Substance Abuse Movies

Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug...

A newspaper clip of a 30-year-old movie makes our middle-aged protagonist in the middle of his peak years to look for his best childhood...

Ali and Alia are childhood neighbors that fell in love with each other, but bigger events occur in their lives which gets them separated. Ali seeks...

Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and...

Set to a vibrant landscape, 'April' follows the emotional up-and-down journey of a full-of-life high school girl, named April (played by Celine...

Produced in 1967, this black and white film is an inmate's view of Daytop, a drug treatment centre on Staten Island, New York, where addicts learn to...

When his mother relapses, Oliver is forced to go look for his younger brother in the world of crime throughout the night.

A hustler named Oscar encounters both the light and dark of humanity in an alcohol fueled odyssey of sex, love, and death.

Because of the big housing problem in the US many people move into cheap, run down hotels, the so-called Flophouse hotels. Twelve-year-old Mikal was...

When fourteen-year-old Naomi reunites with her estranged cousin, innocent curiosities lead to a night of drinking, debauchery, and betrayal in the...

Told through the eyes of a mom whose son is struggling with Substance Use Disorder, PEOPLE LIKE YOU is an unblinking, emotional feature documentary...

Although experiencing a lifelong battle with pain and trauma, Jerod Draper lived an average, normal life in Southern Indiana. During high school,...

With his parents away from home, teenager Harry agrees to let old friend Jason stay for the night in his suburban mansion, allowing buried demons...

A compelling portrait of New Yorkers living on the streets as they struggle with mental health, addiction, and the onset of a global pandemic. This...

An exhausted teenager releases the anger caused by her bother's battle with substance abuse.

About the everyday life of lumberjacks who seek solace in vodka, which becomes the cause of many troubles and misfortunes. But the old lumberjacks...

An unfiltered journey into the most intimate sides of friendship. Teenagers Aruna and Chiara navigate love, betrayal, and their descent into...

A mysterious figure pulls time backward and a suicide is undone. What was broken is made whole, what was wounded is healed, and lives are restored....

Chris Herren, former professional basketball player, author and wellness advocate, has shared his story of recovery with over 1 million people...

In this film titled “From Candy to Cocaine” from 1986, the “Teens Kick-Off” performance group, a performance group recovering...