most ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
sex, favela, drug cartel, war on drugs, drug, father son relationship, criminal, drug traffic, cocaine, father son estrangement, relationship problems, estranged father ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
rio de janeiro, northeast brazil, brazil
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When an overachieving college senior makes a wrong turn, her road trip becomes a life-changing fight for survival in rural Kentucky.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, philosophical, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
survival, forest, stranded, illegal drugs, small town sheriff, struggle for survival, woods, gang, criminal, murder, alone, fight ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
kentucky
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A troubled man runs away to Mexico and is recruited to join a paramilitary group of teens fighting the drug cartels. He proves himself to the group, but questions their motive.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, action adventure, exciting
Plot:
desert, illegal drugs, fbi, excavation, criminal, wound, fight, blood, money, murder, greed, drug ...
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany, UK
TV show
Story:
A close-knit group of rebellious London teenagers are on a getaway in Rotterdam. But after the estranged father of Tara is discovered dead, they find themselves on the run across Europe with three kilos of heroin and a host of deadly criminals ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
teenager, drug, gangster, illegal drugs, heroin, on the run, teenage life, adolescent girl, adolescence, teenage girl, teenage rebellion, teenage protagonist ...
Place:
london, rotterdam netherlands, europe
Is relevant?
454
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set in the rainy environs of Oregon and Washington, Punk Love is the story of two forlorn lovers, searching for that elusive Hollywood Ending to the story of their dreams. Sarah is a lost 15-year-old, trapped in an unloving home, in a dreary small ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
illegal drugs, musician, teenager, drug abuse, teenage love, follow your dream, audition, statutory rape, punk, punk rock, alienation, child abuse ...
Place:
portland oregon
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Story:
A man with economic problems get's involved with the mafia, but when he is asked to commit murder he refuses, which gets him in trouble with a drug lord, this brings nothing but problems to his son, who must now take control of the situation.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tense, crime thriller ...
Plot:
mafia, illegal drugs, murder, drug traffic, drug lord, organized crime, moral dilemma, crime family, gang, family conflict, danger, father son relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
latin america, mexico
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Cocaine kingpin Otoniel is the drug lord who scares all other drug lords.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, crime drama, educational
Plot:
drug lord, drug traffic, organized crime, illegal drugs, law enforcement, cartel, cocaine, true crime, drug cartel, war on drugs, drug trade, fighting crime ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
colombia, latin america
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An 18-year-old man, living on a Dublin housing estate with his grandfather, is caught holding drugs for his friend's older brother and sentenced to 3 months in prison.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
prison, young man, illegal drugs, drug, teenage life, life is a bitch, changing lives, teenager, drug dealer, teenage boy, lifestyle change, coming of age ...
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
Is relevant?
266
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An inspired experimental chemist, wakes up in a New Orleans jail, accused of arson that's linked to an illegal drug-manufacturing ring. Suffering from amnesia, he's unexpectedly released on bail, determined to find his missing girlfriend.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, philosophical ...
Plot:
amnesia, arson, moral dilemma, memory loss, illegal drugs, chemist, travel, morality, dream, amnesiac, memory lapse, lifestyle change ...
Place:
new orleans
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In this single shot thriller, we're in the driver's seat with small-time dealer Budge as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes catastrophically wrong, Budge finds himself in a ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
drug dealer, dealer, criminal, illegal drugs, one last job, going straight, gang, drug deal, race against time, bandit, deal, desperation ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The lives of the tenants of a lower-class apartment building in the outskirts intersect on a backdrop of crime, drug dealing, confused feelings and tainted relationships, in a lucid portrait of contemporary Rome. Marcello, a bisexual former body ...
Style:
suspense, touching, disturbing, tense, psychological
Plot:
gay, illegal drugs, relationships, murder, love, bodybuilder, mafia, gay husband, gangster, society, gang war, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy
Is relevant?
5K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After his engagement ends badly, Josh decides to take advantage of his bachelor-party plans in Ojai, California, with the few friends still willing to join him. Focused on drugs and their own hangups, his self-absorbed friends refuse to confront the ...
Style:
mumblecore, funny, buddy comedy, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
bachelor party, bride and groom, debauchery, illegal drugs, friendship between men, buddy, silly humor, camaraderie, drunkenness, plan gone awry, party, buddies ...
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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, scary, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
killer, illegal drugs, drug addiction, violence, murder, blood, drug addict, revenge, characters killed one by one, homicidal maniac, masked killer, pursuit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
czech republic
Is relevant?
5K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When his hard-earned kicks get snatched by a local hood, fifteen-year old Brandon and his two best friends go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the stolen sneakers.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, captivating, psychological, action adventure ...
Plot:
ghetto, poverty, african american, violence, shoplifting, boy, gang, society, illegal drugs, criminal, black, fashion ...
