List of drug films
Drug films are films that depict either drug distribution or drug use, whether as a major theme or in a few memorable scenes. Drug cinema ranges from the ultra-realistic to the utterly surreal; some films are unabashedly pro- or anti-drug, while others are less judgmental. The drugs most commonly shown in films are cocaine, heroin, LSD, cannabis (see Stoner film) and methamphetamine.
There is extensive overlap with crime films, which are more likely to treat drugs as plot devices to keep the action moving.
The following is a partial list of drug films and the substance involved.
0–9
- 24 Hour Party People (2002). MDMA, Cocaine, Heroin, Methadone, Cannabis, and a mention of the multitude of crack in Barbados.
- 25th Hour (2002). Heroin, MDMA.
- 28 Days Later (2002). Prescriptions drugs (Valium).
- 28 Days (2000). Prescriptions drugs, Heroin, Alcohol.
- 30 Minutes or Less (2011). Cannabis
- 39,90 (2007). Cannabis, Cocaine
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2004). Cannabis.
- 50/50 (2011). Cannabis
- The 51st State (2001). POS 51 (a fictional drug) - also mentions Cocaine, LSD and MDMA.
- 54 (1998).[1] Marijuana, cocaine, MDA, quaaludes.
- 9 (2009). Magnet (a fictional drug), used by 8 which apparently causes a drug like effect.
A
- A Bug and a Bag of Weed (2006). Cannabis, hashish
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). Heroin.
- A Scanner Darkly(2005). Substance D (Fictional Drug), Marijuana.
- A Very Brady Sequel (1996). Magic Mushrooms.
- The Acid House( 1998). LSD, Cannabis.
- Across The Universe (2007).[2] LSD, Cannabis, Some kind of Opiate, presumably Morphine.
- Adam and Paul (2003). Cannabis, Heroin.
- Adaptation. (2002). Fictional version of Ghost Orchid powder.
- Addicted (2010). Cannabis, Heroin, Cocaine, DMT.
- Adulthood (2008). Cannabis, Cocaine.
- Adventureland (2009). Cannabis.
- Air America (1990). Heroin, Opium.
- Airplane! (1980). Cocaine, Glue, Amphetamine.
- A Home at the End of the World (2004). Cannabis, LSD.
- Alice (1988). Amanita Muscaria.
- Almost Famous (2000). Cannabis, Vicodin, LSD and Quaaludes.
- Alpha Dog (2007). Cannabis
- Altered States (1980). Amanita Muscaria, LSD, DMT, and psilocybin.
- American Beauty (1999). Cannabis.
- American Cowslip (2009). Heroin.
- American Gangster (2007). Heroin and cocaine.
- American Psycho (2000). Cocaine, Halcion, Xanax, Ecstasy and Cannabis.
- Amores Perros (2001). Cocaine.
- Animal Kingdom (2010). Cannabis, Cocaine, Heroin.
- An Innocent Man (1989). Cocaine.
- Another Day in Paradise (1997).[1] Heroin and cocaine.
- Analyse That (2002). Cocaine.
- The Anniversary Party (2001). MDMA.
- Apocalypse Now (1979). Marijuana, LSD, and Opium.
- Arrebato (1979). Heroin, Cocaine and Amyl Nitrite.
- Around the Fire (1999). Cannabis, LSD.
- Assassin of Youth (1937). Cannabis.[1]
- Attack The Block (2011). Cannabis, Crack / Cocaine.
- At Close Range (1978) Marijuana.
- Avenging Disco Godfather (1979). PCP.
- Awakening of the Beast (a.k.a. O Ritual dos Sádicos and O Despertar da Besta) (1970). LSD.
- Awaydays (2009). Cocaine, Cannabis and Heroin.
B
- Bad Boys II (2003). MDMA and heroin.
- Bad Lieutenant (1992). Crack, cocaine, heroin and cannabis.
- Bangkok Hilton (1989). Heroin smuggling
- Bang Boom Bang (1999). Cannabis.
- Basic Instinct (1992). Cocaine.
- The Basketball Diaries (1995).[3] Heroin, cocaine, cannabis, solvents and various pills.
- Batman Begins (2005). A fictional hallucinogenic gas.
- Be.Angeled (2001). Cocaine, MDMA and Cannabis.
- The Beach (2000). Cannabis, psychedelic mushrooms and stimulants.
- The Beach Girls (1982) Marijuana and unidentified pills.
- Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996).[2] Peyote.
- Beerfest (2006). Cannabis.
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). Heroin (IV).
- Belly (1998). Heroin, cannabis.
- Berkeley in the Sixties (1990).[1]
- Berlin Calling (2008). Cocaine, MDMA, Ketamine, cannabis.
