Drug Addiction Movies

Jeanette, a pretty high school student, is looking for “kicks”. She starts hanging out with a wild crowd, and begins popping bennies, uppers and other...

A drug addict checks into rehab.

It's Christmas Eve, and Synnøve is searching for her drug-addicted daughter Michelle in an almost desolated city. During the course of the evening, sh...

A privileged young man is content with his life and is on track for a bright future, until a measly year thrusts him into a much different situation.

World famous comedienne Carol Burnett recounts her years as a working mom, trying to raise her daughter Carrie.

Fudo is a drug addict who decides to quit heroin and reconcile with his mother after his best friend dies. However, people continue to perceive him as...

For five years, Stephen McCoy documented street life in Boston. This is what he captured.

Nobody captured the atmosphere of 1990s Berlin better than German photographer Daniel Josefsohn, who died in 2016 at the age of 54, leaving his mark i...

“You bet on someone in the beginning of the process and then you wait and see what life does with them.” This is how Czech director Helena Trestikova...

Educational film about drug addiction.

Filmmakers Holly Dale and Janis Cole explore the culture of Davie Street, located in the underbelly of Vancouver, where dozens of prostitutes work and...

15 years ago, Luiza decided to make a fresh start in Spain. She left her 3-year-old daughter Cristina in the care of her relatives and took off. When...

A 5 minute animation on the nature of addiction.

Second Lane is a story about drug addiction, living with it and fighting it. It is a documentary about people who use intravenous drugs and the profes...

Junior, a young father trying to turn his life around after years of heroin addiction, joins forces with a group of fellow hepatitis-C-infected former...

Pseudo-documentary style drama about drug addicts by Aleksandr Shapiro.

In a family torn by addiction, a timid teenager named Shane attempts to find and reunite with his older brother. When he gets to his destination, his...

A two and a half hour Hell-Ride through the vast continuously urban sprawl known as Los Angeles. Explore the War-Zone from within it's riot-torn, gra...

Lindstrom’s powerful documentary takes an unflinching look at the daunting difficulties in overcoming addictions and the dynamic within Portland’s Cen...