Goodfellas(1990)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 79

The story of Henry Hill and his life through the teen years into the years of mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his Mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.



Trainspotting(1996)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

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.



Requiem for a Dream(2000)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 72

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.



Boogie Nights(1997)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s.



Boyz n the Hood(1991)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and future prospects.



Die Hard 2(1990)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 62

John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.



The Ice Storm(1997)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 65

In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut , 1973, middle class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.



My Own Private Idaho(1991)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 65

Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.



Clear and Present Danger(1994)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 60

CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.



The Doors(1991)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 59

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.



The Last Seduction(1994)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 68

A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.



The Faculty(1998)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 57

Students suspect that their teachers are aliens after bizarre occurrences.



True Romance(1993)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 54

In Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine - the Mob - track them down in an attempt to reclaim it.



Bad Lieutenant(1992)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 59

While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.



Desperado(1995)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 52

A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.



Clockers(1995)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Young drug pushers in the projects of Brooklyn live hard dangerous lives, trapped between their drug bosses and the detectives out to stop them.



Naked Lunch(1991)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 54

After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife, and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.



The Basketball Diaries(1995)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 46

A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.



Traffic(2000)

Combined Rating:
61
Combined Critics Rating: 43

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.



High Art(1998)

Combined Rating:
60
Combined Critics Rating: 61

A young female intern at a small magazine company becomes involved with a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both of whom seek to exploit each other for their respective careers, while slowly falling in love with each other.




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