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go mack
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"Poll question: Best Dramatic film about Drug Addiction"


  

          

There's tons of films with drug use but mainly looking for films where a lead character gets addicted and has to struggle. I know there are many others besides these 4, but I am having a difficult time thinking right now, damn drugs...

Poll result (36 votes)
Trainspotting (9 votes)Vote
Requiem for a Dream (23 votes)Vote
Basketball Diaries (2 votes)Vote
Less than Zero (0 votes)Vote
Other (2 votes)Vote

  

  
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The Panic in Needle Park is another good one
Sep 30th 2008
1
I voted for Basketball Diaries...
Sep 30th 2008
2
either Trainspotting or Requiem
Sep 30th 2008
3
RE: Best Dramatic film about Drug Addiction
Sep 30th 2008
4
I wouldn't be mad if Leaving Las Vegas was in the poll
Sep 30th 2008
5
I came in here to vote for that
Sep 30th 2008
10
RE: Best Dramatic film about Drug Addiction
Sep 30th 2008
6
Candy was wild.
Oct 01st 2008
18
      Candy was pretty good
Oct 02nd 2008
35
Am I the only one who finds "Requiem" over the top?
Sep 30th 2008
7
ass to ass wasn't disturbing?
Sep 30th 2008
8
I didn't think so
Sep 30th 2008
9
I am Marlon Wayans character, minus the needle...
Oct 01st 2008
11
no cunt leaves here till Trainspotting is winning
Oct 01st 2008
12
no Rush??
Oct 01st 2008
13
What I came in here to say
Oct 01st 2008
16
RE: no Rush??
Oct 01st 2008
19
No movie has got to me the way RFAD did
Oct 01st 2008
14
'Basketball Diaries' was garbage
Oct 01st 2008
15
Lord....yes it was.
Oct 02nd 2008
28
I voted Requiem but Half Nelson should be an option...
Oct 01st 2008
17
RE: I voted Requiem but Half Nelson should be an option...
Oct 01st 2008
20
agreed. Gosling was excellent in that role.
Oct 01st 2008
21
What was the film 2pac was an addict?
Oct 01st 2008
22
good flick
Oct 01st 2008
23
Yeah, it was Gridlock'd
Oct 02nd 2008
34
I think the dead baby scene in Trainspotting
Oct 01st 2008
24
RE: I think the dead baby scene in Trainspotting
Oct 02nd 2008
27
Man With the Golden Arm
Oct 01st 2008
25
RE: Best Dramatic film about Drug Addiction
Oct 01st 2008
26
Good Burger
Oct 02nd 2008
29
Half Baked
Oct 02nd 2008
30
Fresh (1994)
Oct 02nd 2008
31
the corner shits on all of these 10 time over... but its not a 'movie'
Oct 02nd 2008
32
Jungle Fever
Oct 02nd 2008
33
^^^^underrated reply
Oct 03rd 2008
38
YES
Oct 04th 2008
43
trainspotting was a black comedy.
Oct 02nd 2008
36
on 2nd look what a shitty list of options you presented..
Oct 02nd 2008
37
See post 19
Oct 03rd 2008
39
it's a book - but a million little pieces is amazing
Oct 03rd 2008
40
You're aware portions of it are fiction?
Oct 04th 2008
44
Bright Lights Big City
Oct 03rd 2008
41
Wayans/ Connelly (n/m)
Oct 04th 2008
42

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1. "The Panic in Needle Park is another good one"
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Pacino's first starring role.

Trainspotting's the best though.

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2. "I voted for Basketball Diaries..."
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But I haven't seen Trainspotting and I've heard it's very good.

  
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3. "either Trainspotting or Requiem"
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I think Trainspotting is the better movie, but Requiem stuck with me more because it was so damn disturbing.

  
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4. "RE: Best Dramatic film about Drug Addiction"
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Out of those...Requiem. Half Nelson is probably my personal favorite though.

  
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5. "I wouldn't be mad if Leaving Las Vegas was in the poll"
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10. "I came in here to vote for that"
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6. "RE: Best Dramatic film about Drug Addiction"
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'Candy' with Heath Legder was good in my opinion

  
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18. "Candy was wild."
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Good answer though.

