THEME EXPLORATION

prescription drug abuse

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
1992 · David Lynch
Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Jonathan Demme
Perfect High
Perfect High
2015 · Vanessa Parise
Women's Prison Massacre
Women's Prison Massacre
1983 · Frank Miller
Try
Try
2000 · Jonas Åkerlund
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His film 'Requiem for a Dream' unflinchingly depicts addiction's psychological devastation across multiple characters including prescription drug abuse.

 Sean Baker USA

His film 'Tangerine' and broader work examine survival, desperation, and substance abuse in marginalized communities affected by prescription opioid crises.