- La Beuze (2003). Chemical cannabis which was made by Nazis during WWII that gives users hallucinations of Football players .
- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970). Cannabis, LSD, prescription pills, MDMA, peyote.
- The Big Boss (1971). Heroin.
- The Big Lebowski (1998). Cannabis, LSD.
- Bigger Than Life (1956). Cortisone (steroid hormone)
- Bird (1988). Heroin.
- Black Cat, White Cat (1998). Cocaine.
- Black Fear (1915) Cocaine. * Black Tar Heroin (1999) Black tar heroin, Crack cocaine, Speed, Alcohol.
- Black Snake Moan (2006). Perscription Pills, Ecstasy.
- Black Swan (2010). Ecstasy.
- Blazing Saddles (1974). Cannabis.
- Blood In Blood Out (1993). Cocaine and heroin.
- Blow (2001).[1] Cocaine and Cannabis.
- Blueberry (2004). Ayahuasca, Peyote.
- Blue Sunshine (1976). LSD
- Blue Velvet (1986). Nitrous Oxide.
- Bobby (2006). LSD.
- Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993). Marijuana.
- Boiler Room (2000). Cocaine.
- Boondock Saints (1999). Cocaine.
- Bonded by Blood (2010). Cocaine, ecstasy.
- Bongwater (1997). Cannabis, LSD, and cocaine.
- Boogie Nights (1997). Cannabis, Cocaine and methamphetamine.
- The Boost (1988). Cocaine.
- Borderland (2007). Cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms.
- Borderline (1950). Drugs not identified.
- Boys Don't Cry (1999). Cannabis.
- The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2006). Cannabis, MDMA, cocaine, crack, heroin, amphetamine, MDMA, viagra.
- The Boys in Company C (1978). Demerol and Heroin.[2]
- Brain Candy (1996). fictional drug GLeeMONEX.
- The Breakfast Club (1985). Cannabis.
- Brick (2006). Heroin.
- Bright Lights, Big City (1988). Cocaine.
- Britannia Hospital (1982). Psilocybin mushrooms.
- Brokedown Palace (1999). Heroin.
- Broken (2007). Heroin.
- Broken Vessels (1999). Heroin and Methamphetamine.
- Buffalo Soldiers (2001). Heroin, MDMA.
- Bug (2007). Methamphetamine, cannabis.
- Bullet (1996). Heroin.
- Bully (2001). Cannabis, LSD, methamphetamine.
- The Business (2005). Cannabis, MDMA, Cocaine.
C
- Candy (2006). Heroin and Cannabis.
- Candy Stripe Nurses (1974). Marijuana and amphetamines.[3][4]
- Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005). Heroin.
- Cash Crop (2003). Cannabis.
- Cass (2008). Cannabis.
- Casino (1995). Cocaine, heroin and painkillers.
- Caveman (1981). Fictional hallucinogenic berries.
- Cecil B. Demented (2000). Heroin.
- Chappaqua (1966). Peyote and heroin.
- Charlie Bartlett (2008). Prescription pills.
- Cheech & Chong's various films feature drugs such as Cannabis, cocaine, LSD and various pills and Ajax (comedy). They include:
- Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1970). Cannabis.
- Cherrybomb (2009). Cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy.
- Chinatown Nights (1929). Opium.
- Chinese Opium Den (1894). Opium.
- Chopper (2000). Cocaine, Heroin (and possibly Amphetamines).
- Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981). Cannabis, Various pills such as Valium and Mandrax , LSD and Heroin.
- City by the Sea (2002). Crack.
- City Of God (2002). Cannabis, cocaine.
- Clean and Sober (1988).[1] Cocaine.
- Clueless (1995). Cannabis, Cocaine.
- Clockers (1995). Crack Cocaine.
- A Clockwork Orange (1971). Several fictional drugs in the form of a milk cocktail called Moloko Plus. Varieties include Moloko Vellocet (either an opiate (percocet) or an amphetamine (velocity, speed), Synthemesc (synthetic mescaline), and Drencrom (adrenochrome).
- Club Paradise (1986). Cannabis.
- Clubbed to Death (1996). MDMA.
- Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983). Cocaine.
- Cocaine Cowboys (2006). Cocaine and Cannabis.
- Cocaine Cowboys 2 (2008). Cocaine.
- Cocksucker Blues (unreleased).[2]
- Code of Silence (1985) Cocaine.
- Colors (1988). Marijuana, crack cocaine and PCP.
- Conspiracy Theory (1997). LSD.
- Contact High (2009). Cocaine, Cannabis, MDMA, LSD, Amphetamine.
- Coogan's Bluff (1968). Marijuana and LSD
- Cookers (2001). Methamphetamine.
- The Cool and the Crazy (1958). Cannabis.
