THEME EXPLORATION

drug addiction recovery

12 films · 3 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 film 'Requiem for a Dream' is a visceral, unflinching exploration of addiction's psychological and physical devastation across multiple characters.

 Joaquim Dos Santos USA

His films 'Drugstore Cowboy' and 'My Own Private Idaho' authentically document the lives of drug users with empathy and poetic realism.

 Jacques Audiard France

His film 'A Prophet' depicts rehabilitation and recovery within a prison setting, exploring how individuals rebuild their lives after addiction and crime.