List of drug films
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Drug films are films that depict drug usage, either as a major theme or as a few memorable scenes. Drug cinema ranges from the ultra-realistic to the utterly surreal; some movies are unabashedly pro- or anti-drug, while others are less judgmental. The drugs most commonly shown in films are alcohol, cocaine, heroin, LSD, marijuana (see Stoner film) and methamphetamine.
There is extensive overlap with crime movies, which are more likely to treat drugs as plot devices to keep the action moving. Some movies are mistakenly labeled as "drug films" due to their surreal nature, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Waking Life and Yellow Submarine.
The following is a partial list of drug movies and the substance involved.
0-9
- 24 Hour Party People (2002). MDMA, Cocaine, Methadone, Marijuana, and a mention of the multitude of crack in Barbados.
- 25th Hour (2002). Heroin.
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2004). Marijuana.
- The 51st State (2001). POS 51 (a fictional drug, also mentions Cocaine, LSD and MDMA)
A
- A Bug and a Bag of Weed (2006). Marijuana.
- The Acid House (1998). LSD.
- Across The Universe (2007). LSD, Marijuana, Some kind of Opiate, presumably Morphine.
- Adaptation. (2002). Fictional version of Ghost Orchid powder.
- Alice (1988). Amanita Muscaria.
- Almost Famous (2000). Marijuana, Vicodin, LSD and quaaludes.
- Alpha Dog (2007). Marijuana.
- Amants réguliers, Les (2005). Marijuana.
- Altered States (1980). LSD, DMT, and Amanita Muscaria.
- American Beauty (1999). Marijuana.
- American Gangster (2007). Heroin and cocaine.
- American Psycho (2000). Cocaine, Halcion, Xanax and marijuana.
- Amores Perros (2001). Cocaine.
- Another Day in Paradise (1997). Heroin.
- Arrebato (1979). Heroin
- The Anniversary Party (2001). MDMA.
- Apocalypse Now (1979). LSD, opium, marijuana and cocaine.
- Around the Fire (1999). Marijuana, LSD
- A Scanner Darkly (film) (2006). Fictional drug Substance D.
- Avenging Disco Godfather (1979). PCP.
B
- Bad Boys II (2003). MDMA and heroin.
- Bad Lieutenant (1992). Crack, cocaine and heroin, Marijuana.
- bang boom bang (1999). Marijuana.
- The Barbarian Invasions (2003). Heroine.
- The Basketball Diaries (1995). Heroin, cocaine, marijuana and solvents.
- Batman Begins (2005). Hallucinogens.
- Be Angeled (2001). Cocaine, MDMA and marijuana.
- The Beach (2000). Marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms and stimulants.
- Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996). Peyote.
- Beerfest (2006). Marijuana and alcohol
- Belly (1998). Heroin and marijuana.
- Berlin Calling (2008). Cocaine, MDMA, Ketamine, marijuana.
- The Big Lebowski (1998). Marijuana, LSD.
- Blow (2001). Cocaine and marijuana.
- Blueberry (2004). Ayahuasca.
- Blue Sunshine (1976). LSD.
- Blue Velvet (1986). Nitrous Oxide
- Bobby (2006). Marijuana and LSD.
- Bongwater (1997). Marijuana, LSD, and cocaine.
- Boogie Nights (1997). Cocaine and methamphetamine.
- The Boost (1988). Cocaine.
- The Breakfast Club (1985). Marijuana.
- Brick (2006). Heroin.
- Broken (U2007). Heroin.
- Buffalo Soldiers (2001). Heroin and MDMA
- Bug (2007). Marijuana and cocaine.
- Bullet (1996). Heroin (Featuring Tupac Shakur (2pac) and Mickey Rourke.)
- Bully (2001). Marijuana, LSD, methamphetamine.
C
- Candy (2006). Heroin and marijuana.
- Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005). Heroin.
- Cash Crop (2003)). Marijuana.
- Casino (1995). Cocaine, heroin and painkillers.
- Caveman (1981). Fictional hallucinogenic berries.
- Charlie Bartlett (2008). Alcohol, prescription pills.
- Cheech & Chong's various movies feature drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, LSD and various pills and Ajax (comedy). They include:
- Up in Smoke (1978).
- Next Movie (1980).
