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Netflix
86
8.2
/39066/
81
/2471/
78
/773/
4.3
/116290/
97
/105/
90
/240/
81
/29/
cc age 16+

13th (2016)
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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Starz
83
8.3
/1000688/
82
/20252/
82
/12652/
4.1
/1387619/
78
/82/
93
/30667/
65
/9/
cc age 18+

Scarface (1983)
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
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The Roku Channel
83
7.5
/13827/
73
/491/
73
/310/
3.9
/22372/
96
/165/
86
/49/
85
/27/

Birds of Passage (2018)
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
82
7.5
/228901/
73
/4123/
70
/2315/
3.7
/96514/
93
/222/
85
/4670/
86
/34/
cc age 17+

Traffic (2000)
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
poster
81
7.9
/5471/
79
/217/
75
/75/
3.9
/3278/
94
/65/
85
/143/
77
/24/
cc age 16+

The House I Live In (2012)
In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
poster
Netflix
80
7.3
/10256/
75
/400/
78
/514/
4.0
/67380/
98
/45/
90
/34/
72
/6/
cc age 16+

I'm No Longer Here (2019)
In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.
poster
75
7.1
/14309/
72
/794/
76
/1399/
3.6
/23954/
86
/106/
73
/24/
64
/22/
cc age 16+

The Traitor (2019)
Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.
poster
73
6.6
/826/
66
/47/
61
/42/
3.5
/788/
91
/34/
74
/7/
73
/12/

(T)ERROR (2015)
This real-life look at FBI counterterrorism operations features access to both sides of a sting: the government informant and the radicalized target.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
7.7
/14563/
76
/579/
72
/183/
3.7
/4778/
71
/51/
79
/812/
59
/19/

Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago - and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine Cowboys" is the true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States, told by the people who made it all happen.
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Kanopy
71
7.2
/16817/
71
/419/
70
/289/
3.7
/9352/
74
/81/
78
/696/
63
/25/
cc age 17+

City of Men (2007)
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
poster
Kanopy
75
71
7.6
/6892/
75
/325/
70
/106/
3.5
/1381/
76
/41/
91
/124/
69
/18/

How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012)
Ten easy steps show you how to make money from drugs, featuring a series of interviews with drug dealers, prison employees, and lobbyists arguing for tougher drug laws.
poster
70
7.0
/121336/
70
/4295/
68
/1880/
3.6
/99563/
68
/185/
74
/9003/
73
/33/
cc age 17+

A Scanner Darkly (2006)
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
poster
Netflix
70
6.9
/370679/
69
/9362/
66
/4063/
3.3
/357304/
68
/199/
73
/20779/
64
/37/
cc age 18+

Pineapple Express (2008)
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
poster
Netflix
80
68
8.1
/2373/
78
/90/
73
/48/
3.9
/3225/
85
/13/
97
/588/
73
/6/

The Two Escobars (2010)
Pablo Escobar was the richest, most powerful drug kingpin in the world, ruling the Medellin Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia. The two were not related, but their fates were inextricably-and fatally-intertwined. Pablo's drug money had turned Andres' national team into South American champions, favored to win the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles. It was there, in a game against the U.S., that Andres committed one of the most shocking mistakes in soccer history, scoring an "own goal" that eliminated his team from the competition and ultimately cost him his life. The Two Escobars is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports, crime, and politics.
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Kanopy
67
7.2
/3666/
73
/94/
65
/35/
3.4
/906/
74
/19/
77
/159/
64
/19/

Grass (1999)
Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning documentary veteran Canadian director Ron Mann and narrator Woody Harrelson mix humour and historical footage together to recount how the United States has demonized a relatively harmless drug.
poster
70
67
6.5
/9671/
65
/243/
66
/194/
3.4
/4453/
88
/67/
63
/187/
79
/24/

Miss Bala (2011)
The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.
poster
The Roku Channel
63
7.1
/25736/
71
/596/
71
/507/
3.7
/19872/
47
/74/
79
/468/
47
/23/

Brother (2000)
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
poster
Netflix
66
58
6.7
/4104/
69
/351/
67
/86/
3.5
/6847/
67
/6/
59
/12/

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
poster
Starz
57
5.6
/53757/
66
/1421/
68
/989/
3.2
/44084/
17
/120/
70
/5434/
45
/33/
cc age 18+

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
poster
54
6.3
/60686/
65
/1187/
61
/832/
3.0
/13164/
38
/115/
43
/751/
45
/29/
cc age 16+

Proof of Life (2000)
When American engineer Peter Bowman is kidnapped while working in South America, his wife Alice enlists special agent Terry Thorne to help free him. However, complications arise when Thorne falls in love with her. Their lives are on the line, their hearts out on a limb.
poster
Hulu
52
6.3
/199252/
64
/7456/
62
/3650/
2.9
/171133/
36
/118/
44
/4842/
46
/19/
cc age 16+

Predator 2 (1990)
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
poster
49
6.0
/50982/
65
/1680/
61
/938/
2.7
/10489/
10
/130/
61
/1496/
36
/32/
cc age 17+

A Man Apart (2003)
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when all Vetter can focus on is revenge.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
44
7.7
/1661/
77
/33/
69
/22/
86
/99/