- Coonskin (1975). LSD, heroin.
- Cop Out (2010). Crack/Cocaine, Mescaline. (Referred to)
- Corridors of Blood (1958). Opium-based anaesthetic.
- Country Man (1982). Cannabis.
- Crank (2006). Fictional drug called Beijing Cocktail, cocaine, epinephrine, "Hardcore Haitian Plant Shit" (which probably refers to khat), methamphetamine, cannabis.
- Crooklyn (1994). Glue (Toluene).
- The Crow (1994). Morphine.
- Cruel Intentions (1999). Cocaine (memorably taken out of a rosary necklace)
D
- Danger Diabolik (1968). Cannabis.
- Darwin's Nightmare (2004). Glue.
- Daymaker (2007). Cocaine, MDMA, LSD, cannabis.
- Dazed and Confused (1993).[2] Cannabis, LSD
- Dead Man's Shoes (2004). Cocaine, Cannabis, LSD.
- Dead Ringers (1988). Various prescription drugs (barbiturates).
- The Death of Richie (1977). Barbiturates and other drugs.
- Death Walks at Midnight (a.k.a. La Morte accarezza a mezzanotte) (1972). LSD.
- Departed, The (2006). OxyContin, lorazepam, heroin and cocaine.
- Death at a Funeral (2010). Mescaline, valium & Ketamine (gets mentioned), Acid ( the pills in the valium bottle ).
- Death Wish 2 (1982) Marijuana and PCP.
- Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) Crack cocaine.
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years.[2]
- Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) Cocaine.
- Deep Cover (1992). Crack cocaine.
- Den Siste Revejakta (2008). Hashish, Cannabis, heroin and LSD.
- Detroit Rock City (1999). Cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms.
- Dev.D (2009). Cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy and various pills.
- Dick (1999). Cannabis and quaaludes.
- District 13 (2004). Cocaine, Cannabis.
- Domino (2005). Mescaline, Cannabis, and cocaine.
- Donkey Punch (2008). Ketamine, Methamphetamine, MDMA, Cannabis.
- Don's Plum (2001). Heroin, Cannabis.
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996). Marijuana and crack cocaine.
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991). Cannabis.
- The Doors (1991). LSD, cocaine, heroin, cannabis and peyote.
- Dope Sick Love (2005). Heroin and crack cocaine.
- Down in the Valley (2005). MDMA.
- Dream with the Fishes (1997). Heroin and LSD.
- Dreamseller (2007). Heroin.
- Drugstore Cowboy (1989).[1] Hydromorphone, oxymorphone, morphine, amphetamines, diazepam, and heroin.
- Dude, Where's My Car? (2000). Cannabis.
- Due Date (2010). Cannabis and vicodin.
- The Dukes of Hazzard (2005). Marijuana.
- Dune (1984). Fictional drug Melange or "Spice"
E
- Easy Rider (1969).[1] Cannabis, Cocaine and LSD.
- Easy A (2010). Cannabis.
- Easy Street (1917). Cocaine.
- Ecstasy (2011). Little Red Pill.
- ed! (1996). Cannabis, MDMA.
- Ed Wood (1994). Morphine.
- Eden Lake (2009). Amyl Nitrate.
- Elephant White (2011). Heroin.
- Emerald Forest (1985). Virola snuff.
- Empire (2002). Heroin and cannabis.
- Empire Records (1995). Amphetamines.
- Enter the Dragon (1973) Heroin.
- Enter the Void (2009). Cocaine, LSD, GHB, cannabis, Ecstasy and DMT.
- Equilibrium (2002). Fictional drug Prozium.
- Essex Boys (2000). MDMA, Heroin.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). Cannabis.
- Euro Trip (2004). Cannabis/hashish, absinthe, amphetamines, benzedrine.
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993). Peyote.
- Everywhere and Nowhere (2011). Cannabis, Cocaine, MDMA.
- Evil Bong (2006). Cannabis.
- Evil Bong 2: King Bong (2009). Cannabis.
- Extract (2009) ketamine, xanax, various other drugs
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Cannabis.
F
- Factory Girl (2006) Cannabis, Speed, Heroin, Prescription Pills.
- The Falcon and the Snowman (1985). Cocaine.
- Fame chimica (2003). Cannabis and cocaine.
- Fanboys (2009). Peyote.
- Fandango (2000). Cannabis and cocaine.
- Fantasia (1940). LSD.
- Faster (2010). Heroin.
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). Cannabis.
- Federal Fugitives (1941). Pills.
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).[4] Cannabis, mescaline, LSD, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, ether, amyl nitrite, opium, hashish, hash oil, adrenochrome .
- Fifty Pills (2006). MDMA.
- The Final Programme (1973).
- Flashback (1990). LSD.
