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Uncovering the Complexities of Substance Abuse Through Cinema and Television

Substance abuse is a multifaceted issue that affects millions of people worldwide, leaving a trail of emotional and psychological scars. Through the lens of cinema and television, we can gain a deeper understanding of the struggles and triumphs of those affected by addiction. From powerful dramas to thought-provoking documentaries, the best movies and TV shows related to substance abuse offer a nuanced exploration of this complex issue.

BoJack Horseman
Cast
Will Arnett Will Arnett
Aaron Paul Aaron Paul
Alison Brie Alison Brie
Amy Sedaris Amy Sedaris
8.5 2.9K votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 76
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
Plot:  drug abuse, show business, depression, nihilism, horse, cynicism, alcoholism, satire, ...
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The Queen's Gambit
Cast
Anya Taylor-Joy Anya Taylor-Joy
Chloe Pirrie Chloe Pirrie
8.4 5.6K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
Style:  intimate
Plot:  chess, based on novel or book, kentucky, female friendship, addiction, orphanage, coming of age, miniseries, ...
Time:  1950s, 1960s, cold war era
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Snowfall
Cast
Damson Idris Damson Idris
Carter Hudson Carter Hudson
Sergio Peris-Mencheta Sergio Peris-Mencheta
Michael Hyatt Michael Hyatt
8.4 783 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 60
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
Plot:  central intelligence agency (cia), drug abuse, drug crime, gangster, urban, crack cocaine, los angeles, california, ...
Time:  1980s
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Euphoria
Cast
Zendaya Zendaya
Hunter Schafer Hunter Schafer
Sydney Sweeney Sydney Sweeney
Jacob Elordi Jacob Elordi
8.3 10.9K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America, Israel
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 24
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
Plot:  drug crime, sex scandal, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), relationship problems, childhood trauma, sex addiction, addiction, love-hate relationship, ...
Time:  2010s
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Apocalypse Now
Cast
Martin Sheen Martin Sheen
Marlon Brando Marlon Brando
Frederic Forrest Frederic Forrest
Albert Hall Albert Hall
8.3 9.2K votes
Genre: Drama, War
Country: United States of America
Duration: 147 min.
Audience: R
Story:  At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Style:  absurd
Plot:  guerrilla warfare, journalist, mission, vietcong, central intelligence agency (cia), army, drug abuse, based on novel or book, ...
Time:  vietnam war
Place:  vietnam, cambodia
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4MINUTES
Cast
Jespipat Tilapornputt Jespipat Tilapornputt
Wichapas Sumettikul Wichapas Sumettikul
Asavapatr Ponpiboon Asavapatr Ponpiboon
Thanawat Shinawatra Thanawat Shinawatra
8.2 29 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Story:  A student who can see four minutes into the future meets a doctor who triggers his strange ability, leading to love and new mysteries.
Style:  erotic, bittersweet
Plot:  suicide, smoking, surgeon, investigation, friendship, revenge, murder, flashback, ...
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Manner of Death
Cast
Nattapol Diloknawarit Nattapol Diloknawarit
Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai
Sapol Assawamunkong Sapol Assawamunkong
Patara Eksangkul Patara Eksangkul
8.2 46 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 14
Story:  A forensic doctor uncovers a murder disguised as suicide. When threats follow, he joins forces with a mysterious suspect to expose the truth—and stay alive.
Plot:  corruption, based on novel or book, attempted murder, investigation, murder, mafia, misunderstanding, injury, ...
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Mare of Easttown
Cast
Kate Winslet Kate Winslet
Jean Smart Jean Smart
Julianne Nicholson Julianne Nicholson
Angourie Rice Angourie Rice
8.2 1.7K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
Style:  tense
Plot:  detective, drug abuse, pennsylvania, usa, small town, therapist, investigation, alcoholism, ...
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Fallout
Cast
Ella Purnell Ella Purnell
Aaron Moten Aaron Moten
Moisu00e9s Arias Moisu00e9s Arias
Frances Turner Frances Turner
8.1 2.9K votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there's almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.
Plot:  capitalism, nuclear war, mutant, vault, bunker, post-apocalyptic future, drug use, alternate history, ...
Place:  los angeles, california
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Trainspotting
Cast
Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor
Ewen Bremner Ewen Bremner
Jonny Lee Miller Jonny Lee Miller
Kevin McKidd Kevin McKidd
8.0 10.5K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 94 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
Plot:  drug dealer, friendship, london, england, drug abuse, based on novel or book, heroin, drug addiction, ...
