War on drugs movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant war on drugs movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, realistic and crime drama films and TV shows about / with war on drugs, drug, drug cartel, fighting crime, drug dealing, police, corruption, organized crime, drug traffic and criminal plots mostly in Crime, Action and Drama genres shot in USA, Mexico, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as war on drugs: Sicario (2015), Crisis (2021), Drug War (2012), Dom (2021), I'm No Longer Here (2019), En la Boca del Lobo (2014), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Traffic (2000), All Souls (2023), Mama Weed (2020).
Best films
New films
| Never Say Never (2019) | 9.0 | |
| S.W.A.T. (2019) | 4.5 | |
| Seis Manos (2019) | 7.1 | |
| Narco-Saints (2022) | 7.3 | |
| Dom (2021) | 7.3 |
List of war on drugs movies
530K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Style:
realistic, brutal, harsh, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
revenge, cia, drug cartel, drug smuggling, hitman, brutality, fbi, fbi agent, black ops, cia agent, vigilantism, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, texas, tucson arizona, arizona ...
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15K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Belgium, USA, Germany
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, suspense, social, anamorphic ...
Plot:
drug addiction, war on drugs, drug dealing, drug, drug lord, drug smuggling, father son relationship, criminal, fighting crime, relationship problems, family relations, social problems ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
montreal, detroit, canada
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11K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The taciturn police commander Zhang leads an undercover drugs team and in his continuous battle against the ubiquitous drug barons, takes up arms against his arch enemy, Timmy Choi. When he gets hold of Choi, he makes a deal with him: in exchange ...
Style:
serious, rough, exciting, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war on drugs, undercover, drug cartel, whistleblower, mole, criminal, criminal heroes, working undercover, recruit, betrayal, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
china, asia
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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: Drama, Music
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, tense, hispanic ...
Plot:
subculture, gang, deportation, immigrant, alienation, gang war, immigration, war on drugs, party, homeless, loneliness, teenager ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Crime
Country: Colombia
TV show
Story:
Based on a true story and the book, At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel by award-winning investigative reporter William C. Rempel, En la Boca del Lobo follows the series of events that ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
drug cartel, cartel, colombian drug cartel, drug lord, drug smuggling, mafia, war on drugs, drug kingpin, organized crime, drug dealer, gangster boss, drug ...
Place:
colombia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
FBI agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the U.S. border.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, perverse, bleak, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cartel, terrorist, drug cartel, black ops, cia agent, cia, organized crime, u.s. mexico border, warrior, deception, top secret, agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, south america, kansas city, sonora, mexico ...
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229K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine ...
Style:
suspense, political, realistic, thought provoking, anthology ...
Plot:
drug traffic, organized crime, drug abuse, drug dealer, drug lord, addiction, drug addiction, drug cartel, drug, war on drugs, politics, corruption ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
mexico, latin america, california, ohio, los angeles ...
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934
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A young confidential informant is sent on a dangerous undercover operation. It's a no-holds-barred look at the vulnerable foot soldiers of the War on Drugs, young criminals who are pressured to work for the police.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
war on drugs, drug traffic, undercover, mission, undercover agent, police, police officer, working undercover, police detective, secret mission, drug, drug cartel ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Patience Portefeux is a French-Arabic police translator, specialized in phone tappings for the anti-narcotics unit. The job is tough and low-paid, but the commander is charming... One day, whilst listening to wanted drug dealers, she discovers one ...
Style:
exciting, disturbing, humorous, captivating, touching
Plot:
drug dealing, police dog, lifestyle, war on drugs, manipulative woman, drug, police, drug lord, double life, master criminal, drug traffic, money laundering ...
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In Cali during the '60s and '70s, two brothers juggle family, romance and the joint pursuit of a burning ambition: to rule Colombia's drug industry.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
drug cartel, drug lord, drug dealer, war on drugs, cartel, smuggling, brother brother relationship, drug, crime boss, partners in crime, criminal, drug traffic ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
colombia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The year is 2045, the continuing drug war has caused havoc between The United States government and Mexico. Gear Side International, a robotics engineering company loses a multi billion dollar government contract due to bad practices. On the brink ...
Style:
tense, bleak, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cartel, war on drugs, robot, terminator, distopia, post apocalypse, drug, robotics, chaos, threat, robot as menace, drug cartel ...
Time:
near future, future, 2010s
Place:
mexico, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Led by a detective hell-bent on revenge, a team of undercover cops in Los Angeles attempt to bring down a powerful drug mob from the inside. Operating outside the law, they put everything on the line to clean up the streets and exact payback on the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
working undercover, rivalry, law enforcement, drug dealing, criminal's revenge, revenge, male female relationship, friendship, murder, police, fighting crime, war on drugs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south america
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two undercover narcotics officers' cover is blown and the Mexican cartel has kidnapped their families. To get them back they must do the unthinkable for the next 24 hours. The rules are simple: No guns, no bombs and no witnesses. They must ...
Style:
intense, suspense, witty, stylized, tension ...
