| Blow (2001) | 7.5 | |
| LOL (2008) | 9.3 | |
| Kids (1995) | 7.0 | |
| Pulp Fiction (1994) | 8.8 | |
| Narcos (2015) | 8.7 |
Drug use movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant drug use movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating and intense films and TV shows about / with drug use, drug, female nudity, sex scene, coming of age, friendship, female protagonist, drug abuse, sex and life is a bitch plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, Sweden, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as drug use: Snow (2017), The Night (2016), Yung (2018), Spun (2002), All that remains (2022), West (2007), Christiane F. (1981), Sex, Party and Lies (2009), 9 Songs (2004), Requiem for a Dream (2000).
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List of drug use movies
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Müzeyyen is a 22-year-old high school senior living in Antalya who spends most of her time with a posse of misfits. She lives a drug-fuelled, highly troubled life outside the norms of society. When her long-lost brother Ali decides to visit her ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
drug, society, relationship problems, family problems, life is a bitch, drug addict, family relations, drug abuse, drug addiction, social relations, male female relationship, female protagonist ...
Place:
turkey
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381
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Martin moves around Buenos Aires at night, picking up guys, going to clubs, scoring drugs and having sex. Sometimes he’s paying and sometimes his trans sex-worker friend or another woman takes him along for a threesome.
Style:
sexy, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
drug use, sex, gay erotica, gay, aimlessness, drug, orgy, threesome, gay lead character, casual sex, sexuality, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
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722
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This film follows four young girls into the vibrant, hedonistic subculture of Berlin. Janaina, 17, earns money by making Internet pornography. Her best friend, Emmy, 18, finds the whole city intoxicating, without realizing that she's getting ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, hot
Plot:
drug use, sex scene, teenage prostitution, drug, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, youth culture, lifestyle, friends, girlfriend, teenager, social problems ...
Place:
berlin germany
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43K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up ...
Style:
psychedelic, psychological, surreal, black comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, drug addict, drug, drug addiction, masturbation, drug trip, methamphetamine, bondage, drug use, drugged, manic ...
Time:
year 2002, y2k, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, las vegas
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
Matilda, faced by her boyfriend Oliver's sudden break up is scooped up by her friend Miron. He creates a symbiotic bubble consisting of himself, Matilda and the indecisive Simon. They become a triangle of dares, drugs and sexual tension. Based ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, indie film, intense ...
Plot:
breakup, love triangle, young adult, drug use, romantic triangle, sexual tension, female protagonist, problem, male female relationship, love story, relationships, couple relations ...
Place:
stockholm sweden
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618
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Pete & Jerry are cousins living in Sydney's Western Suburbs, where life consists of drinking, getting stoned, getting in fights and hanging out. But things change forever when Pete and Jerry both fall in love with the same girl.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, suspense, crying ...
Plot:
love triangle, murder, secret, drug use, betrayal, friendship, friendship between men, revenge, police investigation, murder suspect, flirting, infidelity ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the ...
Style:
depressing, disturbing, rough, bleak, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
addiction, drug addiction, heroin, drug abuse, drug addict, downfall, junkie, drug overdose, teenage girl, friendship, teenage life, teenage prostitution ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1981
Place:
berlin germany, west berlin west germany, europe, west germany, germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A youth group is preparing for what will be the summer of their life, including secrets, lies, sex, confusion, evenings and holidays.
Style:
sexy, erotic, light, suspense, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
sex, lgbt, gay, threesome, coming of age, sex scene, drug use, passionate sex, first gay sexual experience, making love, male nudity, drug dealing ...
Place:
spain
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25K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, sexy, sensual, controversial ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
sex, sexuality, strong sexual content, explicit sex, sex scene, lust, erection, sexual desire, desire, unsimulated sex, intercourse, sensuality ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, antarctica, britain, europe, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, bleak, depressing, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, heroin, drug addiction, insanity, drug, junkie, loneliness, mental illness, depression, dream, subculture ...
Time:
year 2000, future, y2k, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
britain, america, new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
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15K
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspired by a true story, this series follows a group of Roman teenagers as they defy society in their search for identity and independence.
Style:
erotic, psychological, romantic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage prostitute, friendship, society, sex with a minor, high school student, family crisis, drug use, school, party, sex, independence, teenager ...
Place:
rome italy, new mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Born into the seedy, underground world of prostitution, 15-year-old Shara has known no other life. Her mother is an aging, career escort, who is now looking to Shara to make the kind of money she made in her youth.
Style:
realistic, compassionate, thought provoking, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
teenage prostitution, mother daughter relationship, prostitution, human trafficking, underage, abusive boyfriend, sex trafficking, teenage prostitute, violent man, drug use, life is a bitch, teenage life ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A middle-aged journalist interviews the real-life Dutch star Katja Schuurman, in her own loft. Pierre, the journalist is annoyed at being given such a fluffy assignment, as he is normally a political correspondent. Initially he has no questions for ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, black comedy ...
Plot:
drug use, rebellion, couples, rivalry, legal, media, politics, society, state affairs, confession, arrest, interview ...
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The married life of Sabel and Brian was cut short when three men rape her and kill Brian in their honeymoon. Surviving from the crime, she vows to let the culprits experience hell.
Style:
disturbing, tagalog, bleak, suspenseful, dramatic ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, cheating fiance, revenge, violence, female protagonist, honeymoon, gang rape, rape, drug use, wedding ceremony, sex, sex scene ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
Style:
psychological, sentimental, touching, sincere, suspenseful ...