- Flirting with Disaster (1996). LSD.
- The Football Factory (2004). Cannabis, inhalants, amphetamines, crack/cocaine.
- Forrest Gump (1994). Cocaine, Heroin, cannabis, LSD, unidentified pills.
- Formula 51 (2002). Fictional drug like ecstasy.
- Foo-Foo Dust (2003). Crack-cocaine and Heroin.
- Freak Talks About Sex (1999). Cannabis.
- The French Connection (1971). Heroin and cocaine.
- French Connection II (1975). Heroin.
- Fresh (1994). Cocaine, Crack-cocaine, Heroin.
- Friday (1995). Marijuana, PCP.
- Friday After Next (2002). Cannabis.
- Friday the 13th Film Series (1980–2009). Cannabis smoked in most of the films.
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989). Cocaine.
- Fritz the Cat (1972). Cannabis and heroin.
- From Hell (2001). Opium, laudanum and absinthe.
- From Paris with Love (2010). Cocaine (and possibly Heroin).
G
- Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002). Crack, Cocaine, LSD,
- Garden State (2004). Cocaine, MDMA, Marijuana, Nitrous Oxide, Various prescription drugs (esp. antidepressants)
- Georgia (1995). Heroin.
- Get Him to the Greek (2010). Marijuana, Absinthe, Heroin, "Jeffrey", Cocaine, Adrenaline.
- Get Out and Get Under (1920). Cocaine.
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005). Crack, Marijuana, and Morphine.
- Gia (1998). Heroin and cocaine.
- Gift (1993).[2]
- Girl, Interrupted (1999). Marijuana, diazepam.
- The Girl Next Door (2004). MDMA, Marijuana.
- Go (1999). MDMA, marijuana and cocaine.
- Go Ask Alice (1973). LSD, marijuana, and amphetamines.
- The Godfather (1972). Cocaine and heroin.
- The Godfather: Part II (1974). Cocaine and heroin.
- The Godfather: Part III (1990). Cocaine and heroin.
- The Good Shepherd (2006). LSD.
- Goodfellas (1990). Cocaine and pills.
- Grand Hotel (1932). Absinthe.
- Grandma's Boy (2006). Marijuana.
- Grass (1999). Marijuana.
- Gridlock'd (1997). Heroin.
- Grindhouse (2007). Marijuana.
- Groove (2000). GHB, MDMA, Nitrous, LSD and marijuana.
- The Groove Tube (1974). Marijuana.
- The Guard (2011). LSD, Cocaine.
- Growing Op (2008). Marijuana.
- Gummo (1997). Glue, Ritalin, Solvents, Cocaine.
H
- Hair (1978). Cannabis and LSD.
- Hall Pass (film) (2011). Marijuana (Brownies)
- Half Baked (1998).[1] Cannabis, cocaine, crack and heroin.
- Half Nelson (2006). Cocaine and crack cocaine.
- Halloween (1978). Marijuana.
- The Hangover (2009). GHB, rohypnol.
- Hannibal (2001). Chloroform, Morphine (and unknown sedatives).
- Hardbodies (1984). Marijuana and cocaine.
- Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971). Cannabis resin.
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Cannabis, MDMA, Cocaine.
- Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008). Cannabis, and psilocybin mushrooms.
- Harry Brown (2009). Cannabis, Crack/Cocaine, Heroin.
- Harsh Times (2006). Cannabis.
- The Hasher's Delirium, a.k.a. Le songe d'un garçon de café (1910).[5] Absinthe.
- Hobo With A Shotgun (2011). Cocaine.
- Horrible Bosses (2011). MDMA, Cocaine.
- Howard Marks. Mr Nice (2010). Cannabis, LSD, Opium.
- Harvard Man (2001). Cannabis, LSD.
- Havoc (2005). Cocaine, Crack.
- Head (1968).[2] Cannabis, LSD.
- Head, Heart and Balls.. or Why I Gave Up Smoking Pot (2007). Marijuana[6]
- High Art (1998).[1] Heroin.
- Hollywood High (2003).[1]
- Holy Rollers (2010). MDMA
- El Hombre de los Hongos, a.k.a The Mushroom Man (1976). Psychedelic mushrooms.
- Homegrown (1998). Cannabis.
- The Horde (2010). Cocaine.
- Hot Rod (2007). LSD.
- Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). Cannabis, psilocybin mushrooms, Cocaine.
- How High (2001). Cannabis.
- Human Traffic (1999). Cannabis, cocaine and MDMA.
- Human Wreckage (1923).[1]
- Hunt to Kill (2010). Methamphetamine.
- Humboldt County (2008). Cannabis.
- Hurlyburly (1998). Cannabis, cocaine and diazepam.
