THEME EXPLORATION

drug addiction and recovery

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Jonathan Demme
Traffic
Traffic
2000 · Steven Soderbergh
Le Rêve d’un fumeur d’opium
Le Rêve d’un fumeur d’opium
1908 · Georges Méliès
Stuber
Stuber
2019 · Michael Dowse
Perfect High
Perfect High
2015 · Vanessa Parise
When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 · Luis Mandoki
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'The Wrestler' provide visceral, unflinching explorations of addiction's psychological and physical devastation.

 Joaquim Dos Santos USA

Through films such as 'Drugstore Cowboy' and 'My Own Private Idaho,' he depicts addiction with compassion while examining the lives of those struggling with dependency.