Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "drug-addiction", "flash-forward"

1. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

R | 180 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey

Votes: 1,584,401 | Gross: $116.90M

2. Goodfellas (1990)

R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco

Votes: 1,258,111 | Gross: $46.84M

3. City of God (2002)

R | 130 min | Crime, Drama

In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.

Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen

Votes: 801,494 | Gross: $7.56M

4. Elvis (2022)

PG-13 | 159 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson

Votes: 234,868 | Gross: $151.04M

5. Zodiac (2007)

R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards

Votes: 598,703 | Gross: $33.08M

6. Limitless (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 105 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

A mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100% of his brain's abilities transforms a struggling writer into a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with many dangers.

Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro

Votes: 612,639 | Gross: $79.25M

7. Blow (2001)

R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.

Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths

Votes: 275,151 | Gross: $52.99M

8. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

R | 134 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Laura Palmer's harrowing final days are chronicled one year after the murder of Teresa Banks, a resident of Twin Peaks' neighboring town.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook

Votes: 105,232 | Gross: $4.16M

9. Cherry (I) (2021)

R | 142 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq - anchored only by his true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Forrest Goodluck

Votes: 37,339

10. Lovelace (2013)

R | 93 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband before taking control of her life.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple

Votes: 42,758 | Gross: $0.36M

11. The Last Emperor (1987)

PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying

Votes: 111,552 | Gross: $43.98M

12. T2 Trainspotting (2017)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle

Votes: 133,011 | Gross: $2.40M

13. From Hell (2001)

R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After five ritualistic murders are committed in 1888 London, Inspector Abberline's assignment is to investigate the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Along with a string of mutilated prostitutes, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the government.

Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane

Votes: 164,261 | Gross: $31.60M

14. Antlers (2021)

R | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

In an isolated Oregon town, a middle-school teacher and her sheriff brother become embroiled with her enigmatic student, whose dark secrets lead to terrifying encounters with an ancestral creature.

Director: Scott Cooper | Stars: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene

Votes: 44,550

15. Mansfield Park (1999)

PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.

Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Hannah Taylor Gordon

Votes: 25,849 | Gross: $4.76M

16. Less Than Zero (1987)

R | 98 min | Crime, Drama

A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

Director: Marek Kanievska | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader

Votes: 22,134 | Gross: $12.40M

17. Pay It Forward (2000)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama

A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt, Jay Mohr

Votes: 123,905 | Gross: $33.52M

18. 21 Grams (2003)

R | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston

Votes: 245,910 | Gross: $16.29M

19. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama

A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham

Votes: 40,658 | Gross: $4.73M

20. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.

Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Adam Garcia, Brittany Murphy

Votes: 30,560 | Gross: $30.17M

21. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Russell M. Haeuser, Val Kilmer

Votes: 80,928 | Gross: $1.70M

22. Valley of the Dolls (1967)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate

Votes: 9,750 | Gross: $44.43M

23. All About My Mother (1999)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, and overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan

Votes: 102,924 | Gross: $8.26M

24. Pain and Glory (2019)

R | 113 min | Drama

A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas

Votes: 63,148

25. Four Good Days (2020)

R | 100 min | Drama

A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.

Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Mila Kunis, Carla Gallo, Glenn Close, Stephen Root

Votes: 12,273

26. The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019)

R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Hired to procure a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art scholar becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.

Director: Giuseppe Capotondi | Stars: Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland

Votes: 6,141

27. The Red Violin (1998)

R | 130 min | Drama, Music, Mystery

A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.

Director: François Girard | Stars: Carlo Cecchi, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Jason Flemyng

Votes: 34,492 | Gross: $9.47M

28. Cassandro (2023)

R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Follows the true story of Cassandro, the ''exotico'' character created by Saúl Armendáriz, gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rose to international stardom.

Director: Roger Ross Williams | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosio

Votes: 3,820

29. The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)

R | 77 min | Animation, Comedy

Fritz the Cat may have lost one of his lives in the comics, but in his new movie, he has eight more lives left to go! While his wife screams at him, Fritz lights up a joint and reminiscences about what could have been.

Director: Robert Taylor | Stars: Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely

Votes: 3,007 | Gross: $1.09M

30. Saint Laurent (2014)

R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Yves Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career.

Director: Bertrand Bonello | Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux

Votes: 6,481 | Gross: $0.43M

31. American Woman (2018)

R | 111 min | Drama, Mystery

A woman raises her young grandson after her daughter goes missing.

Director: Jake Scott | Stars: Sienna Miller, Sky Ferreira, Kentucker Audley, Christina Hendricks

Votes: 7,687 | Gross: $0.24M

32. The Benefactor (I) (2015)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

A philanthropist meddles in the lives of newly-married couples in an attempt to relive his past.

