Best Drug Abuse movies of 1996

Actors : Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewan McGregor, Kevin McKidd,
Directors : Danny Boyle,

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.

Actors : Jeffrey Wright, Claire Forlani, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Wincott,
Directors : Julian Schnabel,

The troubled, brief life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a world renowned artist struggling with drug addiction and his own identity.

Actors : Kurtwood Smith, Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Mary Kay Place,
Directors : Alexander Payne,

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.

Actors : Akaji Maro, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Tomorô Taguchi, Diamond Yukai,
Directors : SABU,

A salaryman, a drug addict and a yakuza go on a breathless three man chase through the streets of Tokyo, each for a different reason and fighting demons.

Actors : Michele Santopietro, Craig DuPlessis, Lisa Ristorucci, Brian Marc,
Directors : D. Ze'ev Gilad,

Two runaways struggle for survival on the gritty streets of New York.

Actors : Ashley Judd, Bruce A. Young, Jim True-Frost, Luke Perry,
Directors : John McNaughton,

Chris is young idealistic cop who falls in love and gets married to Pam, a beautiful but emotionally unstable woman who suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction. While Chris is trying ...

Actors : Kevin Corrigan, Lili Taylor, Adam Trese, Michael Rapaport,
Directors : Nick Gomez,

Dante and his girlifrend Micky run a very profitable drug operation in a seaside town, aided and abetted by a host of teens who sell the smack at discos around town, as well as by Lucas, a ...

Actors : Ewan Stewart, James Bolam, Hans Matheson, Kelly Macdonald,
Directors : Coky Giedroyc,

A young Glaswegian prostitute in London tries to start a new life.

Actors : Laila, Manzoor Ali, Chetana Das, Mehmood,

A social drama about the drug addiction among the youth and its adverse effects on their lives.

Actors : Richard Courcet, Élodie Bouchez, Béatrice Dalle, Roschdy Zem,
Directors : Yolande Zauberman,

A young woman visiting Paris, misses the last bus home, finds herself stranded on the outskirts of Paris. Entering a local club, she meets a troubled drug addict.

Actors : Keivyn McNeill Grayes, Elise Ballard, Ray Aranha, Sharlene Brown,
Directors : Seth Michael Donsky,

A retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel Oliver Twist set in a New York City contemporary underground populated by drag queens, drug abuse and prostitution.

Actors : Michelle Johnson, Jeff Wincott, Richard Fitzpatrick, Douglas O'Keeffe,
Directors : Damian Lee,

Thirteen Years in the emergency room, seeing people die from drugs and drug-related crime, have made Dr. Jack Davies angry and desperate. One day he stumbles drunken through the back ...

Actors : Eva Santolaria, Àlex Casanovas, Said Amel, Joan Dalmau,
Directors : Antonio Chavarrías,

Before her brutal death, Susanna had been engaged to marry Moroccan immigrant Said. Before that, the confused recovering drug-addict had been involved with wine salesman Alex, an arrangement set up by her boss to repay a debt to him.

Actors : Brian O'Hare, Sean Mennie, Libby Simeon, Tina Denning,
Directors : Rustin Thompson,

A woman abused by her drug-dealer husband decides enough is enough and it's time to take revenge for the sake of her children.

Actors : Joe Rose, Ricki Dale, Brad Rowe, Gregory Fawcett,
Directors : Tony Zierra,

A descent into a dark world of teenage drug abuse and the trend of cult violence associated with it.

Actors : Chantal Poullain, Bolek Polívka, Maros Kramár, Eva Vejmelková,
Directors : Dusan Rapos,

A drama about the fatal love of two young drug-addicts. Fear of death and the desire to give birth to her baby are the motivations that give Suzanne the strength to stop using drugs. But ...