Place:  scotland
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ted
Cast
Seth MacFarlane Seth MacFarlane
Max Burkholder Max Burkholder
Alanna Ubach Alanna Ubach
Scott Grimes Scott Grimes
7.9 701 votes
Genre: Comedy
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 15
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  It's 1993 and Ted the bear's moment of fame has passed, leaving him living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett, who lives in a working-class Boston home with his parents and cousin. Ted may not be the best influence on John, but when it comes right down to it, he's willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family.
Plot:  boston, massachusetts, high school, prequel, teenage boy, teddy bear, based on movie, sitcom, ...
Time:  1990s
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Narcos: Mexico
Cast
Scoot McNairy Scoot McNairy
Josu00e9 Maru00eda Yu00e1zpik Josu00e9 Maru00eda Yu00e1zpik
Alejandro Edda Alejandro Edda
Luis Gerardo Mu00e9ndez Luis Gerardo Mu00e9ndez
7.9 1.5K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 30
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
Style:  dark, gritty
Plot:  corruption, cocaine, tiger, usa–mexico border, based on true story, drug cartel, marijuana, mariachi, ...
Time:  1980s
Place:  mexico
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The Big Lebowski
Cast
Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges
John Goodman John Goodman
Julianne Moore Julianne Moore
Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi
7.8 12.3K votes
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 117 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
Style:  absurd
Plot:  vietnam veteran, white russian, bowling, carpet, nihilism, heart attack, kidnapping, lsd, ...
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Knock Out
Cast
Natsakan Chairote Natsakan Chairote
Boripat Jamsat Boripat Jamsat
Kantapon Chompupan Kantapon Chompupan
Narongdet Rungarun Narongdet Rungarun
7.8 17 votes
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Story:  After losing everything, Keen finds refuge in a Muay Thai gym and forms a bond with Than, a silent fighter carrying deep scars.
Plot:  based on novel or book, kidnapping, boxer, sports, murder, romance, flashback, mafia, ...
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Straight Outta Compton
Cast
O'Shea Jackson Jr. O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Corey Hawkins Corey Hawkins
Jason Mitchell Jason Mitchell
Neil Brown Jr. Neil Brown Jr.
7.8 4.2K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 147 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Plot:  drug dealer, police brutality, husband wife relationship, rap music, hip-hop, sibling relationship, aids, parent child relationship, ...
Time:  1980s
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Trailer Park Boys
Cast
John Paul Tremblay John Paul Tremblay
Robb Wells Robb Wells
Mike Smith Mike Smith
John Dunsworth John Dunsworth
7.7 320 votes
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Seasons: 12
Episodes: 105
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Follow the booze-fueled misadventures of three longtime pals and petty serial criminals who run scams from their Nova Scotia trailer park.
Plot:  trailer park, white trash, dark comedy, marijuana, mockumentary, sitcom, playful, cheerful, ...
Place:  canada
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The Gentlemen
Cast
Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey
Charlie Hunnam Charlie Hunnam
Michelle Dockery Michelle Dockery
Jeremy Strong Jeremy Strong
7.7 6.7K votes
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 113 min.
Audience: R
Story:  American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.
Plot:  london, england, robbery, businessman, gangster, dark comedy, betrayal, marijuana, ...
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Boogie Nights
Cast
Mark Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg
Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds
Julianne Moore Julianne Moore
John C. Reilly John C. Reilly
7.6 3.6K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 156 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
Style:  melancholy
Plot:  new year's eve, adultery, pornography, robbery, husband wife relationship, drug abuse, cocaine, porn actor, ...
Time:  1970s, 1980s
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All About My Mother
7.6 2.1K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 101 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
Plot:  drug abuse, barcelona, spain, transvestism, transplantation, madrid, spain, transsexuality, ...
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Cobain: Montage of Heck
Cast
Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain
Courtney Love Courtney Love
Krist Novoselic Krist Novoselic
Dave Grohl Dave Grohl
7.6 754 votes
Genre: Documentary, Music
Country: United States of America
Duration: 132 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen expertly blends Cobain's personal archive of art, music, never seen before movies, animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest friends.
Style:  intimate
Plot:  drug abuse, musician, rock star, lifestyle, drug addiction, seattle, washington, biography, ...
Time:  1990s
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