Addiction

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows addiction

poster The Craving
The Craving
50mn - Drama, Horror
An Indian scholar seeks an American colleague who is working on a powerful explosive, trying to get to his formula by taking advantage of his drinking problem.
poster For His Son
For His Son
15mn - Drama
A father, anxious for his son's financial well being, develops a special soda pop called Dopokoke which is laced with cocaine. Dopokoke is advertised as relief "for that tired feeling." The drink is a suc…
poster The Lure of Drink
The Lure of Drink
37mn - Drama
A married man's mistress has her revenge by making him an insane dipsomaniac.
poster Denial
Denial
(2.6/5)
103mn - Drama
A young woman tries to leave her troubled past behind. She meets her old flame by accident and they fall in love again, but this obsessive relationship threatens to consume them.
poster The Dream of an Opium Fiend
The Dream of an Opium Fiend
5mn - Fantasy
The opium fiend is seen in a den, puffing on this terrible narcotic. He then falls fast asleep and dreams that he is at home with his wife. He asks for something to drink and he is given wine, which he do…
poster Pharmaceutical Hallucinations
Pharmaceutical Hallucinations
13mn - Fantasy
There's a chemistry lab, in which one or two people ingest the wrong drug -- apparently -- and have a seriously bad trip. Then there's this wizard in his cave, and a fairy appears -- then there's this mas…
poster A Cure for Pokeritis
A Cure for Pokeritis
(2.6/5)
13mn - Comedy
This domestic comedy depicts a woman who stops her husband's gambling habit by having her cousin stage a fake police raid on the weekly poker game.
poster The Seduction of Gina
The Seduction of Gina
(3.1/5)
91mn - Drama, Short
Gina is young, recently married and bored. On a trip to Lake Tahoe she discovers the game of blackjack. Increasingly obsessed with gambling, she keeps hoping her lucky streak will last.
poster Lucky Girl
Lucky Girl
(3.3/5)
95mn - Drama, Short
Katlin is a high school student whose obsession with gambling leads to her accumulating a mountain of debt. Her habit also causes a high degree of family tension.
poster The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
(3.7/5)
119mn - Crime, Drama, Romance
Frankie Machine, a recovering heroin addict and talented card dealer, returns to Chicago's gritty underworld after serving time in federal prison. Armed only with his newfound drumming skills and a desper…
poster Trapped in a Purple Haze
Trapped in a Purple Haze
(3.5/5)
95mn - Drama, Crime, Short
When a charismatic teenager falters under constant pressure from his parents and school, he makes a potentially deadly mistake.
poster The Gold Obsession
The Gold Obsession
7mn - Fantasy, Comedy
An artist is painting the portrait of a young woman dressed in a country costume in his attic studio. The landlord demands the rent, but the artist has no money. The model tries to comfort him, but he thr…
poster Discipline
Discipline
103mn - Thriller
A series of murders are confounding the local police with its residue of mutilated corpses. It begins when a sadistic cult murders willing victims for entertainment. Professor Lafitte, a rich sophisticate…
poster Curious Alice
Curious Alice
(3.2/5)
11mn - Family, Animation, Fantasy
The story “Alice in Wonderland” is used as a metaphor about the dangers of accidental drug use among children. Curious Alice's trip to Wonderland is not through the rabbit hole, but rather through her hom…
poster A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
(2.9/5)
95mn - Drama, Short
When her cheating husband has a debilitating stroke, a woman invites her lover to move in with them.
poster Greed
Greed
(4/5)
100mn - Drama, Crime
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
poster Blood on Her Hands
Blood on Her Hands
(2.6/5)
94mn - Thriller, Crime, Short
A beautiful and deadly seductress destroys any man whose passion threatens her independence.
poster When Do We Eat?
When Do We Eat?
(2.9/5)
86mn - Comedy
An old school dad is as tough on his sons as his father is on him. On this night, however, one of the boys slips dad a dose of special, hallucinogenic ecstasy in order "to give him a new perspective."
poster A Drunkard's Reformation
A Drunkard's Reformation
13mn - Drama
A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take their daughter out to a play. While watching the play, he's faced with his own drinking evils and how his life w…
poster Faithful
Faithful
12mn - Comedy, Romance
Adonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a corner when his car accidentally brushes against the tramp 'Faithful' and knocks him over. Feeling sorry for him,…
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