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    Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell 2016 POSTER

    Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell

    2016

    English

    6.6

    100%

    chihuahua

    Documentary

    drug abuse

    parenthood

    prostitution

    seattle, usa

    seattle, washington

    Martin Bell Martin Bell Director Mary Ellen Mark Mary Ellen Mark as Self Erin Blackwell Erin Blackwell as Self
    Filmmaker Martin Bell chronicles the life of Erin Blackwell, mother of 10 children, from the time she was a 14-year-old prostitute through her battle with drug addiction, poverty and parenting.
    The Drug King 2018 POSTER

    The Drug King

    2018

    Korean

    6.2

    14

    75%

    34%

    1970s

    Action

    based on a true story

    Crime

    Drama

    drug abuse

    drug dealer

    drug trafficking

    yakuza

    Min-ho Woo Min-ho Woo Director Woo-jin Jo Woo-jin Jo as Jo Seong-kang Doona Bae Doona Bae as Kim Jeong-ah Kang-ho Song Kang-ho Song as Lee Doo-sam Sung-min Lee Sung-min Lee as Seo Sang-hoon
    Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
    Oretachi ni haka wa nai 1979 POSTER

    Oretachi ni haka wa nai

    1979

    Japanese

    5.9

    1

    Action

    bus

    Crime

    department store

    drug abuse

    sex shop

    thief

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Yukihiro Sawada Yukihiro Sawada Director Yuri Yamashina Yuri Yamashina as Akemi Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Ko Hatsuo Yamaya Hatsuo Yamaya as Nakai Akira Takahashi Akira Takahashi as Yoshioka
    A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...
    Out of the Blue 1980 POSTER

    Out of the Blue

    1980

    English

    7.2

    11

    95%

    79%

    Drama

    drug abuse

    heroin

    prison

    runaway

    suicide

    trauma

    Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper Director Ron Chartier Ron Chartier as Boy at Car Don Gordon Don Gordon as Charlie Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper as Don Sharon Farrell Sharon Farrell as Kathy
    A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.
    Assault on Precinct 13 2005 POSTER

    Assault on Precinct 13

    2005

    English

    6.3

    52

    59%

    48%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    drug abuse

    dying and death

    junkie

    mexican standoff

    prison cell

    snowstorm

    Thriller

    Jean-François Richet Jean-François Richet Director Arnold Pinnock Arnold Pinnock as Carlyle Maria Bello Maria Bello as Dr. Alex Sabian Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne as Marion Bishop Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke as Sgt. Jake Roenick
    On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.
    SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock 2016 POSTER

    SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock

    2016

    English

    6.8

    3

    94%

    45%

    1970s

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    drug abuse

    Music

    new york city

    punk rock

    rock music

    Barney Clay Barney Clay Director Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne as Self Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe as Self Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle as Self Rufus Wainwright Rufus Wainwright as Self
    A reckless joyride into the darkest corners of popular music that delves deep into the mind of Mick Rock, the genius photographer who immortalized the seventies and the rise to rock stardom of many legendary musicians.
    Love Liza 2002 POSTER

    Love Liza

    2002

    English

    6.9

    7

    55%

    76%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    drug abuse

    gas station

    lovesickness

    mother-in-law

    sadness

    suicide

    Todd Louiso Todd Louiso Director J.D. Walsh J.D. Walsh as Bern Wayne Duvall Wayne Duvall as Gas Station John McConnell John McConnell as High School Principal #1 Chris Ellis Chris Ellis as Patriot Model Aeronautics Clerk
    Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
    I Am Richard Pryor 2019 POSTER

    I Am Richard Pryor

    2019

    English

    6.7

    3

    88%

    67%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    cinema on cinema

    comedian

    Documentary

    drug abuse

    husband wife relationship

    movie business

    Jesse James Miller Jesse James Miller Director Michael Schultz Michael Schultz as Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard as Self Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes as Self Henry Jaglom Henry Jaglom as Self
    The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.
    Tattoo 2002 POSTER

