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Drug use movies and TV shows – page 5
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Hang out with Ricky, Julian and Bubbles in Ricky's kitchen, smoking, drinking and talking about whatever the hell pops up in their fucked up brains.
Style:
mockumentary, satirical, humorous, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, drug use, marijuana, trailer park, joke, humour, small town, friendship, alcoholism, working class, party, anti hero ...
Place:
nova scotia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Bernard Jr., a 30-year old who still lives at home with his father, is trying to avoid the negativity of the inner city. Bernard has dedicated his life to cleaning up his neighborhood and ridding it of crime, but has one small problem... he cannot ...
Style:
humorous, lighthearted, satirical, slapstick, action comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
drug use, marijuana, irreverent, satire, vigilante justice, fighting crime, father son relationship, superhero, social commentary, fish out of water, inner city, rebellious
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Two hedonistic drug dealers have a very long day, when one of them accidentally kills a local gangster and customer. The dead body starts a domino effect of accidents, suicides, overdoses and murder that are dealt with through a haze of drugs, ...
Style:
intense, dark comedy, crime drama, tense, black comedy ...
Plot:
drug use, violence, hallucination, gangster, street life, moral ambiguity, chaos, guilt, corruption, betrayal, urban, tragedy ...
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776
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Blaise and Nessa are outcast methadone users in a small town that doesn’t offer an easy way out. Each day starts in a long lineup at the tiny pharmacy, then it’s door-to- door begging to cut grass for people who just want them to not exist. At ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, dark, art house, moody
Plot:
drug use, addiction, small town, poverty, realism, intimate, escape, desperation, hopelessness, working class, claustrophobia, slice of life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nova scotia, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Under the auspicious name "Magical Mystery" the Berlin techno label BummBumm Records wants to go on a rave tour. Karl Schmidt aka Charly himself was once an aspiring artist on the scene, until he retired after a nervous breakdown five ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot:
road trip, techno, recovery, mental health, drug use, abstinence, electronic music, character study, satire, travel, music, rave ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
germany, hamburg germany, berlin germany
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
You thought the boys would actually sober up? Not until after they change the world.
Style:
captivating, funny, entertaining, satirical, feel good ...
Plot:
satire, party, drug use, vulgar language, trailer park boys, joke, escapades, comedian, social satire, stand up comedian, humour, public speaking ...
Place:
austin texas
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500
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Comedy about a shithead who tries to sell his baby for drugs.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, weird
Plot:
drug use, drug addiction, desperation, youth culture, urban, anti hero, road trip, social decay, moral ambiguity, satire, character study, irreverent ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: France, Finland, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When Elina, a young aspiring rapper forced to move from Finland to southern France, meets Sofia, her new step-sister and an impressive ballerina, she immediately falls in love with her.
Style:
atmospheric, intercultural, social, suspense, moody
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female friendship, coming of age, drug use, young love, identity, teenage angst, self discovery, toxic relationship, passion, ambition, sexual tension, jealousy ...
Place:
south of france, france, finland
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208
Genre: Horror
Country: Sweden, UK, Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After a nocturnal car accident on the English countryside, an unfortunate couple is invited to a mysterious manor occupied by a creepy embalmer who throws sexy drug parties there.
Style:
creepy, disturbing, psychological horror, suspenseful, surreal ...
Plot:
rape, sex horror, female nudity, drug use, violence, isolated house, mature, countryside, road accident, taxidermy, party, sexploitation ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Giulio, a young man from Sicily, arrives in Rome to trace back Aurora, his ex-girlfriend whom he cannot forget. He stays with a couple of family friends, Rosalia and Eugenio, who have lost their only son, Nello, of the same age as Giulio. The ...
Style:
art house, ambiguous ending, tragic
Plot:
depression, mourning, unrequited love, grief, loneliness, loss, drug use, existential crisis, isolation, alienation, obsession, alcoholism ...
Place:
sicily, rome italy
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167
Genre: Drama
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Arman is about to turn 18. He was adopted as a baby by Jasna and Senad, who were unable to have children of their own. However, four years after the adoption, Jasna gives birth to Dado. Throughout his life, Arman has had a hard time coping with ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
adopted son, relationships, problem, brothers, drug, family problems, drug addiction, social problems, junkie, life is a bitch, mother son relationship, family relations ...
Place:
bosnia herzegovina
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585
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Action thriller featuring a dramatic race against time and death. After 10 billion won worth of drugs mysteriously disappear, police officer Kang Sung Joo is faced with the unenviable task of tracking down the perpetrators of the clever coup. During ...
Style:
detective, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, deja vu, criminal, fight, sleuth, police detective, battles, uncover truth, police investigation, drug lord, drug, crime solving ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
korea
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A family calls in an intervention for Benjamin, a kid who is doing drugs. Soon, it becomes clear that those who are confronting Benjamin's problem also have many problems of their own.
Style:
dramatic, captivating, entertaining, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
intervention, family relations, family drama, confrontation, drug addiction, dysfunctional family, drug, family life, family problems, relatives, kids and family, sibling relationship ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The movie is based on a true story about a repented gangster preaching the word of God and guiding his brotherhood to turn over a new leaf. Chen once was the leader of the famous gang "The 13 Tsz Wan Shan", he lost his family, lovers, ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, inspirational ...
Plot:
drug abuse, drug, redemption, biopic, criminal underworld, life is a bitch, thief, drug use, drug rehab, changing lives, problem, drug addict ...