- Nice Dreams (1981).
- Still Smokin' (1983).
- Chinese Opium Den (1894). Opium.
- Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981). Heroin.
- City Of God (2002). Marijuana and cocaine.
- Clean and Sober (1988). Cocaine.
- Cocaine Cowboys (2006). Cocaine and marijuana.
- Cookers (2001). Methamphetamine.
- Crank (2006). Fictional drug Beijing Cocktail, cocaine, epinephrine, "Hardcore Haitian Plant Shit", methamphetamine and marijuana.
- Crooklyn (1994). Glue (Toluene).
- Crow, The (1994). Morphine
D
- Dazed and Confused (1993). Marijuana Alcohol and LSD.
- Deep Cover (1992). Crack cocaine.
- Departed, The (2006). Oxycodone, diazepam, and cocaine.
- Detroit Rock City (1999). Marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms.
- Dick (1999). Marijuana and quaaludes.
- District 13 (2004). Cocaine.
- Domino (2005). Mescaline, marijuana, and cocaine.
- Dope Sick Love (2005). Heroin and crack cocaine.
- The Doors (1991). LSD, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and peyote.
- Dream Seller, The (2007). Heroin.
- Drugstore Cowboy (1989). Hydromorphone, oxymorphone, morphine, amphetamines, diazepam, and cocaine.
- Dude, Where's My Car? (2000). Marijuana
- Dune (1984). Fictional drug Melange or "Spice".
E
- Easy Rider (1969). Marijuana (cannabis), cocaine and LSD.
- Ed Wood (1994). Morphine.
- Emerald Forest (1985). Tropical drugs.
- Empire Cocaine and Marijuana.
- Empire Records (1995). Marijuana and Amphetamines.
- Euro Trip (2004). Marijuana/hashish (cannabis) and absinthe.
- Evil Bong (2006). Marijuana.
F
- Fame chimica (2003). Marijuana and cocaine.
- Fandango - Members Only (2000). Marijuana and cocaine.
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). Marijuana.
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). Marijuana, mescaline, LSD, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, alcohol, ether, amyl nitrate, opium, hashish, hash oil, adrenochrome (fictionalized, as it's not truly a recreational drug).
- Flashback (1990). LSD
- Flirting with Disaster (1996). LSD.
- Fifty Pills (2006). MDMA.
- Formula 51 (2001). Fictional drug Formula 51 and marijuana.
- Foo-Foo Dust (2003). Crack-cocaine and Heroin.
- Freak Talks About Sex (1999). Marijuana.
- The French Connection (1971). Heroin and cocaine.
- Fresh (1994). Cocaine, Crack-cocaine, Heroin.
- Friday (1995). Marijuana and PCP.
- Friday After Next (2002). Marijuana.
- From Hell (2001). Opium, heroin and absinthe.
- Factory Girl (2006) Marijuana, Speed, Heroin, Prescription Pills.
G
- Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002). Crack, Cocaine, LSD.
- Garden State (2004). Various prescription drugs (esp. antidepressants), marijuana, nitrous oxide and MDMA.
- Georgia (1995). Heroin.
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005). Crack, Marijuana, and Morphine.
- Gia (1998). Heroin and cocaine.
- The Girl Next Door (2004). MDMA.
- Go (1999). MDMA, marijuana and cocaine.
- The Godfather (1972). Cocaine and heroin.
- The Godfather: Part II (1974). Cocaine and heroin.
- The Godfather: Part III (1990). Cocaine and heroin.
- Goodfellas (1990). Cocaine and pills.
- Grandma's Boy (2006). Marijuana.
- Grass (1999). Marijuana.
- Gridlock'd (1997). Heroin.
- Girl, Interrupted (1999). Marijuana, diazepam
- Grindhouse (2007). Marijuana.
- Groove (2000). MDMA, Nitrous, LSD and marijuana.
- Gummo (1997). Glue.
H
- H (1990). Heroin.
- Hair (1978). Marijuana and LSD.
- Half Baked (1998). Marijuana, cocaine and heroin.
- Half Nelson (2006). Cocaine and crack cocaine.
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Marijuana, cocaine and MDMA.
- Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008). Marijuana, and mushrooms.
- Harvard Man (2001). Marijuana and LSD.