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35. "Candy was pretty good"
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under the influence 2k9

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7. "Am I the only one who finds "Requiem" over the top?"
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I was disappointed when I eventually saw it a few years back. It wasn't really disturbing to me, I just felt it was sledgehammering me over the head with this anti-drug message -- like an extreme after-school special or something.

I'd probably vote for "Trainspotting" since it isn't all doom and gloom -- there is an exciting rush to addiction that explains one reason why a lot of people will themselves into junkiedom, and few other drug films capture that aspect while also documenting the self-destruction.

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8. "ass to ass wasn't disturbing?"
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yeah sure some of it might have been a little over the top, but I sat there in shock during that scene. I can't even look at Jennifer Connolly in the same way.

  
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9. "I didn't think so"
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Stayed pretty faithful to the book even if they did move the time period, just gave a very dark snapshot of people ruined by addiction. I dind't get it as a "MESSAGE © Keenan Ivory Wayans" film.

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11. "I am Marlon Wayans character, minus the needle..."
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Soo full of good intention, looking out for friends..can control a crowd of others..

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12. "no cunt leaves here till Trainspotting is winning"
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13. "no Rush??"
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16. "What I came in here to say"
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19. "RE: no Rush??"
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Good one, forgot about that one.

  
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14. "No movie has got to me the way RFAD did"
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15. "'Basketball Diaries' was garbage"
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'New Jack City' better

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28. "Lord....yes it was."
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New Jack City was way better than Basketball Diaries...I'm not quite sure why people even liked BD.

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17. "I voted Requiem but Half Nelson should be an option..."
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Gosling brought a humanity to that role that is so rare...

  
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20. "RE: I voted Requiem but Half Nelson should be an option..."
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haven't seen it, might have to check it out

  
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21. "agreed. Gosling was excellent in that role."
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22. "What was the film 2pac was an addict?"
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Was that Gridlocked or the other one, never saw it but heard he was good in it.

  
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23. "good flick"
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34. "Yeah, it was Gridlock'd"
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I liked it

  
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24. "I think the dead baby scene in Trainspotting"
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was more disturbing than any part of Requiem

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27. "RE: I think the dead baby scene in Trainspotting"
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>was more disturbing than any part of Requiem

Yup.

  
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25. "Man With the Golden Arm"
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26. "RE: Best Dramatic film about Drug Addiction"
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Others......

Drugstore Cowboy (Van Sant flick, very funny)

The Boost (James Woods is crazy for this one)

Love Liza (p s hoffman...pretty funny as gas sniffer)

H (French canadian flick about a couple kicking heroin)

Sid and Nancy (movie's flawed but gary oldman is masterful)



  
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29. "Good Burger"
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30. "Half Baked"
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31. "Fresh (1994)"
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Although, it was more about dealing more so than addiction.

But it deserves a shoutout. Kid was excellent in that.

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32. "the corner shits on all of these 10 time over... but its not a 'movie'"
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n/m

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33. "Jungle Fever"
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38. "^^^^underrated reply"
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43. "YES"
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36. "trainspotting was a black comedy."
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37. "on 2nd look what a shitty list of options you presented.."
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how about RUSH?
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39. "See post 19"
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and the original thread where I mentioned I knew I was missing a lot.

  
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40. "it's a book - but a million little pieces is amazing"
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just finished it - it's incredible. holds no punches, and made me think more than twice about my (hopefully) relatively low consumption of alcohol and stuff...

  
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44. "You're aware portions of it are fiction?"
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I don't know if that changes how you feel about it (especially since all these films are fictional) but I just thought I'd add that in.

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41. "Bright Lights Big City"
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only to see Michael J Fox play somebody who actually did something bad for once...

Mr Family Ties/Teen Wolf/Marty McFly getting high


>There's tons of films with drug use but mainly looking for
>films where a lead character gets addicted and has to
>struggle. I know there are many others besides these 4, but I
>am having a difficult time thinking right now, damn drugs...

  
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42. "Wayans/ Connelly (n/m)"
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