heroin addict

The Brutalist

Fri, 20 Dec 2024

When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.

Requiem for a Dream

Fri, 06 Oct 2000

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Don't Look Back

Sat, 13 Jul 1996

Los Angeles heroin addict Jesse endangers the lives of his childhood friends after he discovers a briefcase full of money from a drug deal gone bad, and returns home with it to Texas. Hoping to turn his life around with his newfound wealth, Jessie endures detox with the support of his friends. However, the gang leader behind the drug deal, along with his cronies, trace Jesse's footsteps to Texas to exact revenge and take back their money.

Stella Does Tricks

Thu, 06 Nov 1997

A young Glaswegian prostitute in London tries to start a new life.

In Vanda's Room

Fri, 02 Mar 2001

An unflinching, fragmentary look at a handful of self-destructive, marginalized people, but taking as main focus the heroin-addicted Vanda Duarte.

Jennifer on My Mind

Wed, 10 Nov 1971

Two rich American young adults who meet and fall in love in Venice, Italy. With plenty of money and no real responsibilities or direction in life, the couple begin experimenting with illicit drugs. The movie travels through a series of flashbacks showing their progression from marijuana to harder drugs as a result of their complex romantic entanglement with each other.

Fletch

Fri, 31 May 1985

When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch sets out to uncover Stanwyk's story.

Cold Turkey

Mon, 01 Jan 2001

Leo Regan follows his friend, photographer Lanre Fehintola, as he tries to go cold turkey (detox) from heroin in his council flat and without medication.

The Unraveling

Sat, 11 Apr 2015

Michael is a basically decent guy with a pregnant girlfriend, great friends - and one massive drug problem. Because he missed his own Las Vegas bachelor party being too stoned, his four besties decide to kidnap him for a weekend of roughing it in the California wilderness. Caught off guard by this surprise camping trip and his nose candy supply dwindling, Michael is shocked when his buddies start being ritually murdered one by one. Suspecting it’s the vicious drug dealer he cheated getting bloody revenge, Michael’s life swirls out of all control as the real truth is revealed.

Dead Is Dead

Fri, 26 Jul 1974

An educational video exploring drug addiction, including footage of real-life addicts going through rehab therapy.

Cisco Pike

Tue, 02 Nov 1971

A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.

Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street

Fri, 17 Mar 2000

The film follows a simple structure, and shows the drug-related degradation of five youths (Jake, Tracey, Jessica, Alice, Oreo) during the course of three years. The film depicts drug-related crimes and diseases: prostitution, male prostitution, AIDS, and lethal overdoses.

Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

Tue, 19 Nov 2002

Masters of Darkness: Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World

Stakeout on Dope Street

Sat, 03 May 1958

Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.

Through a Blue Lens

Sat, 20 Nov 1999

This documentary, set in the Lower East End of Vancouver's downtown core, is a pretty honest account of life on the streets in urban Canada. It is aimed at educating high school kids on the dangers of addiction to hard drugs and is the brainchild of a group of city police officers who videotape their interactions with local homeless personalities.

Heaven Knows What

Fri, 29 May 2015

A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.

Using

Thu, 01 Nov 2007

Documentary filmmaker Zhou Hao examines the complicated relationship between two drug addicts who become dealers over the course of three years. Shot in the city of Guangzhou, the film offers a rare look into China's unknown heroin subculture.

A Day in the Death of Donny B.

Tue, 10 Jun 1969

A portrait of a strung-out heroin addict scrambling through New York City to score some cash for his next fix.

Budapest, végállomás

Thu, 01 Jan 2004

I forgive you, Mama

Mon, 24 Jun 2024

Maya is Ayaibex's daughter, an addict in recovery that feels a blame for damages that caused her daughter, Maya decides to remember her mother's childhood experiences in her world of addiction to seek the redemption of the weight that her mother has loaded for 20 years and get both to forgiveness.