Place:
usa, oakland california
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Photographer Bob loses his girlfriend. A year later he meets Kathleen. Is she in love? Or does she use him for her dark dealings with the mafia?
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
beach, hot and sexy, danger, dangerous attraction, masturbation, love affair, skinny dipping, couple relations, illegal drugs, love and romance, criminal heroes, sex ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A ragtag bunch of teenage door to door salesmen wreak havoc and spread the news of their coming of age in this summer before they begin their college lives. It centers around Sean, a sexually confused and drug afflicted teen who just can't seem ...
Style:
rough, tense, psychological, romantic, humorous ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, homosexual, self discovery, domestic violence, drug dealing, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, drug, teen romance, coming of age, drug dealer, quitting a job ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner ...
Style:
detective, suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug lord, reluctant partners, heroin, police investigation, buddy cop, killing spree, evil alien, humanoid alien, tough cop, investigation, good versus evil, space and aliens ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
houston texas, austin texas, texas
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him to help retrieve the downed package. Trapped in the wilderness with no ...
Style:
serious, rough, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, reluctant partners, violence, survival, woods, partner, rivalry, danger, revenge, illegal drugs, betrayal, gang ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Tale of a Pusher. The Tale of a Pusher follows C-Lay, Q, and Kat as they descend into the dangerous world and lifestyle of being Los Angeles coke dealers. The Streets weren't safe before, but now they've all but put targets on their ...
Style:
crime drama, tension, tense, dark, bleak ...
Plot:
street life, drug traffic, criminal underworld, cocaine, illegal drugs, drug dealer, violence, gang violence, urban, rise and fall, moral ambiguity, downfall ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action
Country: Italy, Colombia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A special forces team infiltrate the 'Golden Triangle' between Brazil and Colombia to kidnap notorious drug baron.
Style:
action thriller, intense, crime drama, dark, tension ...
Plot:
drug traffic, illegal drugs, drug lord, violence, kidnapping, military operation, special forces, dangerous mission, golden triangle, cartel, brutality, covert operation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
bolivia, south america, brazil, colombia
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188
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
This dramatic tale of four women running the dope game in a big city is a familiar story that is as colorful as the characters they meet in the streets.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
gang, organized crime, criminal, drug dealer, criminal gang, drug dealing, illegal drugs, urban, bandit, gang leader, female protagonist, seductress ...
Is relevant?
190
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway, Estonia, Iceland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mihkel boards a ferry from his small town in Estonia to Saint Petersburg in Russia, on his way to Iceland, where he wants to make a new life for himself and his fiancée, Vera. His friend Igor, who emigrated to Iceland a few years earlier, convinces ...
Style:
bleak, tense, crime thriller, suspenseful, tragic ending
Plot:
illegal drugs, drug dealer, drug smuggling, desperation, trafficking, betrayal, survival, isolation, moral ambiguity, migration, escape, poverty ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
iceland, estonia, st. petersburg russia
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A millionaire entrepreneur invents a new form of ecstasy only for his business to be chased down by the Chinese triads.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
organized crime, brother, drug traffic, illegal drugs, fight, gang, mob hit, mafia, mafioso, criminal gang, criminal, family problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After being busted for drug possession, Aiden, a troubled teenager, is forced by the cops to go undercover and risk his life to bring down a dangerous drug kingpin.
Style:
tense, crime drama, crime thriller, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
drug traffic, undercover, drug lord, illegal drugs, teenager, criminal underworld, gang, undercover agent, outlaw gang, working undercover, bandit, criminal ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The film revolves in the context of romantic comedy and action through the character of a police officer under covered as student in a university and befriends key students to uncover a drug distribution network within the university.
Style:
disturbing, semi serious, captivating, romantic comedy, suspense
Plot:
investigation, gang, youth gang, troubled youth, illegal drugs, undercover, drug traffic, couple relations, working undercover, relationships, drug, slice of life ...
Time:
2000s
Is relevant?
476
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Felix Winterberg is the great-great-grandson of the famous Albert Einstein and himself a recognized physics genius. Because of a deadly hereditary disease, the brilliant researcher only has a few years left - which he wants to make as ...
Style:
light, thought provoking, intellectual, crime drama, suspenseful ...
Plot:
genius, murder investigation, physics, deal, arrest, science, infatuation, legacy, talent, illegal drugs, police procedural, drug use ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Marine Boy is the story of a former national swimmer who finds himself in debt, and out of desperation is employed as a mule by a gangster boss, smuggling drugs by sea.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
drug smuggling, swimming, drug dealer, swimmer, drug, smuggling, desperation, illegal drugs, bandit, money problems, criminal gang, drug dealing ...
Time:
2000s
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