Addiction
"addiction" Movies and TV Shows
#1
A Good Person
Synopsis:
Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.
Starring:
Morgan Freeman,
Florence Pugh,
Celeste O'Connor
#2
The Possession of Hannah Grace
Synopsis:
When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses.
Starring:
Stana Katic,
Grey Damon,
Shay Mitchell
Plot:
rehabilitation,
cop,
morgue,
drug rehabilitation,
hospital,
demonic entity,
demon,
demonic possession,
corpse,
woman in jeopardy
...
#3
Talk to Me
Synopsis:
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
Starring:
Miranda Otto,
Marcus Johnson,
Sophie Wilde
#4
To Leslie
Synopsis:
A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.
Starring:
Allison Janney,
Owen Teague,
Stephen Root
Plot:
texas,
lottery,
addiction,
alcoholism,
redemption,
running,
two word title,
female protagonist,
homeless woman,
alcoholic woman
...
#5
The Whale
Synopsis:
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Starring:
Hong Chau,
Sadie Sink,
Samantha Morton
Plot:
nurse,
missionary,
regret,
idaho,
addiction,
gay character,
overweight man,
caregiver,
congestive heart failure,
food
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#6
Traffic
Synopsis:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and i…
Starring:
Dennis Quaid,
Michael Douglas,
Don Cheadle
Plot:
mexico,
judge,
cocaine,
interlinked stories,
drug smuggling,
kidnapping,
drug cartel,
drug trafficking,
color filter,
drug war
...
#7
The Panic in Needle Park
Synopsis:
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
Starring:
Al Pacino,
Kitty Winn,
Richard Bright
Plot:
new york city,
heroin addict,
death of pet,
self destructiveness,
needle,
addiction,
prostitute,
prison,
heroin addiction,
drug
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#8
The Lost Weekend
Synopsis:
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.
Starring:
Jane Wyman,
Ray Milland,
Frank Faylen
Plot:
suicidal thoughts,
alcoholism,
alcoholic,
delirium,
addiction,
paranoia,
dt's,
desperation,
low self esteem,
wanting a drink
...
#9
The Basketball Diaries
Synopsis:
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg,
Michael Imperioli,
Ernie Hudson
#10
Requiem for a Dream
Synopsis:
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
Starring:
Keith David,
Jennifer Connelly,
Marlon Wayans
Plot:
drug addiction,
heroin,
sex show,
sex scene,
addiction,
prostitution,
diet pill,
drug dealing,
degradation,
sex in public
...
#11
Magnolia
Synopsis:
An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
Starring:
John C. Reilly,
Philip Baker Hall,
Julianne Moore
#12
La Femme Nikita
Synopsis:
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
Starring:
Jean Reno,
Tchéky Karyo,
Jean-Hugues Anglade
#13
Fritz the Cat
Synopsis:
A swinging, hypocritical college student cat raises hell in a satirical vision of the 1960s.
Starring:
Skip Hinnant,
Rosetta LeNoire,
John McCurry
#14
Cruel Intentions
Synopsis:
Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.
Starring:
Selma Blair,
Ryan Phillippe,
Joshua Jackson
#15
Blood and Black Lace
Synopsis:
Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.
Starring:
Cameron Mitchell,
Eva Bartok,
Thomas Reiner
#16
40 Days and 40 Nights
Synopsis:
Matt Sullivan's last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when Matt decides to go where no man's gone before and make a vow: No sex. Whatsoever. For 40 straight days. At first he has everything under control. That is until the woman of his dreams, Eri…
Starring:
Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Vinessa Shaw,
Griffin Dunne
#17
This Is Us
Synopsis:
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.
Starring:
Mandy Moore,
Sterling K. Brown,
Chrissy Metz
#18
The Queen's Gambit
Synopsis:
In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.
Starring:
Anya Taylor-Joy,
Harry Melling,
Bill Camp
Plot:
addiction,
chess,
female protagonist,
orphanage,
1950s,
1960s,
rags to riches,
talented child,
tv mini series,
tranquilizer
...
#19
Euphoria
Synopsis:
A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
Starring:
Jacob Elordi,
Sydney Sweeney,
Austin Abrams
#20
BoJack Horseman
Synopsis:
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit TV show "Horsin' Around," but today he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters.
Starring:
Aaron Paul,
Will Arnett,
Amy Sedaris