Place:
china, hong kong
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Belarus
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Vasilisa returns to her hometown for the wedding of her school friend Inna. Inna’s groom “Chistiy” with his two friends “Lambada” and “Kolbasa” organize a unplanned bachelor party on the eve of the wedding. Inna and Vasilisa show up ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, atmospheric, dark comedy ...
Plot:
bad trip, drug trip, bachelor party, buddies, psychedelia, self defense, isolation, couple relations, drug overdose, bickering couple, fiance fiancee relationship, relationship problems ...
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Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A group of arcanes enjoy fighting vampires.
Style:
mystical, disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot:
supernatural horror, mysticism, supernatural, surveillance, mafia, punched in the face, drug cartel, obsession, drug crime, murder, corruption, struggle for survival ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
crisis, drug, epidemic, drug use, businessman, evil man, corruption, apathy, psychiatrist, investigation, greed, patient ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Cole Freeman maintains an uneasy equilibrium in his rural Appalachian town, looking after the old and infirm while selling their excess painkillers to local addicts. But when an old friend returns with plans that upend the fragile balance and ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
drug dealer, friendship, small town, family relations, addiction, character study, drug dealing, drug trade, city life, penance, illegal drugs, drug use ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
west virginia, appalachia
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Saudi Arabia
TV show
Story:
Inspired by real events, the powerful series narrates the story of the notorious criminal of the same name in the 1980s, and the Saudi police’s efforts to bring him to justice.
Style:
psychological, captivating, intense, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, true crime, law enforcement, killing, murderer, gang, drug, murder, criminal, murder mystery, drug use, bandit ...
Time:
80s
Place:
saudi arabia, middle east
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Genre: Crime
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
It’s 1993, and Paloma Luisa Marquez Hermosa is on top of the world. Originally from Columbia, she now heads a very discreet – and very efficient – criminal organization that smuggles cocaine into Montreal and launders drug money. Nicknamed the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, crime drama, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
drug traffic, cartel, organized crime, criminal organization, police corruption, female crime boss, cocaine, drug dealing, drug, drug abuse, forensics, criminal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
montreal, colombia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A total stoner with no commitment to her job and a type-A high-achiever join forces when they find themselves in trouble after one of them disposes of $20,000 worth of pot from a drug queenpin and her henchwomen.
Style:
funny, captivating, entertaining, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
drug dealer, illegal drugs, trouble, drug use, weed, drug dealing, narcotics, adventure hero, drug, drug trade, odd couple, drug crime ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When a boat loaded with cocaine sinks off his home island, Eduardo sees a risky but exciting opportunity to make money and fulfill impossible dreams.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
cocaine, drug traffic, junkie, friendship, friend, changing lives, friends, drug, drug use, greed, moral ambiguity, smuggling ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Colombia
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
The complicated relationship of several of the Colombian national team players with drug trafficking, one that culminated in the own goal and murder of one of the most beloved defenders in the world.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
football player, football team, soccer, drug crime, soccer coach, drug, football, athlete's life, sport team, drug use, life is a bitch, murder ...
Time:
year 1987, 90s, year 1994, 80s, 20th century
Place:
colombia
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jada gets pulled into a world of drugs and deceit in order to learn the shocking truth about what really happened to her missing sister, Kayla.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, crime drama ...
Plot:
twin sister, investigation, female protagonist, identical twins, missing person, twins, criminal underworld, sister, private investigation, sister sister relationship, drug use, drug ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Failed musician Kyle Cassidy is in love with Nikki Duke, the charismatic wife of an abusive rock star who's away on tour. After a wild evening at the Dukes' Hollywood Hills mansion, Nikki passes out and bumps her head. Kyle, in a ...
Style:
dark comedy, disturbing, satirical, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
rock star, satire, drug abuse, unlikely criminals, male female relationship, musician, police brutality, drug use, attempted robbery, night, robbery, dark humor ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Nathan's Kingdom is a dark fantasy, coming-of-age drama about Nathan, a 25-year-old autistic man struggling with his teenage prescription-addict sister, and rather than surrendering their lives to social services, they risk it all to find a ...
Style:
dark fantasy, disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
autism, drug addict, junkie, coming of age, family problems, brother sister relationship, escape from reality, drug, social problems, fantasy world, life is a bitch, adolescence vs adulthood ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Paloma, the new girl at an esteemed prep school, is drawn into the daily aggressions of warring senior class factions. She joins the Spades and becomes friends with the Spades’ leader, an enigmatic and scheming cheerleader named Selah.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleader, boarding school, school, black, high school life, teenager, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, drug use, teenage girl, power struggle, fight for supremacy, underage drinking ...
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the near future, Frank, a police officer, discovers that the legalization of all recreational drugs comes with a price.
Style:
suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
time travel, drug dealing, drug, investigation, powerful corporation, police investigation, evil plot, dark secret, police officer, experiment, drug trade, corporation ...
Time:
future, near future
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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, suspenseful, scary, humorous ...
Plot:
zombie, farm, experiment, murder, killing, drug, drug addiction, pandemic, fear, virus, vengeance, survival ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When two jobless friends discover a hidden weed bible and the ultimate bud, they think that they’ve got it made…with 'seed' money to start a new snack delivery app. But, when nearly all of their stash and weed bible are stolen, the two ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, humorous, absurd, funny ...
Plot:
stoner, marijuana, cannabis, smoking, friends, lifestyle, buddies, farce, partner, disorder, silly humor, goofy hero ...
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