Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "quaalude"

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: 1,585,028 | 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: 1,258,471 | Gross: $46.84M

3. Almost Famous (2000)

R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand

Votes: 293,630 | Gross: $32.53M

4. American Made (2017)

R | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 208,432 | Gross: $51.34M

5. The Big Chill (1983)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt

Votes: 41,499 | Gross: $56.20M

6. Christiane F. (1981)

R | 138 min | Biography, Drama

A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski

Votes: 29,462

7. Wonderland (2003)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.

Director: James Cox | Stars: Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Christina Applegate

Votes: 23,329 | Gross: $1.06M

8. Summer of Sam (1999)

R | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito

Votes: 41,355 | Gross: $19.28M

9. 54 (1998)

R | 93 min | Drama, Music

The famous 1970s New York City nightclub seen and told through the eyes of a young employee.

Director: Mark Christopher | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Mike Myers

Votes: 34,566 | Gross: $16.57M

10. London Boulevard (2010)

R | 103 min | Crime, Drama

An ex-con with a reputation tries to go straight by working as a handy man for a reclusive actress but this is unfortunately not the wish of London's underground crime lord.

Director: William Monahan | Stars: Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, Ray Winstone, David Thewlis

Votes: 50,362 | Gross: $0.01M

11. Hell Night (1981)

R | 101 min | Horror, Thriller

Four college pledges are forced to spend the night in a deserted old mansion, where they are stalked by the monstrous survivor of a family massacre years earlier.

Director: Tom DeSimone | Stars: Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton, Kevin Brophy

Votes: 8,779

12. Modern Romance (1981)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

Albert Brooks directs himself as a successful film editor with far too many issues that affects the relationship between him and his remarkably patient girlfriend.

Director: Albert Brooks | Stars: Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Tyann Means, Bruno Kirby

Votes: 4,723 | Gross: $2.86M

13. Studio 54 (2018)

TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, History, Music

The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.

Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Ian Schrager, Steve Rubell, Donald Rubell, Neil Schlesinger

Votes: 3,544 | Gross: $0.20M

14. Girls Will Be Girls (2003)

R | 79 min | Comedy, Romance

Three actresses at various places on the Hollywood food chain navigate the minefield of love, aging, and ambition. Oh, and they're all played by men!

Director: Richard Day | Stars: Jack Plotnick, Clinton Leupp, Jeffery Roberson, Ron Mathews

Votes: 1,600 | Gross: $0.15M

15. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

Unrated | 99 min | Documentary, Crime

Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.

Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: Andrew Braunsberg, Richard Brenneman, Douglas Dalton, Marilyn Beck

Votes: 5,207 | Gross: $0.06M

16. Zeisters (1986)

R | 78 min | Comedy

Two brothers befriend an escaped mental patient "the fat guy") and accompany him on his misadventures in the big city.

Director: John Golden | Stars: Mark Alfred, Joan Allen, Ted Bardi, Craig Barnett

Votes: 341

17. Cosby: The Women Speak (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary

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Directors: Jeanmarie Condon, Melia Patria | Stars: Barbara Bowman, Sarita Butterfield, Vicki Carbe, Andrea Constand

Votes: 30

18. Lude Behavior

Crime | Announced

Miami, 1982: A pro tennis player turned Jai Alai star is coerced into joining a vast counterfeit Quaalude operation for an eccentric Canadian crime boss.

Director: Renaud Gauthier

19. The New Statesman (1987–1994)
Episode: California Here I Come (1989)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

When parliament's man of the moment, Alan B'Stard, flies to California....

Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Lou Hirsch, Julianne White

Votes: 62

20. Weeds (2005–2012)
Episode: Lude Awakening (2005)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Shane has problems at school again. Celia tries to get rid of her cancer in a non-conventional way and then gives all her belongings away. Nancy experiences her first shoot out and has to bail her brother in-law out of jail.

Director: Lee Rose | Stars: Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Tonye Patano, Romany Malco

Votes: 970

21. The View (1997– )
Episode: Episode dated 2 June 2008 (2008)

TV-14 | Talk-Show

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Stars: Joy Behar, Samantha Geimer, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck

22. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: The Addict Who Took Down the Mafia (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

Drug dealing turns mobster Henry Hill into an infamous Mafia informant.

Stars: Rick Leahy, Ed Guevara, Karen Hill, Gina Hill

Votes: 9

23. Larry King Live (1985–2010)
Episode: Episode dated 24 February 2003 (2003)

TV-14 | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Douglas Dalton, Samantha Geimer, Roy Jenson, Larry King

24. Larry King Live (1985–2010)
Episode: Polanski Sex Case Back in Court! (2010)

TV-14 | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Dick Cheney, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan

25. Skins (2011)
Episode: Cadie (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama

Cadie's the one in therapy but it seems that everyone else in her life should be. Her dad is completely absorbed in hunting and macabre taxidermy while her mother strives to recapture her ... See full summary »

Director: Samir Rehem | Stars: Britne Oldford, Danny Flaherty, Jesse Carere, Ron Mustafa

Votes: 75

26. Into the Shadows (2021– )
Episode: Quaaludes: The Sleeping Pills Banned for Getting People Too High (2023)

11 min | Documentary

Iscover the story of Quaaludes, the once popular party drug of the 70s. Learn about its origins, its rise to fame as a disco drug, and its dark side as a date r-word drug. From the streets ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

27. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: The Long Bright Dark (2014)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 2012, former detective partners Rust Cohle and Martin Hart recap one of their very first cases together involving a serial killer, back in 1995.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts

Votes: 28,968

28. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: Seeing Things (2014)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cohle and Hart travel around trying to track down leads to their case. Darker sides of Hart's personal and family lives are revealed.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts

Votes: 24,793

29. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Decline and Fall (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A bartender says she was raped after a birthday party for a notorious philandering businessman. The man's grandson soon claims that he had consensual sex with the woman, but the investigation later reveals a second familial match.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino

Votes: 769

30. American Woman (2018)
Episode: The Party (2018)

TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy

Desperate to connect with her role model Lori, Kathleen drags Bonnie and Diana to a party in the hills, but when Diana tries to cut loose, things get out of hand.

Director: Alex Hardcastle | Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Mena Suvari, Jennifer Bartels, Makenna James

Votes: 65

31. Hamilton's Pharmacopeia (2011– )
Episode: The Story of the South African Quaalude (2016)

TV-MA | 44 min | Documentary

South Africa is the last place on earth Quaaludes can still be found. Hamilton travels there to study the drug and finds a dark history of medical experimentation.

Stars: Hamilton Morris, Chandre Gould, Etienne Van Zyl, Jenny Wild

Votes: 67

32. Patrick Melrose (2018)
Episode: Bad News (2018)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama

Patrick learns of his father's passing and must travel to New York to collect his remains, whilst struggling with drug withdrawals.

Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Gary Beadle

Votes: 2,243