Addiction Movies

Lives change when a homeless woman, in desperate search of a better life, meets a social worker with troubles of her own.

The rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band, Hole. Given a Hi-8 video camera...

Gus fills the empty void in his soul with sex, drugs and gambling, he's spiraling out of control. His tendency for self-destruction becomes a quest...

A teenager's infatuation with the new bad boy at school leads him onto a dark path.

Twin girls cope with the pressure of tennis stardom and the absence of their mother in an unstable society.

Two contrasting social groups get in touch: three architects and three street urchins, all struggling for survival.

A gritty, emotional, and culturally explosive crime drama rooted in the Vietnamese and Black communities of East Oakland, California.

A portrait of musician and artist Peter Doherty as he tries to pursue his musical career while battling his addiction. Torn between the needs of his...

A journey among the forgotten: U.S. citizens experiencing homelessness, forced to live in extreme marginalization. Giving voice to these wounded...

A touching short film about a family that is dealing with the aftermath of the loss of their child due to a smoking related illness. The father...

After a cancer diagnosis, a man tries to confront God.

Two best friends and recovering addicts embark on a frantic chase through New York City to stop the woman they are both in love with from killing her...

Mia, a 19 year old woman living with a broken wrist, and a prescription to strong painkillers. Is struggling to get out her routinish life tangled...

Sisters moving from Hunan to Hong Kong in the 1990s are faced with an identity crisis, poverty, and their father's drug addiction.

An intimate look at the human faces of America's current opioid epidemic. Seen through the eyes of a mother and the lens of a small town.

A man tries to rehabilitate his alcoholic friend by entering them both into the Australian national rowing championships.

Greta, a young adult, finds herself embarking on a special friendship with Caterina, her university colleague, until the obsession with her will lead...

Struggling with the urge to eat flowers, a young woman will do what she can to hide her addiction from her family.

Every day in the United States, law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels—including the FBI and DEA—use...