Drug Addiction Movies

When Albers takes his drug-addicted opera star sister Gerda to a sanitarium, they both become targets of slimy dope peddler Peter Lorre, who fears...

The story as told by his mother of an eighteen year old boy who falls into a life of drugs and violence and of the consequences to himself and those...

In this feature-length documentary, photographer Nance Ackerman describes the havoc prescription painkiller OxyContin wreaked in the already weakened...

Junior Rios started using heroin when he was 15. At age 29, Junior is a father of three. To support his $200-a-day heroin habit, he scours the...

Einar is an addict who has just abandoned his wife and five-year-old daughter. While struggling to detox at his lodge near the ocean, Einar is...

Newly homeless Mike struggles to survive his first 24 hours on the street with the help of a charming but unpredictable drug addict named Billy...

Directed in 1980 and released in 2013. On the issue of addiction in Iran in the 1980s. Mohsen's father is going to pass away soon due to an illness,...

On the night of October 30, 1993, River Phoenix is set to play with his band at the Viper Room on Sunset Boulevard when he dies suddenly of a drug...

Stories of... Lust, Love & Life

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

Funk legend Sly Stone disappeared from the limelight for more than 20 years. Musicians and the media tried to find the recluse but failed. In 2005...

In 1973, eleven year old Miguelito was discovered singing in the San Juan airport by the legendary New York record producer Harvey Averne. Within the...

The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of the big bands of the 30s and 40s,...

Josh, a young drug addict, joins a support group, where he opens up about his situation.

A young man sits in a surreal space between two doors, each representing a life-altering choice. Behind one lies the darkness of his drug addiction,...

The Chronicle of a on-and-off relationship between two young men, plagued by alcoholism, violence, and too many second chances.

The film explores the turbulent lives of homeless persons in Cologne, Germany. Through their personal belongings the homeless share with the viewer...

A recreation of what it feels like to live with the hidden issues of depression, anxiety, inclusion, bulimia, drug addiction, and abusive...

A drug addicted meter maid impostor, has been conning people out of money for years to support his habits. Unfortunately, his luck is about to run...

The story of a young man struggling with the loss of his mother, and the added responsibility of caring for his brother while battling drug addiction.