- Hustle & Flow (2005). Cannabis.
I
- Idle Hands (1999). Cannabis.
- If Drugs Were Legal (2009). Cannabis, cocaine, crack, ketamine, heroin, MDMA, LSD, amphetamines, (and fictional drugs, 1st being dexclorazole which mimicks the effects of prozac but on a much larger scale and 2nd being xp25 which stimulates the serotonin neuro-transmitters in the brain but causes sudden heart attack?)
- Igby Goes Down (2002). Heroin, cannabis.
- I Got The Hook Up (1998). Cannabis, cocaine and LSD.
- I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968). Cannabis brownies.
- I Love You Phillip Morris (2010). Heroin.
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982). Diazepam.
- Illtown (1998).[1]
- In Bruges (2008). Cocaine, Ketamine.
- Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954). Ayahuasca.
- Inner Trial (2008). LSD, cannabis, psychedelic mushrooms.
- Into the Blue (2005) Cocaine.
- Irréversible (2002) Cocaine.
- It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004). Cocaine, yopo snuff, and 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 film, but smoked, due to bufo toxin which is incinerated upon smoking. Can contain 5-meo-dmt and/or bufotenin.
J
K
L
- La Haine (1995). Marijuana, Hashish, Cocaine.
- La vendedora de rosas (1998). Inhallants, such as "sacol" (Colombian word).
- Lammbock (2001). Marijuana, hashish, psychedelic mushrooms and cocaine.
- The Last Days of Disco (1998).[1]
- The Last Minute (2001). Heroin.
- Layer Cake (2004). Cocaine, crack cocaine and MDMA.
- Leaves of Grass (film) (2009). Marijuana.
- Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Cocaine.
- Lenny (1974). Heroin.
- Less Than Zero (1987). Cocaine.
- Lethal Weapon (1987). Cocaine and Heroin.
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas).
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). Marijuana.
- The Life of Rayful Edmond (2005). Cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana.
- Light Sleeper (1992). Cocaine.
- Limitless (2011). Fictional drug called NZT48
- Liquid Sky (1982). Heroin.
- Little Fish (2005). Heroin.
- Little Miss Sunshine. Heroin, Viagra and anorectics referred to.
- Live and Let Die (1973). Heroin.
- Live Nude Girls (1995). Marijuana.
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). Marijuana and cocaine.
- Loft (2008). Cocaine.
- London (2005). Cocaine and marijuana.
- London Boulevard (2010). Cannabis, Cocaine, Opium.
- Looking for Eric (2009) Marijuana
- Lord of War (2005). Cocaine and Brown Brown.
- Lords of Dogtown (2005). Marijuana.
- Lost in Translation (2003). Marijuana, possibly other psychedelics.
- Love Is The Drug (2006). Cocaine, prescription pills.
- Love Liza (2002). Gasoline fumes.
- Love. Blood. Kryptonite. (2008). Marijuana, cocaine.
M
- Mr. Nice (2010) . marijuana , Hashish
- Macarthur Park (2001). Crack cocaine.
- Machete (2010). Cannabis, Methamphetamine.
- Mafia! (1998). Cocaine.
- Magic Trip (2011). Lsd, Amt, Psychedelic Use
- Magnolia (1999). Cocaine, MDMA, morphine.
- Magnum Force (1973). Heroin.
- Mallrats (1995). Cannabis.
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1955).[1] Heroin.
- Mantis in Lace (1968). LSD.
- Maria Full of Grace (2004). Heroin.
- Marihuana (1936). Cannabis.
- Maryjane (1968). Cannabis and hashish.
- Max Payne (2008). Fictional drug Valkyrie.
- MDMA (2010). MDMA.
- The Men Who Stare At Goats (2009). Steroids, LSD, cannabis, amphetamine.
- Menace II Society (1993). Crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis.
- Miami Vice (2006). Cocaine.
- Middle Men (2009). Cocaine, Barbiturates.
- Midnight Cowboy (1969). Marijuana, unspecificied hallucinogenic pills.
- Midnight Express (1978). Hashish, LSD and cannabis.
- A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002). MDMA, cocaine.
- Minority Report (2002). A fictional, psychoactive drug called neuroin.
- Missing Link (1988). Unidentified plant.
- Modern Times (1936). Cocaine.
- Mondo Mod (1967). Cannabis.
- Moneyz (2009). Cannabis, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, LSD.
- Monkey on My Back (1957). Morphine.
- More (1969). Cannabis, heroin, absinthe, Dexamyl (amphetamine-barbiturate), LSD and a home-made concoction made from cannabis (resin), benzedrine, "red ibogaine", nutmeg and banana peel.
- Morfiy (2008). Morphine.
- Most High (2006). Cocaine and methamphetamine.