    Tattoo

    2002

    German

    6.3

    5

    68%

    60%

    Crime

    Drama

    drug abuse

    dying and death

    Horror

    japan

    red-light district

    tattoo

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Robert Schwentke Robert Schwentke Director Torben Liebrecht Torben Liebrecht as Kellner Jasmin Schwiers Jasmin Schwiers as Marie Minks Florian Panzner Florian Panzner as Poscher Wanda Perdelwitz Wanda Perdelwitz as Strichmädchen
    Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins a homicide investigation conducted by Chief Inspector Minks. The victim is a naked young woman with the skin stripped off her back, killed as she staggered into traffic. As Schrader and Minks investigate the murder, the case is complicated by a finger found in the stomach of the victim. Forensic examination proves the finger belongs to Nobert Günzel, who was previously convicted of rape and assault. The police raid Günzel’s residence, and discover a blood-stained table with restraints and bits of human flesh in his basement. They also find video equipment and preserved, tattooed skin from the victim’s back. Soon, they found dead bodies buried in the garden. Günzel then goes missing.
    L.627 1992 POSTER

    L.627

    1992

    French

    7.2

    8

    84%

    84%

    1990s

    aids

    bureaucracy

    Crime

    Drama

    drug abuse

    paris, france

    police surveillance

    Thriller

    Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier Director John Arnold John Arnold as Addict L.627 Luc Palun Luc Palun as Brigadier Jean-Roger Milo Jean-Roger Milo as Manuel Frédéric Pierrot Frédéric Pierrot as Réné
    In Paris, Lulu, a passionate policeman, works with the faith of a rookie, despite the sclerotic bureaucracy and the incompetence or negligence of some of his colleagues. In his new position as a narcotics inspector, he tries to keep his sanity as he witnesses the worst of the human condition.
    Luciferina 2018 POSTER

    Luciferina

    2018

    Spanish

    4.7

    2

    83%

    15%

    convent (nunnery)

    countryside

    demonic possession

    drug abuse

    exorcism

    Horror

    Mystery

    satanism

    Gonzalo Calzada Gonzalo Calzada Director Juan Vitali Juan Vitali as Isleño Victoria Carreras Victoria Carreras as Madre superiora Stefanía Koessl Stefanía Koessl as Mara Silvana Di Sanzo Silvana Di Sanzo as Monja
    After receiving bad news, Natalia, a young novice, returns home, where her sister Ángela asks her to travel with her and her friends to a mysterious place.
    A Tale of Two Sisters 2003 POSTER

    A Tale of Two Sisters

    2003

    Korean

    7.1

    89

    86%

    83%

    Action

    amnesia

    Drama

    drug abuse

    drug addiction

    homicide

    horror

    Horror

    loss of loved one

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Jee-woon Kim Jee-woon Kim Director Ae-ri Won Ae-ri Won as Closet Ghost / Nurse 1 Seong-Young Kim Seong-Young Kim as Nurse 2 Song-i Kim Song-i Kim as Young Soo-mi Seo-in Park Seo-in Park as Young Soo-yeon
    Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark family secrets begin to surface, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.
    Never Die Young 2013 POSTER

    Never Die Young

    2013

    French

    6.5

    docudrama

    Documentary

    Drama

    drug abuse

    drug addiction

    Pol Cruchten Pol Cruchten Director Laurence Côte Laurence Côte as Female Raphaël Faramelli Raphaël Faramelli as La mort Marc Gérard Marc Gérard as L'homme nu Nilton Martins Nilton Martins as Un policier
    An unnamed man narrates the downward trajectory of his life from beyond the grave, from delinquency to the string of fateful decisions and foolhardy moves that tied him inextricably to the opiate that was the elusive love of his life.
    Who Killed Nancy? 2009 POSTER

    Who Killed Nancy?

    2009

    English

    6.3

    4

    33%

    37%

    1970s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    docudrama

    Documentary

    drug abuse

    Music

    Mystery

    new york city

    punk rock

    Alan G. Parker Alan G. Parker Director Will Cummock Will Cummock as Detective Ned Van Zandt Ned Van Zandt as Self - Contributor Don Letts Don Letts as Self - Director, DJ George Ancock George Ancock as Victor Colicchio
    On October 12th, 1978, New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a young woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. She was Nancy Spungen, an ex-prostitute, sometimes stripper, heroin addict, and girlfriend of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious.
    The Children of Leningradsky 2005 POSTER

