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 captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful and realistic films and TV shows about / with war on drugs, drug, drug dealer, fighting crime, drug dealing, criminal, organized crime, drug traffic, gangster and gang plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Action genres shot in USA, Mexico, Canada and other countries.
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war on drugs movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as war on drugs: Crisis (2021), The Snitch Cartel: Origins (2021), I'm No Longer Here (2019), Sicario (2015), Traffic (2000), Dom (2021), Drug War (2012), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), The Combination (2009), En la Boca del Lobo (2014).

List of war on drugs movies

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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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The Snitch Cartel: Origins (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 60 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: tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot: drug cartel, drug lord, drug dealer, war on drugs, cartel, smuggling, brother brother relationship, drug, partners in crime, drug traffic, organized crime, criminal ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place: colombia
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I'm No Longer Here (2019)
Genre: Drama
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, political ...
Plot: subculture, gang, cartel, deportation, teenager, immigrant, alienation, gang war, war on drugs, homeless, party, loneliness ...
Place: new york
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 7.7
 470K
Sicario (2015)
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: suspense, realistic, serious, tense, neo noir ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: cia, hitman, drug cartel, revenge, swat team, fbi, black ops, fbi agent, drug smuggling, crime boss, organized crime, cia agent ...
Time: 2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 21st century
Place: mexico, usa, texas, el paso texas, tucson arizona ...
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 7.6
 219K
Traffic (2000)
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, bleak, political, realistic, dramatic ...
Plot: drug abuse, organized crime, addiction, drug dealer, drug lord, drug addiction, drug traffic, drug cartel, drug, corruption, war on drugs, heroin ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place: mexico, latin america, california, ohio, los angeles ...
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 7.2
 3K
Dom (2021)
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, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, tense ...
Plot: war on drugs, sex, drug cartel, favela, criminal, drug traffic, drug, father son relationship, cocaine, father son estrangement, relationship problems, estranged father ...
Time: 70s, 90s
Place: rio de janeiro, northeast brazil, brazil
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 7.0
 11K
Drug War (2012)
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, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: war on drugs, drug cartel, whistleblower, mole, criminal, recruit, law enforcement, betrayal, dishonesty, triad, gang, shooting ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: china, asia
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
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, bleak, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: cartel, black ops, terrorist, drug cartel, cia, u.s. mexico border, cia agent, organized crime, mission, kidnapping, military, brutality ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: somalia, sonora, kansas city, mexico, texas ...
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The Federal Bureau of Narcotics launches an undercover sting operation against jazz singer Billie Holiday.
Style: suspense, thought provoking, tense, captivating, anamorphic ...
Plot: jazz singer, war on drugs, musician, jazz, fbi, heroin, undercover, civil rights, segregation, racism, addiction, women ...
Time: 1940s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1947, year 1957 ...
Place: new york, new orleans, baltimore, philadelphia
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The Combination (2009)
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: realistic, serious, tense, suspense
Plot: racism, war on drugs, gang, criminal heroes, gangster, starting over, society, drug dealing, fall in love, homecoming, prison, gory ...
Time: 21st century
Place: sydney australia, australia
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En la Boca del Lobo (2014)
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: captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: drug cartel, drug lord, cartel, mafia, war on drugs, colombian drug cartel, organized crime, drug dealer, drug traffic, gangster boss, drug, drug trade ...
Place: colombia
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 2.9
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Juarez 2045 (2017)
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: bleak, tense, suspenseful, entertaining, captivating
Plot: robot, terminator, distopia, post apocalypse, cartel, war on drugs, drug, drug cartel, chaos, robot as menace, threat, artificial intelligence
Time: 2010s
Place: mexico
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Maltese: The Mafia Detective (2017)
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: suspenseful, tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: mafia, corruption, war on drugs, italian mafia, organized crime, investigation, crime solving, fighting crime, crime investigation, drug, mafioso, crime boss ...
Place: sicily
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 6.3
 4K
Mama Weed (2020)
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, humorous, disturbing, captivating, touching
Plot: drug dealing, lifestyle, war on drugs, manipulative woman, police dog, police, drug, master criminal, drug lord, drug traffic, double life, money laundering ...
Place: france, paris france
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 7.7
 470K
Training Day (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Style: neo noir, realistic, tense, harsh, suspense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: police corruption, gang, corrupt cop, ghetto, gunfight, drug dealer, police, african american, rookie, mentor, dirty cop, drug ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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The Sheriff In Town (2017)
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: disturbing, humorous, captivating, crime drama
Plot: drug dealer, investigation, uncover truth, partners against crime, war on drugs, forensics, drug dealing, cold case, sleuth, drug smuggling, private investigation, crime investigation ...