Director: Andrew Renzi | Stars: Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, Theo James, Dylan Baker

Votes: 5,244

33. Sentinelle (2021)

TV-MA | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Transferred home after a traumatizing combat mission, a lesbian soldier uses her lethal skills to hunt down the man who hurt her sister.

Director: Julien Leclercq | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Marilyn Lima, Michel Nabokoff, Martin Swabey

Votes: 8,695

34. I Smile Back (2015)

R | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Addicted to drugs and alcohol, a housewife's self-destructive behavior starts to take its toll on her husband and two young children.

Director: Adam Salky | Stars: Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, Skylar Gaertner, Shayne Coleman

Votes: 5,707 | Gross: $0.06M

35. It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)

R | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A famous DJ in the Ibiza club scene finds the alcohol and drug-fueled party that is his life threatened by the progressive loss of his hearing.

Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Paul Kaye, Beatriz Batarda, Kate Magowan, Mike Wilmot

Votes: 20,671 | Gross: $0.12M

36. Born to Be Blue (2015)

R | 97 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.

Director: Robert Budreau | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Tony Nappo

Votes: 9,276 | Gross: $0.83M

37. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

To treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson

Votes: 5,100

38. Bongwater (1998)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An indolent artist in Portland, Oregon becomes addicted to marijuana, prompting his girlfriend to flee to New York City with a heroin addict.

Director: Richard Sears | Stars: Luke Wilson, Alicia Witt, Amy Locane, Brittany Murphy

Votes: 4,389

39. Until Death (2007)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin, and everyone dislikes him. Because of an accident he is put into a coma, and comes out of it a better person. He wakes up wanting to put things right.

Director: Simon Fellows | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephen Rea, Selina Giles, Mark Dymond

Votes: 10,373

40. Sex and Lies in Sin City (2008 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Ted Binion is Vegas royalty, the prince of the world famous Horseshoe Casino - rich, rowdy and randy. When he falls for Sandy Murphy at a local strip club, he becomes trapped in a web of drugs, deception and ultimately his death.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Mena Suvari, Marcia Gay Harden, Johnathon Schaech, Matthew Modine

Votes: 678

41. The Switchblade Sisterhood (2023)

124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman discovers second-wave feminism, while meeting with her estranged half-sister, as they encounter the grief, rage, jealousy and injustice that govern their lives.

Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: British Flower, Kieran Hudson, Catherine Tomsen, Seaton Kay-Smith

Votes: 24

42. Piñero (2001)

R | 103 min | Biography, Drama

Miguel Pinero's creative and turbulent life was cut short at age 40: a Tony Award nominee who did time at Sing-Sing, a volatile urban poet whose work is recognized as a precursor to rap and hip-hop, and a writer of hit TV shows.

Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Talisa Soto, Nelson Vasquez

Votes: 1,404 | Gross: $1.42M

43. The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle (2009)

TV-MA | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

After he loses his high-paying job, Dory takes a gig as a night janitor in order to pay rent. Alone late at night inside a market research firm, he soon discovers the company is experimenting on their other janitors ...

Director: David Russo | Stars: Marshall Allman, Jeanette Maus, Sean Nelson, Allen Johnson

Votes: 1,011

44. Beware of Dog (2020)

88 min | Drama

Alienated in politically-ambiguous Moscow, a young woman deals with severe OCD, while her cousin in Berlin tries to build a romantic relationship ignoring her own condition. In a parallel ... See full summary »

Director: Nadia Bedzhanova | Stars: Marina Vasileva, Buddy Duress, Paula Knüpling, Pavel Tabakov

Votes: 134

45. A Soul to Redeem (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 84 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The detective story set in the early 20th century is full of suspense, twists and emotions. Love, hate and desire for revenge are the strongest motivation for the trio of its protagonists. ... See full summary »

Director: Jirí Svoboda | Stars: Viktor Antonio, Igor Bares, Jirí Capka, Viktorie Cermáková

Votes: 80

46. Spiral Deep (2020)

18 min | Short, Drama

A young man suffering from depression finds sanctuary in the city nightlife, spiraling deep into drugs, sex and danger during a worldwide pandemic.

Director: Israel Luna | Stars: Joseph Herrera, Adam Kronenberger, Tom Roma, Adrian Speller

47. The Motive for Murder (1975)

90 min | Crime

An anthology film depicting the three different faces of crime. In "The Weekend", Mr. Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills ... See full summary »

Directors: Július Matula, Jirí Svoboda, Tomás Svoboda | Stars: Ilja Prachar, Antonie Hegerlíková, Helga Cocková, Zdena Studenková

Votes: 37

48. Fried (2022)

M | 12 min | Short, Comedy, Mystery

A man's attempts to eat breakfast are constantly interrupted, by the repeated appearances of a stoned out time traveler.

Director: Mars Fargo | Stars: Mars Fargo, Brian Lachowski