Poll: Best Portrayal of a Drug Addict

Results of 1,069 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting (1996)

    

   Ewan McGregor as Renton - heroin addict
2. 2.
   

   Jared Leto in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    

   Jared Leto as Harry Goldfarb - heroin and cocaine addict
3. 3.
   

   Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    

   Jennifer Connelly as Marion Silver - cocaine addict
4. 4.
   

   Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

    

   Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort - cocaine addict
5. 5.
   

   Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)

    

   Al Pacino as Tony Montana - cocaine addict
6. 6.
   

   Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries (1995)

    

   Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll - heroin addict
7. 7.
   

   Natja Brunckhorst in Christiane F. (1981)

    

   Natja Brunckhorst as Christiane F. - heroin addict
8. 8.
   

   Timothée Chalamet in Beautiful Boy (2018)

    

   Timothée Chalamet as Nic Sheff - cocaine, ecstasy, crystal meth addict
9. 9.
   

   Courtney Love in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

    

   Courtney Love as Althea Leasure Flynt - prescription painkiller addict
10. 10.
    

    Heath Ledger in Candy (2006)

     

    Heath Ledger as Dan - heroin addict
11. 11.
    

    Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005)

     

    Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash - amphetamines addict (added on January 28, 2019)
12. 12.
    

    Angelina Jolie in Gia (1998)

     

    Angelina Jolie as Gia Carangi - heroin addict
13. 13.
    

    Frank Sinatra in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

     

    Frank Sinatra as Frankie Machine - heroin addict
14. 14.
    

    Val Kilmer in The Doors (1991)

     

    Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison - alcohol and drug addict
15. 15.
    

    Erika Christensen in Traffic (2000)

     

    Erika Christensen as Caroline Wakefield - cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and freebasing addict
16. 16.
    

    Samuel L. Jackson and Ruby Dee in Jungle Fever (1991)

     

    Samuel L. Jackson as Gator Purify - crack addict (added on January 28, 2019)
17. 17.
    

    Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson (2006)

     

    Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunne - crack and alcohol addict (added on January 28, 2019)
18. 18.
    

    Al Pacino in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

     

    Al Pacino as Bobby - heroin addict
19. 19.
    

    Paz de la Huerta in Enter the Void (2009)

     

    Paz de la Huerta as Linda - cocaine, methamphetamine, and ecstasy addict
20. 20.
    

    Chloe Webb in Sid and Nancy (1986)

     

    Chloe Webb as Nancy Spungen - heroin addict
21. 21.
    

    Philip Seymour Hoffman in Love Liza (2002)

     

    Philip Seymour Hoffman as Wilson Joel - gasoline fumes addict ("huffing")
22. 22.
    

    Mena Suvari in Spun (2002)

     

    Mena Suvari as Cookie - crystal meth addict
23. 23.
    

    Kitty Winn in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

     

    Kitty Winn as Helen - heroin addict