Place: busan
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 7.0
 1K
Pure (2017)
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: tense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: religion, pastor, criminal gang, war on drugs, organized crime, mafia, police officer, double life, fighting crime, mob boss, gang, drug traffic ...
Place: nova scotia, canada
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Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)
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: tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: sniper, mission, war on drugs, murderer, special agent, secret mission, pursuit, drug dealer, danger, undercover agent, drug lord, fighting crime ...
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Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth (2019)
Genre: Animation
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Newcomer Rei Izumi is joining the narcotics investigation unit of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. As a scout for the newly created STAND, sheā€™s going to recruit the most unique of agents, investigators, and informants to make up a ...
Style: anime, captivating
Plot: police, drug, fighting crime, drug dealer, war on drugs, drug smuggler, police raid, problem solving, police investigation, illegal drugs, criminal, police station ...
Place: japan
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Naked Singularity (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When a successful New York public defender loses his first case, he is pulled into a drug heist by a former client in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.
Style: captivating, tense, humorous, suspense, psychological thriller
Plot: drug bust, drug dealer, drug, war on drugs, fighting the system, social activist, drug traffic, criminal, society, fighting crime, crime boss, illegal drugs ...
Place: bronx new york city
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Drug Squad: Costa del Sol (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: Four intrepid and impulsive police officers form a special narcotics unit to combat the birth of drug trafficking on Spain's Costa del Sol in the 1970s.
Style: tense, exciting, captivating, detective
Plot: police, drug dealer, criminal, police officer, drug, fighting crime, partners against crime, war on drugs, criminal gang, smuggling, investigation, drug smuggling ...
Time: 70s
Place: spain
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 7.7
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The Dandy (2015)
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: suspense, captivating, tense, detective, telenovela
Plot: mafia, criminal, war on drugs, drug lord, moral dilemma, drug bust, fighting crime, organized crime, showdown, drug dealer, police, police officer ...
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 5.8
 15K
Bobby Z (2007)
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, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, betrayal, rescue, on the run, drug trade, drug dealing, vengeance, criminal heroes, danger, dishonesty, corrupt law enforcer, agent ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, latin america, san diego california, mexico ...
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 4.0
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Cartel War (2010)
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, drug dealing, law enforcement, criminal's revenge, revenge, male female relationship, police, murder, friendship, war on drugs, fighting crime ...
Time: 21st century
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Extraordinary Mission (2017)
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: realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, heroic
Plot: undercover, master criminal, crime boss, gain trust, war on drugs, working undercover, drug dealing, gang, drug bust, fighting crime, rivalry, mob boss ...
Place: china
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The Blind Spot (2017)
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: psychological, captivating, melancholic, suspenseful
Plot: police commissioner, political party, police investigation, drug crime, war on drugs, drug lord, illegal drugs, drug money, drug smuggler, career, smuggler, drug abuse ...
Place: antwerp
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In From the Cold (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Exposed as an ex-Russian spy, an American single mom must juggle family life and unique shape-shifting skills in a battle against an insidious enemy.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot: organized crime, female agent, female spy, cia agent, spy, daughter, drug, cold war, agent, special agent, secret agent, drug lord ...
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 5.8
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Runway Cop (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story: All he has is smell and a D-line body but is devoted in catching the bad guys. Detective Cha (Kang Ji-hwan) takes the cover of a model on a runway to solve a case.
Style: satirical, semi serious, captivating, disturbing, romantic
Plot: model, cop, drug, drug cartel, working undercover, drug dealer, detective inspector, undercover agent, forensics, police detective, war on drugs, mission ...
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Los Traficantes (2012)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: While serving a 33-year sentence, a spiritual awakening led drug lord Esteban Mendoza Cruz to form a church in Mexico's most corrupt prison. With a congregation of more than 600, Cruz sows hope both among inmates and in the community at large.
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot: redemption, drug, prison, jail, drug smuggling, cartel, changing lives, drug rehab, new life, change of heart, drug dealer, junkie ...
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Women of Mafia (2018)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 138 min.
Story: A former police officer goes under cover in the mafia.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, serious, realistic ...
Plot: female agent, mafia, special agent, gang, rivalry, danger, fighting crime, life is a bitch, secret agent, drug, undercover agent, outlaw gang ...
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