In your opinion, what are the best "druggie" movies?
By druggie movie I mean something that is serious, nothing like Dude, Where’s my Car?, Block Party, Friday, The Cheech and Chong series, or Rolling Kansas (Even though they were great). I’m talking about A Scanner Darkly, Requiem for a Dream, True Romance, Spun, Brick, and Blow. I think you get what I mean, they have to be serious, and the main focus has to be on drugs, not just one point in the movie where some guy snorts a line.
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Easy Rider
The Big Lebowski (seriously funny)
Drugstore Cowboy directed by Gus Van Zant. Its older, but its a spectacular look into drug use and addiction.
Ahh. Come On. Friday is a classic!
SLC PUNK (google video link w/ ipod download)
Waking Life (google video link w/ ipod download)
Clerks I and II
Eternal Sunshine On The Spotless Mind
Requiem for a Dream is my favorite.
It brings me to a truly unique emotional state every time I watch it.
Half Nelson starring Ryan Gossling
Less Than Zero
Kids
Both great druggie movies.
Sid & Nancy
Wish
Born to Win
Go!
Blow
Scarface
Casino
Pulp Fiction
Dazed and Confused
Top ten here.
A recent one= American Gangster
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Walk the Line (Johnny Cash)
Ray (Ray Charles)
Two movies about how drug affected the lives of Johnny Cash and Ray Charles.
trainspotting, Requiem for a dream, spun, where the buffalo roam. kids
Valley of the Dolls. No wait, that one sucked. Either Up in Smoke or Trainspotting.
Candy. With Heath Ledger. Great book, too.
martinez00anita beat me to it I was going to say Candy. It is a really good little know movie. What about Clockwork Orange.
Half Baked!!!
an early dave chappelle masterpiece that i must have watched a thousand times in high school and college. and i only recall about 15 of those times…
Is Fast Times at Ridgemont High considered a “druggie” movie? I love Jeff Spicoli.
I haven’t seen it but it is listed under marijuana, I would say 7 out of 10 movies with marijuana are comedies (I didn’t look to much into the movie on wikipedia).
@Mirza – I love “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” that is actually one of my favorite movies.
Also: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Human Traffic
Smiley
Blow
Requiem for a Dream
@buster that movie was so horrible. Though i got to say the special effects were amazing for its time.
@thebeadholder lol i love how the trailer for trainspotting beeps out the word fuck, but clearly shows a topless girl. wonderful censorship lol.
‘Performance’ (1970),
‘Rockers’ (1978),
‘Jesus’ Son’ (1999).
Thirteen (what an eye opener) and Kids, also.
@thebeadholder- I never even thought of thirteen for this, great choice!
Another one, not out yet but I have a feeling Pineapple Express would be great for this
Cheech and Chong’s Things Are Tough All Over.
“I think you have killed the car enough.”
@amandaafoote You got that from me thief!
Grandmas Boy
Party Monster
How High
Half Baked
Spun <—Awesome
Crank <—Certain drugs can seriously intensify this movie by %200
@iceblu- Not my fault you’re too slow :D
@ice; all great movies. I thought xxpork said to name more “serious” drug movies… Or else I wouldve named all those too!
Oops. Guess I should have mentioned Reefer Madness, then.
What about these?
Boogie Nights
The Big Lebowski
Magnolia
Where they about drugs?
Wirhnail and I. True the drug is alcohol but…
Jacobs Ladder.
The Doors
Easy Rider
Scarface
Blow- pee-wee as a gay hairdresser drug dealer…..good stuff.
Up in Smoke! Ooops. just reread the question… that’s not a serious movie, sorry
Babygall: Lebowski is high 24/7.
If we could include TV shows, I’d pick Intervention.
Did anyone mention “Traffic”? That was a drug movie. A good movie at that, but much more on a serious note.
Another vote for Maria Full of Grace!
It was hard to believe the lead actress in it, Catalina Sandino Moreno, didn’t get the Oscar that year.
mcbealer, i know! such a shame she didn’t.
Find a rare old movie called “Free Grass” Alternate Title: “Scream Free!” funky of dubious quality and actually very loosely based on real life events of the 1969 movie producers.
And the campy “Reefer Madness” 1936 anti-pot social-guidance film also remade into a spoofy 2005 musical.
Try “Naked Lunch” from William Burroughs’ book of same name
And watch “The Yellow Submarine” again. It is one trippy movie.
Jacob’s Ladder , mentioned by @pattyb, is definitely a serious and fascinating film that also touches this area.
Does “the French Connection” count?
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