    The Children of Leningradsky

    2005

    Polish

    7.7

    3

    85%

    85%

    Action

    Documentary

    drug abuse

    drug addiction

    drugs

    homelessness

    orphan

    street urchin

    Andrzej Celinski Andrzej Celinski Director
    Since the fall of the Iron Curtain an estimated four million children have found themselves living on the streets in the former countries of the Soviet Union. In the streets of Moscow alone there are over 30,000 surviving in this manner at the present time. The makers of the documentary film concentrated on a community of homeless children living hand to mouth in the Moscow train station Leningradsky. Eight-year-old Sasha, eleven-year-old Kristina, thirteen-year-old Misha and ten-year-old Andrej all dream of living in a communal home. They spend winter nights trying to stay warm by huddling together on hot water pipes and most of their days are spent begging. Andrej has found himself here because of disagreements with his family. Kristina was driven into this way of life by the hatred of her stepmother and twelve-year-old Roma by the regular beatings he received from his constantly drunk father. "When it is worst, we try to make money for food by prostitution," admits ...
    Seven Years in May 2019 POSTER

    Seven Years in May

    2019

    Portuguese

    6.9

    3

    Action

    Documentary

    drug abuse

    false accusations

    injustice

    short film

    social documentary

    Affonso Uchoa Affonso Uchoa Director Rafael Dos Santos Rocha Rafael Dos Santos Rocha as Maicon Felipe Maicon Felipe as Leonardo Ferreira Leonardo Ferreira as Max Henrique Max Henrique as
    One night seven years ago, Rafael came home after work and discovered that people he did not know had come looking for him. He immediately fled, without looking back. From that moment on, his life changed, as if that night had never ended. One evening, around an improvised fire near a factory, he decides to confide his journey to a stranger. Rafael’s intimate account meets the collective testimony of an entire nation oppressed by poverty, police repression and institutional corruption.
    Keane 2004 POSTER

    Keane

    2004

    English

    6.8

    82%

    70%

    daughter

    Drama

    drug abuse

    hotel

    loss of loved one

    Mystery

    new york city

    schizophrenia

    Thriller

    Lodge Kerrigan Lodge Kerrigan Director Liza Colón-Zayas Liza Colón-Zayas as 1st Ticket Agent Chris Bauer Chris Bauer as Bartender Abigail Breslin Abigail Breslin as Kira Bedik Tina Holmes Tina Holmes as Michelle
    William Keane is barely able to cope. It has been six months since his six-year-old daughter was abducted from New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal while traveling with him. Repeatedly drawn to the site of the abduction, Keane wanders the bus station, compulsively replaying the events of that fateful day, as if hoping to change the outcome.
    Submarino 2010 POSTER

    Submarino

    2010

    Danish

    8

    Action

    based on novel or book

    difficult childhood

    Drama

    drug abuse

    fatherhood

    troubled childhood

    Thomas Vinterberg Thomas Vinterberg Director Dar Salim Dar Salim as Goran Gustav Fischer Kjærulff Gustav Fischer Kjærulff as Martin Jakob Cedergren Jakob Cedergren as Nick Buppha Witt Buppha Witt as Restaurant Guest
    As children, Nick and his little brother take care of their baby brother while their mother drinks herself senseless. But the baby dies, and both brothers blame themselves. Many years later, Nick is out of prison after serving time for an assault. He drinks, lives in a shelter and tries to help an old friend. When their mother dies, Nick meets his brother at the funeral. The brother, who remains nameless, is a single father to a young boy, but also supports a drug habit that is spiraling out of control. When an opportunity presents itself, he becomes a drug dealer to secure his son's future. Eventually, the two brothers meet again.
    The Unloved 2009 POSTER

    The Unloved

    2009

    English

    6.8

    1

    95%

    67%

    child abuse

    children's home

    Drama

    drug abuse

    foster parents

    isolation

    social worker

    Samantha Morton Samantha Morton Director Craig Parkinson Craig Parkinson as Ben Johann Myers Johann Myers as Johann Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle as Lucy's Father Michael Socha Michael Socha as Michael
    Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow her struggle to cope with the system; her only saving being her self-belief and certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit.
    Tell No One 2006 POSTER

    Tell No One

    2006

    French

    7.5

    19

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    drug abuse

    dying and death

    falsely accused

    loss of loved one

    Mystery

    Romance

    secret

    Thriller

    Guillaume Canet Guillaume Canet Director Kristin Scott Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas as Hélène Perkins Laurent Lafitte Laurent Lafitte as Le Basque Marie-Josée Croze Marie-Josée Croze as Margot Beck Jalil Lespert Jalil Lespert as Yaël Gonzales
    A man receives a mysterious email appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.
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