Plot:
parkinson's disease, gay, male female relationship, weakness, husband wife relationship, sexual awakening, father son relationship, support group, best friend, drug use, supermarket, women ...
Place:
canada
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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, serious, dramatic, suspenseful, medical drama ...
Plot:
drug abuse, addiction, female protagonist, family drama, doctor, cocaine, woman, female doctor, drug, drug addict, drug use, self destructing ...
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil
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54K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Gia Carangi travels to New York City with dreams of becoming a fashion model. Within minutes of arriving, she meets Wilhelmina Cooper, a wise and high-powered agent who takes Gia under her wing. With Cooper's help and her own natural instincts, ...
Style:
erotic, melancholic, psychological, sexy, sad ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
lesbian, fashion, addiction, aids, drug abuse, drug addiction, lgbtq, supermodel, model, lgbt, heroin, mental illness ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
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11K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Lissa, a twenty-year-old girl trapped in rural Pennsylvania, grapples with sex, drugs, love and loss. When a possible pregnancy forces her to take a hard look at her life, both her and the structure of the film mature, illuminating a brighter path ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
sexual promiscuity, lifestyle change, pregnancy, promiscuity, mother daughter estrangement, promiscuous woman, loss of father, life is a bitch, drug abuse, drunkenness, drug use, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style:
period piece, stylized, costume drama, sexy, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night, teens, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
royal family, love affair, adultery, love triangle, political intrigue, infidelity, queen, royalty, royal court, coup d'etat, aristocracy, marriage ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 2012, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place:
denmark, europe, england, copenhagen, scandinavia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A turn of the century ritual to raise the feminine evil goes horribly awry and leaves a she demon dormant on the ceremonial grounds. Sixty years later a young couple moves into a house built on the ancient grounds and their daughter's murder ...
Style:
scary, semi serious, humorous, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gory, drug use, zombie, danger, ghost, supernatural ability, friendship, supernatural, mentally unstable, curses spells and rituals, female demon, machete ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 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:
psychotronic, suspense, tense, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
drug use, brutality, murder, violence, drug, youth, homicidal maniac, characters killed one by one, maniac, killing spree, violent, serial killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Minna, a drug addict who makes a living dealing drugs, can't pay rent and after cheating some delinquents she runs with the money. She meets Katja and they move together to an illegal residence outside the city, where a group of people have ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, thought provoking, unusual plot structure
Plot:
homeless woman, drug addict, homeless shelter, friendship, drug deal, homeless, arrest, drug dealing, debt, prison sentence, drug dealer, arrested ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
eastern europe
Is relevant?
69
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A car crash victim, humiliated housewife and two repressed teens are connected by their relationships with hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, independent film, tension ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
double life, strong female character, social problems, social realism, secret, doctor patient relationship, friendship between men, secret life, organized crime, drug use, car accident, anguish ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
usa, america, midwest, kentucky, cincinnati ohio ...
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4K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young singer/songwriter, despite being married, becomes involved with her new guitarist, who she soon discovers has a dark past and may be a danger to her and those close to her.
Style:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot:
stalker, erotica, passion, music band, cheating wife, seduction, sex scene, obsessed fan, guitarist, drug use, celebrity, musician's life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
881
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on true events (mostly), Freddie, a 15-year-old runaway becomes intimately acquainted with California’s “Murder City” after being released from jail, just shy of midnight. Absurdly self-reliant, completely broke and 120 miles away from ...
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, suspense, horror comedy
Plot:
drug use, runaway teen, jail, gang, drug, teenage girl, dysfunctional family, struggle for survival, mother daughter relationship, twists and turns, brother sister relationship, masturbation ...
Place:
southern california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Netherlands, Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Florence, a young irresponsible mother and her precocious daughter, Eugenia, have an unusual relationship. The roles between the two are reversed. Florence is totally inept at caring for a daughter, whereas Eugenia, only 10 years old, shows maturity ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sincere, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
pregnant woman, dysfunctional family, abortion, pregnancy, youth, precocious child, drug use, family relations, drug dealer, grandmother granddaughter relationship, single mother, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Greece, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.
Style:
psychological, rough, captivating, art house, f word
Plot:
rock music, addiction, drug use, friendship, husband wife relationship, nervousness, chaos, photographer, punk, punk rocker, drinking alcohol, guru ...
Place:
europe, new york state
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Seasoning House - where young girls are prostituted to the military. An orphaned deaf mute is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, planning her escape. Planning her ingenious and brutal revenge.
Style:
spooky, rough, serious, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, rapist, rape and revenge, sexual abuse, confinement indoors, strong violent content, rape, vengeance, male nudity, gang bang, danger ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2010s
Place:
balkan, europe
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In debt to their volatile drug dealer, best friends, Denise and Johnny, agree to a sketchy job to pay off their last hit. After breaking into a decrepit stash house to steal a bag of mysterious drugs, escape proves more troublesome, as the pair find ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
drug use, time travel, travel, drug addict, paradox, debt, drug, time loop, problem, junkie, drug dealer, identity ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Luxembourg
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
About college students that experience horrifying visions from the past while undergoing a fraternity initiation.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
drug use, fraternity, college, lesbian sex, drug, extreme violence, brutality, violence, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, alcoholic father, violent ...
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