List of drug films

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Drug films are films that depict drug usage, either as a major theme or, less often, as a few memorable scenes. There is extensive overlap with crime movies, which are more likely to treat drugs as plot devices to keep the action moving. 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 marijuana, heroin, cocaine, LSD and methamphetamine. The following is a partial list of drug movies and the substance involved.

• 28 Days (2000). Painkillers.
• The Acid House (1998). LSD.
• Altered States (1980). Fictional version of peyote.
• American Beauty (1999). Marijuana.
• American Psycho (2000). Cocaine and marijuana.
• The Anniversary Party (2001). Ecstasy.
• Amores Perros (2001). Cocaine.
• Apocalypse Now (1979). LSD, opium, marijuana and cocaine.
• Around the Block (2009). Heroin, cocaine and marijuana.
• Around the Fire (1999). Marijuana and LSD.
• A Clockwork Orange (1971). Drencrom (Adrenacrome) and Synthemesc (Synthetic Mescaline) are consumed in milk.
• A Perfect Day (2005). Marijuana, painkillers, alcohol, amphetamines, and Ecstasy.
• A Scanner Darkly (film) (2006). Cocaine, marijuana and Substance D (a fictional psychoactive stimulant).
• Avenging Disco Godfather (1979). PCP.
• Bad Lieutenant (1992). Cocaine, crack, heroin
• The Basketball Diaries (1995). Heroin, cocaine, and solvents.
• The Beach (2000). Marijuana, mushrooms, stimulants and alcohol.
• Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996). Stimulants and peyote.
• Beerfest (2006). Alcohol & marijuana.
• Bongwater (1997). marijuana.
• Boogie Nights (1997). Cocaine and methamphetamine.
• Blow (2001). Cocaine and marijuana.
• Blue Velvet (1986). An unnamed inhalant, possibly nitrous oxide or amyl nitrite.
• The Breakfast Club (1985). Marijuana.
• Candy (2006). Heroin and Marijuana.
• Casino (film) (1995) Cocaine, heroin and painkillers
• Cheech & Chong's various movies: Up in Smoke (1978); Nice Dreams (1981); Still Smokin' (1983); etc. Marijuana, cocaine, pills, and LSD
• Chinese Opium Den (1894). Opium
• Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981). Heroin.
• Cidade de deus (City of God) (2002). Marijuana & cocaine.
• Clean and Sober (1988). Cocaine.
• Cocaine Cowboys (2006). Cocaine.
• Crank (2006). Beijing Cocktail, cocaine, ephedrine, "Hardcore Haitian Plant Shit", methamphetamine & marijuana.
• Crooklyn (1994). Glue.
• Dazed and Confused (1993). Marijuana.
• Deep Cover (1992). Crack cocaine.
• Dick (1999). Marijuana and quaaludes.
• The Doors (1991). LSD, peyote and other drugs.
• Drugstore Cowboy (1989). Painkillers such as Dilaudid and Numorphan(the blues), amphetamines, cocaine.
• Easy Rider (1969). Marijuana, cocaine, and LSD.
• Ed Wood (1994). Morphine.
• Empire Records (1995). Marijuana and methamphetamine.
• Evil Bong (2006). Marijuana.
• Euro Trip (2004). Marijuana,hashish & very serious amounts of alcohol.
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). Mescaline, opium, marijuana/hashish, cocaine, alcohol, Adrenochrome (fictionalized, as it's not truly a recreational drug), LSD and other drugs.
• The French Connection Heroin and cocaine.
• Formula 51 (2001). Formula 51 (a fictional drug) and marijuana.
• Friday (1995). Marijuana .
• Friday After Next (2002). Marijuana.
• From Hell (2001). Opium.
• Garden State (2004). Antidepressants, marijuana, nitrous oxide, MDMA.
• Georgia (1995) Heroin.
• Gia (1998). Heroin 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.
• Go (1999). MDMA, marijuana, and cocaine.
• Grandma's Boy (2006). Marijuana.
• Grass (1999). Marijuana.
• Gridlock'd (1997). Heroin.
• Groove (2000). Ecstasy and marijuana.
• Gummo (1997). Glue.
• Hair (1978). Marijuana and LSD.
• Half Baked (1998). Marijuana and cocaine.
• Half Nelson (2006). Cocaine.
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Marijuana.
• Harvard Man (2001). LSD.
• Hurlyburly (1998). Marijuana, cocaine & Valium.
• How High (2001). Marijuana.
• Homegrown (1998). Marijuana.
• Human Traffic. MDMA, Marijuana, cocaine.
• In the Name of the Father (1993). Marijuana and LSD.
• It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004). Cocaine.
• "Jesus' Son" (1999). Heroin.
• Kids (1995). Marijuana, nitrous oxide, Ecstasy, and ketamine.
• The Last Minute (2001). Heroin.
• Layer Cake (2004). Cocaine, Ecstasy.
• Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Extreme alcohol use.
• Little Fish"" (2005). Heroin.
• Little Miss Sunshine"" (2006). Heroin.
• Less Than Zero (1987). Cocaine.
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). Marijuana and cocaine.
• London (2005). Cocaine & marijuana.
• Lord of War (2005). Cocaine.
• Love Liza (2002). Gasoline fumes.
• Maria Full of Grace (2004). Heroin.
• Midnight Express (1974). Hashish.
• Naked Lunch (1991). Heroin.
• Next Friday (2000); Marijuana.
• One Perfect Day (2004); Marijuana, painkillers, alcohol, amphetamines, and Ecstasy.
• The Panic in Needle Park (1971). Heroin.
• Party Monster (2003). Cocaine, Ecstasy.
• Performance (1970). LSD.
• Permanent Midnight (1998). Heroin and cocaine.
• Psych-Out (1968). LSD.
• Pulp Fiction (1994). Cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
• Ray (2004). Heroin and marijuana.
• Reefer Madness (1936). Marijuana.
• Repo Man (1984). Marijuana, cocaine & speed.
• Requiem for a Dream (2000). Heroin, marijuana, amphetamines, (There is no cocaine in this movie. Jennifer Connelly's character is snorting heroin not cocaine.)
• Return to Paradise (1998). Hashish.
• Rush (1991). Heroin.
• Rolling Kansas (2003). Marijuana.
• The Salton Sea (2002). Methamphetamine.
• Saving Grace (2000). Marijuana.
• Scarface (1983). Cocaine and heroin.
• "She Shoulda Said 'No'!" (1949). Marijuana.
• "Sid and Nancy" (1986) Heroin.
• SLC Punk! (1999). LSD, percocet, and marijuana.
• Spun (2002). Methamphetamine.
• The Big Lebowski (1998). Marijuana.
• "The Boost" (1988) Cocaine.
• "The Thin Man" (1936). Gratuitous amounts of alcohol, justified by being made straight after the repeal of prohibition.
• The Trip (1967). LSD.
• Thirteen (2003) Solvents and LSD.
• Traffic (2000). Cocaine and heroin.
• Training Day (2001). Marijuana, PCP.
• Trainspotting (1996). Heroin, marijuana and amphetamines.
• True Romance (1993). Cocaine and Marjiuana.
• Withnail and I Marijuana, speed, alcohol, and other pills.
• The Stoned Age (1994). Marjiuana.