- Head (1968). Marijuana and LSD.
- High Art (1998) Heroin.
- Homegrown (1998). Marijuana.
- How High (2001). Marijuana.
- Human Traffic (1999). Marijuana, cocaine and MDMA.
- Hurlyburly (1998). Marijuana, cocaine and diazepam.
- Hustle & Flow (2005). Marijuana.
- And uh... were gonna be smoking the weed folks! (2007) Marijuana.
- Hotrod( 2007). LSD.
I
- Idle Hands (1999). Marijuana.
- Igby Goes Down (2002). Heroin and marijuana.
- I Got The Hook Up (1998). Marijuana, cocaine and LSD.
- I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can (1982). Diazepam.
- It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004). Cocaine, toad licking, presumably a reference to the Bufo Alvarius or Colorado River toad from which the extract should not actually be licked as in the movie, but smoked, due to bufo toxin which is incinerated upon smoking. Can contain 5-meo-dmt and/or bufotenin.
J
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001). Marijuana.
- Jesus' Son (1999). Heroin, marijuana, cocaine, LSD, opium, psychedelic mushrooms, tobacco, alcohol, amphetamines, and diazepam
- Jacob's Ladder (1990). Quinuclidinyl benzilate (BZ)
K
- Kids (1995). Marijuana, nitrous oxide, MDMA and ketamine.
- King of New York (1990). Cocaine.
- Kiss of the Dragon (2001). Heroin.
- Knocked Up (2007). Marijuana, Alcohol, and psychedelic mushrooms.
- Kush (2007). Marijuana, Cocaine.
L
- La Haine (1995). Hashish, Cocaine.
- The Last Minute (2001). Heroin.
- La Vendedora De Rosas (1998). Glue.
- Layer Cake (2004). Cocaine and MDMA.
- The Life of Rayful Edmond (2005). Cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana.
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). Marijuana
- Liquid Sky (1982). Heroin.
- Little Fish (2005). Heroin.
- La vendedora de rosas (1998). Inhallants, such as "sacol" (Colombian word)
- Less Than Zero (1987). Cocaine.
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). Marijuana and cocaine.
- London (2005). Cocaine and marijuana.
- Lord of War (2005). Cocaine.
- Lorenzo's Oil (2005). Oleic and euricic acids.
- Lost in Translation (2003). Marijuana, possibly other psychedelics.
- Love Liza (2002). Gasoline fumes.
M
- Mafia! (1998). Cocaine
- Mallrats (1995). Marijuana.
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). Heroin.
- Maria Full of Grace (2004). Heroin.
- Maryjane (1968). Marijuana.
- Menace II Society (1993). Crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
- Midnight Express (1978). Hashish.
- A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002). MDMA.
- Missing Link (1988). Unidentified Plant.
- More (1969). Heroin.
- Most High (2006). Cocaine and methamphetamine
- The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916). Cocaine, opium.
- My Own Private Idaho (1991). Cocaine.
N
- Natural Born Killers (1998). Magic Mushrooms.
- Naked Lunch (1991). Heroin, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Hash, Marijuana, and fictional drugs called Bug Powder Dust which is a type of powdered pesticide and Mugwum Jizzum which comes from the multiple erect penises coming from fictional creatures head's called Mugwum, which can be manipulated for effect in some way.
- National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). Marijuana.
- New Jack City (1991). Crack cocaine.
- Next Friday (2000). Marijuana.
- Nowhere (1997). Marijuana and MDMA.
O
- One Perfect Day (2004). Marijuana, painkillers, amphetamines and MDMA.
- Out of the Blue (1981)
P
- Paid in Full (2002). Cocaine, Crack and Marijuana.
- The Panic in Needle Park (1971). Heroin.
- Party Monster (2003). Cocaine, heroin, MDMA, LSD and ketamine.
- PCU (1994). Marijuana.
- Performance (1970). Psychedelic mushrooms.
- Permanent Midnight (1998). Heroin and cocaine.
- Pineapple Express (2008). Marijuana
- Platoon (1986) Marijuana, and opium.
- Prozac Nation (2001). Marijuana, cocaine, prozac and ecstasy.
- Psych-Out (1968). LSD and DOM.
- Puff, Puff, Pass (2006). Marijuana.
