The Serpent and the Rainbow(1988)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 20

An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.



King of New York(1990)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.



Outland(1981)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 17

In the distant future, a police marshal stationed at a remote mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy, and gets no help from the populace when he later finds himself marked for murder.



Salvador(1986)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 17

An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980.



Less Than Zero(1987)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.



Above the Law(1988)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.



Young Sherlock Holmes(1985)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 14

When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.



Lean on Me(1989)

Combined Rating:
32
Combined Critics Rating: 13

The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school that he is determined to improve.



Year of the Dragon(1985)

Combined Rating:
29
Combined Critics Rating: 12

A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.



Marked for Death(1990)

Combined Rating:
29
Combined Critics Rating: 9

A retired DEA agent is out to hunt down and take out a Jamaican drug posse that has targeted he and his family for murder.



The Falcon and the Snowman(1985)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 14

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.



Prince of the City(1981)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption. However, he soon discovers that he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.



Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo(1981)

Combined Rating:
24
Combined Critics Rating: 0

This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14-year-old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-story...



Fire Birds(1990)

Combined Rating:
24
Combined Critics Rating: 15

Elite Apache helicopter pilots are tasked with destroying powerful armed drug cartels operating in South America.



Liquid Sky(1982)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 16

Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin. They land on top of a New York apartment inhabited by a drug dealer and her female, androgynous, bisexual ...



Q & A(1990)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him in this gritty ...



Atlantic City, USA(1980)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs, and danger.



Lone Wolf McQuade(1983)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 5

The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably ...



The Principal(1987)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 8

A teacher is assigned to be the principal of a violent and crime-ridden high school.



Moonwalker(1988)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Anthology movie by, and starring, Michael Jackson in his prime, combining a number of music videos from his bestselling "Bad" album with a fantasy tale of Michael's confrontation with a ruthless drug dealer known as Mr. Big (Joe Pesci).




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