Movies: Addiction

A young drug dealer turned addict must face his greatest fear – his estranged father....

Stooge is a feature documentary about Robert Pargiter, Iggy Pop's No1 fan. It covers the three years leading up to his 50th birthday when he tries to track his hero down in a final absolution. His journey has taken him all over the world in search of...

A coroner reunites with a great love from the past, realizing that the memories are more vivid than ever....

A young man who loses his job is trapped in a small town that has fallen victim to economic ruin. He resorts to extreme measures to escape and start a new life....

A vlogger with a paper eating addiction is haunted by an offensive doodle from her past....

Hugo, a rich and wild young man, joins Julio, his close friend and party companion, and after a night of adventure and alcoholic libations, the two awaken, still thirsty for adventure. They head to the Livestock Exhibition, then in full swing. There,...

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Stresses recognition and treatment of drug abuse emergencies, accurate identification of symptoms, and immediate clinical procedures. Presents scenes of actual cases in the emergency room and adjoining physician's offices of Beth Israel Medical Cente...

A psychological thriller about a mysterious rug threatening to tear a superstitious family apart....

Cocaine Angel captures a grinding and tragic week in the life of a weary young drug addict who is clinging to the remnants of his once hopeful existence amidst the stink, the sweat, and unforgiving heat of Jacksonville, Florida....

After a failed suicide attempt due to immense drug debt, Noel is released from the psych ward, and Enzo, her plug, will stop at nothing for his money back....

Swedish documentary from the Gothenburg area about young drug abusers....

A former football star turned real estate broker meets with rich, spoiled young Billy to close a deal on a mansion, and nothing goes according to plan....

This short, started early on into sobriety, finished about nine months in, is a collage of diaries and notes, collected from within addiction and into recovery....

In "Dreamscape," a man spirals into a chaotic world where the lines between his drug-induced dreams and harsh reality blur. As he grapples with haunting visions and paranoia, he must confront his own mind to uncover the truth before he loses himself ...

Tomas is a young man who is caught up in a vicious circle of pain and grief, after the mysterious death of his father. This activates several demons and moments from his past that have come to haunt him. Will he be able to move forward?...

Étienne Boulay’s story is anything but ordinary. Raised in Montréal-Nord, he went on to play football in the CFL and NFL, with lots of road bumps along the way. Boulay is a genuine and engaging personality who never fails to make an impression wherev...

When a young man’s silent pain erupts into violence, his older brother is forced to confront the past and his own role in it....

Five friends in their 20ies try to make it as artists while struggling with psychological disorders and disregulated lives. Abandoned to themselves, they try to escape the pain with drugs and parties, but, soon, that reveals not to be enough. Past vi...

An unflinching look at life on the fringe, documenting the changing fortunes of residents throughout a year. Encountering humanity within this harrowing reality, a radical care-model offers hope for chronic alcoholism....