- Pulp Fiction (1994). Cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
- Pure (2002). Heroin
Q
R
- Ray (2004). Heroin and marijuana.
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996). Heroin.
- Reefer Madness (1936). Marijuana.
- Reefer Madness (2005 remake). Marijuana.
- Reeker (2005). MDMA.
- Rent (film) Heroin, marijuana.
- Repo Man (1984). Marijuana, cocaine and amphetamines.
- Requiem for a Dream (2000). Heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, MDMA, diazepam, cough syrup (dxm), and marijuana.
- Return to Paradise (1998). Hashish.
- RoboCop 2 (1990). Fictional drug Nuke.
- Rockers (1978). Marijuana.
- Rolling (2007). MDMA, Marijuana.
- Rolling Kansas (2003). Marijuana.
- Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001). Marijuana, cocaine, mescaline.
- The Rules of Attraction (2002). Mushrooms, cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine, marijuana and MDMA.
- Rush (1991). Heroin, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Speed, Marijuana, and Cocaine.
S
- The Salton Sea (2002). Methamphetamine.
- Sample People (1999). Fictional drug "glow" and cocaine.
- Saving Grace (2000). Marijuana.
- A Scanner Darkly (2006). Cocaine, marijuana and Substance D, a fictional psychoactive stimulant.
- Scarface (1983). Cocaine, Heroin, Quaaludes
- Serpent & The Rainbow (1988). Haitian witch concoction.
- Sherry Baby (2004). Heroin.
- "She Shoulda Said 'No'!" (1949). Marijuana.
- Sid and Nancy (1986). Heroin and marijuana.
- The Simpsons Movie (2007). Mescaline, and marijuana.
- Slackers (2002). Marijuana.
- Shrooms (2007). Magic Mushrooms.
- SLC Punk! (1999). LSD, oxycodone, and marijuana.
- Slim Susie (2003). Amphetamine, heroin and marijuana.
- Smiley Face (2007). Marijuana.
- Southwest Nine (2004). LSD, MDMA and marijuana.
- Spun (2002). Methamphetamine.
- Steal This Movie (2000). Marijuana.
- Studio 54 (1998). Cocaine, MDA.
- The Stoned Age (1994). Marijuana.
- Strange Wilderness (2008). Marijuana, Nitrous Oxide.
- Superbad (2007). Cocaine and marijuana.
- Super High Me (2007). Marijuana.
- Super Troopers (2001). Marijuana, Psychedelic mushrooms, LSD, and Alcohol.
T
- Taking Off (1971). Marijauana.
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). Marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms.
- Thank You For Smoking (2006). Cigarettes, nicotine.
- Thirteen (2003). Inhalants (i.e. "Airduster"), marijuana, cocaine and various prescription drugs and LSD.
- Thumbsucker (2005). Marijuana, cocaine, and ritalin.
- Traffic (2000). Cocaine, heroin, crack cocaine.
- Training Day (2001). Marijuana, crack cocaine, and PCP.
- Trainspotting (1996). Heroin, diazepam, marijuana, temazepam, MDMA, and amphetamines.
- Trash (1970) Heroin.
- The Trip (1967). LSD.
- The Tripper (2007). Cocaine, Nitrous Oxide, Marijuana, LSD, and MDMA
- True Romance (1993). Cocaine and marijuana.
- Tweek City (1995). Methamphetamine.
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992). Cocaine.
- Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary (2008). Marijuana.
- Thursday (1998). Cocaine, Marijuana.
V
W
- The Wackness (2008). Marijuana.
- Waiting... (2005). Marijuana and inhalants.
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2008). Marijuana, Cocaine, Quaaludes, Amphetamine, Pills "Uppers and Downers", LSD, Alcohol, and Viagra.
- Walk the Line (2005). Cocaine and amphetamine.
- The Wall (1982). No overt drug usage but widely considered a drug-induced movie (LSD, Heroin).
- The Wash (2001). Marijuana.
- Wasted (2002). Heroin.
- Where the Buffalo Roam (1980). Marijuana, cocaine, and mescaline.
- Withnail and I (1987). Marijuana, speed and other pills.
- Woodstock (1970). Marijuana, LSD, and other psychedelics
- Wonderland (2003). Marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, quaaludes