- The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)[7]. Cocaine, opium.
- My Own Private Idaho (1991). Cocaine.
- Munje! (2001). Cannabis.
N
- The Naked Gun (1988). Heroin.
- Naked Lunch (1991). Heroin, cannabis, opiates, fictional hallucinogenic bug powder .
- Narc (2002).[1] Heroin, cannabis and possibly Cocaine.
- National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). Cannabis.
- National Lampoon's Totally Baked: A Potumentary (2006). Cannabis.
- Natural Born Killers (1994).[2] Magic mushrooms, other drugs suggested but not explicitly stated.
- Never Die Alone (2004). Cocaine, heroin.
- New Jack City (1991). Crack cocaine.
- Next Day Air (2009). Cocaine, cannabis.
- Next Friday (2000). Cannabis.
- Nil by Mouth (1997). Heroin.
- The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974). Cannabis.
- Nine to Five (1980). Cannabis.
- Nixon (1995). Prescription drugs.
- No Country for Old Men (2007). Heroin.
- Nordkraft (2005). Cannabis, cocaine, methadone, heroin,
- North Dallas Forty (1979). Marijuana, cocaine and painkillers
- Notorious (2009). Cocaine, crack and cannabis.
- Nowhere (1997). Cannabis and MDMA.
O
P
- The Pace That Kills (a.k.a. Cocaine Fiends) (1935). Cocaine.
- Paid in Full (2002). Cocaine, crack and cannabis.
- The Palermo Connection (1991). All drugs referred to.
- The Panic in Needle Park (1971). Heroin.
- Papillon (1973). Cocaine (Coca Leaves).
- Party Monster (2003). Crack/cocaine, heroin, MDMA, LSD, Ketamine.
- Pathology (2008). Methamphetamine.
- PCU (1994).[1] Cannabis.
- Performance (1970).[2] Psychedelic mushrooms.
- Permanent Midnight (1998).[1] Heroin and cocaine.
- Pimp (2010). Cannabis, Crack/Cocaine, (Heroin, referred to).
- Pineapple Express (2008). Cannabis. Oxycodone referred to.
- Piñero (2001). Heroin, Cannabis, Cocaine.
- Pink Cadillac (1989). Methamphetamine.
- Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999). Cannabis, LSD.
- Platoon (1986). Cannabis, and opium.
- Platoon Leader (1988). Heroin.
- Playing God (1997) Fentanyl, Morphine and Amphetamines.
- Polvere (2009). Cocaine.
- Poltergeist (1982). Cannabis.
- Possession (1981). Psilocybin mushrooms.
- Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990). Fictional drug "mist".
- The Principles of Lust (2003). Cannabis, cocaine, MDMA, Ayahuasca (Yage), pills.
- The Professional (1994). Cocaine.
- Prozac Nation (2001).[1] Cannabis, cocaine, prozac (fluoxetine) and ecstasy.
- Psych-Out (1968). LSD and DOM.
- Puddle Cruiser (1996). Cannabis.
- Puff, Puff, Pass (2006). Cannabis.
- Pulp Fiction (1994).[4] Cocaine, heroin, cannabis.
- Pure (2002). Heroin.
- Punisher War Zone (2008). Cocaine, Methamphetamine.
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R
- Rachel Getting Married (2008). Cannabis, oxycodone (Percocet).
- Rave - The Ultimate Party (2000). MDMA.
- Ray (2004). Heroin, cannabis.
- Red Angel, a.k.a. Akai tenshi (1966). Morphine.
- Reindeer Spotting – Escape from Santaland (2010). Subutex, amphetamine, heroin and cannabis.
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (1996). Heroin.
- Reefer Madness (1936).[4] Cannabis.
- Reefer Madness (2005 remake). Cannabis.
- Reeker (2005). MDMA.
- Amants réguliers, Les (2005). Cannabis.
- Remember the Daze (2007). Mushrooms, cannabis.
- Reno 911!: Miami (2007). Cocaine.
- Rent (2005). Heroin, cannabis.
- Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008). Fictional drug Zydrate, a powerful and highly-addictive painkiller and hallucinogenic. Maufactured by GeneCo, for people undergoing surgery. "Graverobbers" sell a cheap version of Zydrate on the black market extracted from the blood of the dead.
- Repo Man (1984). Cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines.
- Requiem for a Dream (2000). Heroin, cannabis, MDMA, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates.
- Return to Paradise (1998). Cannabis resin.
- Riding the bullet (2004) Cannabis.
- Rich Kids (1979). Cocaine.
- Righteous Kill (2009). Cocaine.
- Riot on Sunset Strip (1967). Marijuana and LSD.
- Rise of the Footsoldier (2007). Steroids, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, MDMA, Ketamine.
