Movies (2000s)
A newspaper columnist stuck in a cycle of drug and alcohol abuse that is effecting her career and threatens her relationships with family
What is ”28 Days”?
US Supermodel attempts to overcome her drug addiction to cocaine by replacing it with methadone, to which she then becomes addicted.
What is “Gia”?
This crime drama film follows a group of friends addicted to drugs as they travel across the Pacific Northwest, robbing hospitals and pharmacies.
What is “Drugstore Cowboy”?
A successful musician helps an aspiring young singer be discovered. His battle with alcoholism worsens and begins to create barriers in his career and personal life
What is “A Star is Born”?
This movie follows the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a young child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom
What is “Respect”?
Biographical drama where overcoming crack cocaine addiction becomes central to a family and boxing redemption arc
What is “The Fighter”?
A successful screenwriter who feels he has nothing left to live for decides to head for Las Vegas to drink his life away.
What is “Leaving Las Vegas”?
As Lenny and Linda become dependent on cocaine, their lives rapidly unravel. It shows the different paths people take as they struggle with substance misuse.
What is “The Boost”?
The story of an airline pilot with a severe alcohol and cocaine use problem
What is “Flight”?
After 12 years in prison, former high school football star returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with an outcast boy from a troubled home.
What is “Palmer”?
A young woman leaving rehab temporarily to attend her sister's wedding, unearthing complicated family tensions and past trauma
What is “Rachel Getting Married”?
Movie follows the lives of two anti-narcotics police officers working undercover. Both struggle with addiction after trying the drug they are trying to track and destroy to keep their cover.
What is “Rush”?
They came in search of the American Dream. One of them found it on the sun-washed avenues of Miami… wealth, power, and passion beyond his wildest dreams. Also cocaine.
What is Scarface?
Biopic of Elton John showing how the star’s childhood trauma contributed to his problems with mental health and substance use.
What is “Rocketman”?
A Yale Law student on the verge of landing his dream job must return home to navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother who’s struggling with addiction.
What is “Hillbilly Elegy”?
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
What is “21 Grams”?
Autobiography of Jim Carrol, a high school basketball player who turns to substance abuse to overcome the grief of a close friend dying.
What is “Basketball Diaries”?
This movie chronicles the life of stockbroker and World War 1 veteran who develops an alcohol dependence after losing his fortune in the 1929 stock exchange crash.
What is “My Name is Bill W”?
This movie details the life of Nic Sheff, who has a severe addiction to crystal meth, and his father.
What is “Beautiful Boy”?
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial recovery days from substance abuse.
What is “Four Good Days”?
The story of George Jung, who established the American cocaine market in the 1970s
What is “Blow”?
This movie focuses on a group of people with drinking problems on a 12-step recovery program.
What is “Drunks”?
London: The Sixties. Two down-on-their-luck actors find solace in drink and other substances
What is “Withnail + I”?
This story follows Cory, a promising professional baseball player and his descent into alcohol misuse
What is “Home Run”?
The journey of a punk-metal drummer admitted to a secluded sober house for the deaf
What is “Sound of Metal”?