Plot:
war on drugs, lawlessness, cartel, romancing partners, secret agent, kidnapping, undercover, secret revealed, drug smuggling, agent as target, drug cartel, partner ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set in the maligned western suburbs of Sydney, Lebanese-Australian John gets out of gaol to discover his younger brother Charlie is caught up with drugs, hookers and crime. Charlie oscillates between the streets and school. Daily clashes between ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspense, tense
Plot:
racism, war on drugs, criminal heroes, gang, gangster, starting over, society, drug dealing, fall in love, homecoming, prison, gory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
sydney australia, australia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 439 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspector Dario Maltese travels from Rome to the city of his birth, Trapani in Sicily, to attend his best friend's wedding. But tragedy strikes and he finds himself pulled into a murder investigation.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
italian mafia, mafia, corruption, war on drugs, investigation, fighting crime, crime solving, organized crime, crime investigation, drug, police investigation, criminal ...
Place:
sicily
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Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When an investigation financed by a wealthy businessman is about to end the operation of a dangerous drug cartel, his daughter and a brave soldier must team up to deliver evidence to the police.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, action thriller, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
conspiracy, rescue team, war on drugs, drug cartel, agent, special agent, mission, squad, drug, team, fight, fighting crime ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A story of two wannabe Schoolies on the Gold Coast during a state-wide crackdown on drugs. The boys stumble upon a stash of "weed", and through the misguidance of an older brother trying to replace his earlier Schoolies experience, they ...
Style:
teen, crime drama, tense, dark comedy, satirical ...
Plot:
drug, war on drugs, weed, friendship, drug bust, coming of age, older brother, police chase, underworld, pursuit, teen angst, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
australia
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118K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
Style:
disturbing, intense, serious, realistic, social ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, drug traffic, favela, squad, drug lord, leader, slum, police, fighting crime, police brutality, law enforcement, torture ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 90s, year 1997, 20th century ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, south america, latin america, berlin germany
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the streets of New York City, a drug war is brewing between bikers and the local drug dealers. A group of corrupt cops have taken the lead on the investigation while trying to set up an honest detective to take the heat. In this dangerous game ...
Style:
tense, detective, crime thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
gang, war on drugs, corruption, organized crime, police chase, criminal gang, fighting crime, police, criminal, police investigation, police shootout, outlaw gang ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
From Amir Shervan, the director of SAMURAI COP, comes another great 90's action classic. One man (Johnny Greene) teams up with another (Tadashi Yamashita) to take down the cartel run and its evil leader (Robert Z'Dar).
Style:
independent film, crime thriller, fast paced, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
drug cartel, war on drugs, one man army, vigilante, revenge, buddy cop, urban, streetwise, martial arts, woman with a gun, rescue mission, undercover ...
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Genre: Action, Biography
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The dramatization of the life of General Ronald dela Rosa.
Style:
controversial, political, patriotic, non-linear
Plot:
police, war on drugs, real life, law and order, biopic, military, politics, controversy, leadership, realism, fighting crime, power ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Crime
Country: Colombia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Group of policemen trained to capture Pablo Escobar. It tells the story of the family of some of its members and what they had to experience during the drug trafficking era in Colombia.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, tension ...
Plot:
police, manhunt, drug, drug traffic, fighting crime, drug lord, drug dealer, pablo escobar, law enforcement, cartel, war on drugs, drug dealing ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 90s
Place:
colombia, latin america
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After he leaves the police force, Dae-ho establishes himself as the sheriff of his town. He then investigates Jong-jin, a businessman, because of his alleged ties to drugs.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, humorous, crime drama
Plot:
drug dealer, war on drugs, investigation, partners against crime, uncover truth, forensics, sleuth, crime investigation, illegal drugs, cold case, crime solving, private investigation ...
Place:
busan
Is relevant?
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A newly-elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of drug traffickers. But Noah's actions trigger an ultimatum from "Menno mob" leader Eli Voss.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
religion, organized crime, criminal gang, mafia, war on drugs, pastor, mob boss, double life, police officer, bandit, fighting crime, community ...
Place:
nova scotia, canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A ruthless Columbian drug lord has been using a cold-blooded assassin nicknamed The Devil to wipe out his competition. Sensing a threat to the US, the DEA hires a Marine sniper to kill The Devil, and capture the kingpin.
Style:
perverse, tense, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
agent, sniper, mission, drug dealer, murderer, war on drugs, special agent, pursuit, spy mission, secret mission, danger, fighting crime ...
Place:
south america, colombia, miami
Is relevant?
168
Genre: Crime
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
Inspired by the 1997 American drama Donnie Brasco, El Dandy tells the story of a law professor who has been hired by the Attorney General, to participate in a program of special operations, where you must infiltrate one of the most notorious drug ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, crime drama, psychological ...
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, war on drugs, criminal, undercover, double life, drug cartel, drug bust, drug lord, drug dealer, showdown, fighting crime ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mexico city, latin america
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, exciting, rough, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rescue, betrayal, chase, on the run, faked death, drug dealing, vengeance, drug trade, dishonesty, danger, criminal heroes, corrupt law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, latin america, usa, san diego california, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: China
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An undercover police officer attempts to take down a drug trafficking syndicate from the inside.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, heroic
Plot:
undercover, swat team, war on drugs, gain trust, master criminal, working undercover, drug dealing, crime boss, fighting crime, tough heroes, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Dode Hoek (Blind Spot) is the story of Jan Verbeeck, the uncompromising commissioner of the Antwerp drug squad. Known as Mr. Zero Tolerance, he is hugely popular with the people and the media. The country is thrown into commotion when he announces ...
Style:
melancholic, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
investigation, police commissioner, political party, drug, police, war on drugs, drug lord, police investigation, drug crime, career, illegal drugs, drug money ...
Place:
antwerp, belgium
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