- Risky Business (1983). Cannabis.
- RoboCop (1987). Cocaine.
- RoboCop 2 (1990). Fictional drug Nuke.
- RocknRolla (2008). Cannabis, Cocaine, Heroin.
- Rockers (1978). Cannabis.
- Rolling (2007). MDMA, cannabis.
- Rolling Kansas (2003). Cannabis.
- Romeo + Juliet (1996). A substance that is similar to, or actually is MDMA, known as "Queen Mab."
- Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001). Cannabis, cocaine, mescaline.
- Rube in an Opium Joint (1904). Opium - Considered the oldest still existing motion picture to contain substance abuse.
- The Rules of Attraction (2002). Mushrooms, cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine, cannabis and MDMA.
- Run! Bitch Run! (2009). Cannabis, crack/cocaine.
- The Runaways (2010). Cocaine, MDMA, Quaaludes
- Running with Scissors (2006). Prescription medications.
- Rush (1991). Heroin, tobacco, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine.
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- The Salton Sea (2002). Methamphetamine.
- Sample People (1999). Fictional drug "glow" and cocaine.
- Savage Beach (1989). Heroin.
- Saving Grace (2000). Cannabis.
- A Scanner Darkly (2006). Cocaine, cannabis, and Substance D, a fictional psychoactive stimulant.
- Scarface (1983). Cocaine, heroin, Quaaludes.
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010). Cannabis, mushrooms.
- Secrets of Chinatown (1935). Opium.
- The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988). Haitian witch concoction containing scopolamine.
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976). Cocaine.
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010). Cannabis, amphetamines, cocaine.
- Sex and the City (2008) Marijuana.
- The Sexy Killer (1976). Heroin.
- Shank (2010). Khat, Cannabis.
- Sherrybaby (2004). Heroin.
- She Shoulda Said 'No'! (1949). Cannabis.
- Shot List (2009). LSD, cocaine, cannabis.
- Shrooms (2007). Magic mushrooms, cannabis.
- Shrink (2009). Cannabis, amphetamine, cocaine.
- Siberia (1998). Cannabis, MDMA, amyl nitrate.
- Sid and Nancy (1986).[2] Heroin, Methadone, cannabis.
- Skidoo (1968). LSD.
- Slackers (2002). Cannabis.
- SLC Punk! (1999). LSD, oxycodone, Perocet, cannabis.
- Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988). Marijuana.
- Slim Susie (2003). Amphetamine, heroin, cannabis.
- Smiley Face (2007). Cannabis.
- Something Weird (1967). LSD
- Soul Plane (2004). Mushrooms, cannabis.
- Southwest Nine (2004). LSD, MDMA, cannabis.
- Spring Break (1983) Marijuana.
- Spun (2002).[4] Methamphetamine.
- Squeeze (1997)
- Starsky & Hutch (2004). Cocaine.
- State Property (2002). Cannabis, crack/cocaine.
- Stark Raving Mad (2002). Cannabis, GHB, MDMA.
- Steal This Movie (2000). Cannabis.
- Steppenwolf (1974)
- Steve-O: Demise And Rise Cannabis, LSD, PCP, Cocaine, Nitrous Oxide, Pills, A lot
- Strange Days (1995) SQUID (fictional).
- Streets of Blood (2009). Cocaine/Crack
- Stripes (1981). LSD[9]
- Stoned (2005).[4] Cannabis, hachis, LSD, DMT, psilocybin, cocaine, alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates.
- The Stoned Age (1994). Cannabis.
- Stoned: In The Beginning (2010). Cannabis, LSD, Cocaine, Sleeping Pills, Crack.
- Strange Wilderness (2008). Cannabis, nitrous oxide.
- The Student Nurses (1970) LSD.[10]
- S.W.A.T FireFight (2011). Cannabis
- Summer of Sam (1999). Cocaine, cannabis.
- Sugarhouse (2007). Cannabis, Crack/Cocaine.
- Superbad (2007). Cocaine, cannabis.
- Super Fly (1972). Cocaine, cannabis.
- Super High Me (2007). Cannabis.
- Super Troopers (2001). Cannabis, psychedelic mushrooms, LSD.
- Surfer, Dude (2008). Cannabis.
- Synanon (1965). Heroin.
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1962). Amphetamine, cannabis (resin).
- Sweet Nothing (1996). Crack-Cocaine.
T
- Taking Off (1971). Cannabis.
- Taking Woodstock (2009). Cannabis, LSD.
- Taxi 3 (2003). Cannabis and cocaine.
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). Cannabis, psychedelic mushrooms.
- Terminal Bliss (1992). Marijuana, cocaine, LSD and methamphetamine.[11][12]
- Thank You For Smoking (2006). Cigarettes, nicotine (patches).
- That's Your Funeral (1972). Cannabis.
- The Thing (1982). Cannabis.
- Thirteen (2003).[1] Inhalants (i.e. "Airduster"), LSD, cannabis, cocaine, various prescription drugs.
- This Is England (2006). Cannabis.
- Thriller - A Cruel Picture (1973). Heroin.
- Thumbsucker (2005). Cannabis, cocaine, and ritalin.
- Thursday (1998). Cocaine, cannabis.
- Tideland (2005). Heroin.
- The Tingler (1959). First film to feature LSD.
- Tommy (1975).
- Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000). Heroin.
- Traffic (2000). Cannabis, Cocaine, heroin, crack cocaine.
- Training Day (2001). Cannabis, crack cocaine, and PCP.
- Trainspotting (1996).[2] Heroin, opium, MDMA, Amphetamines, Valium, Hashish, Morphine, Diamorphine, Cyclozine, Codeine, Temazepam, Nitrazepam, Phenobarbitone, Sodium Amytal, Dextropropoxyphene, Methadone, Nalbuphine, Pethidine, Pentazocine, Buprenorphine, Dextromoramide, Chlormethiazole.
- Trash (1970). Heroin.
- The Big Bang (2010). Valium, Methampthetamine.
- The Expendables (2010) Cocaine.
- The Greatest (2009 film)
- The Green Hornet (2010). Methamphetamine.
- The Hangover 2 (2011). Cocaine.
- The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009). Dexedrine, Amphetamine.
- The Social Network (2010) Cocaine, Cannabis.
- The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD (2011) LSD.
- The Trip (1967).[1] LSD, cannabis.
- The Tripper (2007). Cocaine, Nitrous Oxide, cannabis, LSD, MDMA.
- Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010). Cannabis.
- Town (2010). Oxycontin, Cocaine.
- Through a Blue Lens (1999). Crack cocaine, heroin.
- True Romance (1993). Cocaine, cannabis.
- Tweek City (1995). Methamphetamine.
- Twelve (2010). Cannabis, Twelve (A fictional drug, that has similar effects to MDMA and Cocaine), many drugs referred to.
- Twin Town (1997). Cannabis, Heroin, Cocaine, Magic Mushrooms, Solvents (Glue).
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992). Cocaine.
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V
- Valley of the Dolls (1967). Barbiturates (Seconal, Nembutal, Amytal), amphetamines (Dexedrine), and Demerol.
W
- The Wackness (2008). Cannabis, cocaine, methylphenidate and anti-depressants.
- Waiting... (2005). Cannabis and inhalants.
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2008). Cannabis, Cocaine, Quaaludes, PCP, Amphetamine, Pills "Uppers and Downers", LSD and Viagra.
- Walk the Line (2005). Cocaine and amphetamine.
- The Wall (1982). Hashish. This film is often considered a drug-induced movie. (LSD, psychedelics)
- The Wash (2001). Cannabis.
- Weirdsville (2007). Heroin, cannabis.
- What Just Happened (2008). Hydromorphone, benzodiazepines, cocaine referred to.
- Where the Buffalo Roam (1980). Cannabis, cocaine and mescaline.
- Where the Day Takes You (1992). Multiple drugs.
- Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) Heroin.
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998).[1]
- The Wild Angels (1966). Marijuana and heroin.
- Wild in the Streets (1968).[2] LSD.
- Winter's Bone (2010). Methamphetamine.
- Withnail and I (1987). Cannabis, speed and other pills.
- Without a Paddle (2004). Cannabis.
- Woodstock (1970). Cannabis, LSD, and other psychedelics.
- Wonderland (2003). Cannabis, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, quaaludes.
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Z
Further reading
- Blackman, Shane (2004). "Drugs as Cultural Commodities: An Analysis of Drugs in Film, Advertisements and Popular Music". Chilling Out: The Cultural Politics of Substance Consumption, Youth and Drug Policy. Open University Press. pp. 52–68. ISBN 978-0-335-20072-6.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Rollins, Peter C. (2004). The Columbia Companion to American History on Film. Columbia University Press. pp. 521–524. ISBN 978-0-231-11222-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sirius, R. U. (2009). Everybody Must Get Stoned. Citadel Press. pp. 209–214. ISBN 978-0-8065-3073-4.
- ^ Berardinelli, James (2005). ReelViews 2: The Ultimate Guide to the Best Modern Movies on DVD and Video, 2005 Edition. Justin, Charles & Co. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-932112-40-5.
- ^ a b c d e f Sack, Adriano; Niermann, Ingo (2008). The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends: A Very Trippy Miscellany. Plume. pp. 54–56. ISBN 978-0-452-28991-8.