American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007)
Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth delves into a world of deceit and corruption controlled by a drug dealing government who's only allegiance is to its corporate masters.
poster
The Roku Channel
49
43
5.5
/7733/
55
/202/
59
/208/
2.6
/1574/
27
/168/

The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
poster
Kanopy
55
41
5.6
/2852/
65
/265/
63
/73/
2.8
/1253/
37
/11/

Cocaine Godmother (2017)
At the age of 17, Griselda Blanco, made her way to the U.S. with a fake passport with her first husband Carlos. Living in Queens with her three sons, Griselda became enticed by the money the drug world offered, and quickly became embroiled with local drug runners. Griselda masterminded the use of beautiful women, the elderly and children as the mules and created false-bottom suitcases to smuggle cocaine from Colombia.
poster
Kanopy
66
39
6.6
/986/
67
/60/
67
/19/
3.4
/252/
73
/26/
56
/73/
65
/13/

Mr. Untouchable (2007)
The true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord. Follow his life story from his rough childhood to the last days of his life.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
64
30
6.5
/1076/
63
/23/
63
/25/
3.3
/1739/
64
/13/

The Heroin Busters (1977)
Drug use in the city of Rome is at an all-time high. Children score from dealers in front of their schools, mules waltz straight through airport security, and Interpol's main man, Mike Hamilton, is at his wits' end. Fed up to the back teeth with the local police force's incompetence, his only hope is to rely on one of his own men, Fabio, an officer so deep undercover that no-one but Hamilton knows who he really is. Even as Fabio gains the trust of cartel leader Gianni, however, the dealers are edging ever closer to the truth, and when his cover is blown, the hunter becomes the hunted as Fabio finds himself alone in a desperate fight to survive.
poster
47
27
5.7
/2404/
64
/133/
52
/46/
3.0
/263/
25
/8/
27
/13/

Anti-Social (2015)
Central London, today; Dee is an anarchic street-artist confronting the system, Marcus is an armed robber on a jewellery store crime-wave. For the two brothers, being Anti-Social is a way of life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
48
24
5.5
/1793/
47
/36/
45
/14/
46
/79/

Johnny Was (2006)
Johnny Doyle escapes a violent past in Ireland to lie low in London, until his former mentor Flynn breaks out of Brixton Prison...
poster
Kanopy
57
24
6.1
/364/
67
/7/
53
/14/
3.2
/375/
67
/6/
33

Alpha: The Right to Kill (2019)
Set against the backdrop of the Philippines Government’s crackdown on illegal drugs, a SWAT-led police force launches an operation to arrest Abel, one of the biggest druglords in Manilla. Police Officer Espino and Elijah, a small-time pusher turned informant, provide the intelligence for the operation which quickly escalates into a violent and heavely-armed confrontation in the slums between the SWAT and Abel’s gang. Before the investigators arrive at the crime scene, Espino and Elijah walk off with Abel’s backpack full of money and methamphetamine.
poster
53
23
5.7
/1667/
65
/25/
54
/33/
3.0
/300/
32
/31/

I Witness (2003)
After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.
poster
66
22
7.0
/272/
70
/10/
55
/6/
3.6
/2382/

Big Night! (2021)
A gay beautician is determined to clear his name after learning he's included in a drug watchlist.
poster
FlixHouse
55
22
5.5
/452/
52
/18/
51
/19/
3.1
/1551/

L.A. Wars (1994)
As the drug war rages, a powerful Mafia kingpin and rich drug lord battle for control of Los Angeles streets.
poster
66
19
6.6
/288/
65
/34/
68
/28/
3.3
/343/

Pablo Escobar: Countdown to Death (2017)
Through rare interviews, images and wiretap audio, this documentary reconstructs the last nine years of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's life.
poster
fuboTV
70
19
7.0
/926/
67
/58/
73
/19/
3.4
/432/
72
/2/

Freeway: Crack in the System (2014)
FREEWAY: CRACK IN THE SYSTEM tells the story of broken dreams, drug dealers, dirty cops, and government complicity—more compelling than fiction, it’s the real story behind America’s longest war. This documentary by award-winning filmmaker Marc Levin (SLAM, Mr. Untouchable, Brick City) exposes how the infiltration of crack cocaine destroyed inner-city neighborhoods across the country. At the center of it all is the rise, fall and redemption of Freeway Rick Ross, a street hustler who became the King of Crack, and journalist Gary Webb, who broke the story of the CIA’s complicity in the drug war. Featuring exclusive interviews with Freeway Rick Ross, not to be confused with the rapper who took his name Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Gary Webb, his source Coral Baca, and wife Susan Webb former Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff Roberto Juarez drug trafficker Julio Zavala and many more.
poster
67
16
6.2
/193/
63
/9/
70
/9/
3.7
/957/

In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal (1986)
300 kilos of heroin have disappeared in Necrocity, a city of terror—a city of night—where Captain Speed has a gang and the government hides the dead. An experimental crime film considered to be a landmark of Parisian underground cinema.
poster
53
13
5.6
/609/
60
/5/
62
/26/
3.2
/216/
27
/1/

The Palermo Connection (1990)
Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon. In his hotel, he meets Il Principe, a Sicilian prince who has spent years confined to the hotel because he crossed the Mafia. Amid the beauties of Sicily Carmine discovers that men of power will stop at nothing to prevent the legalization of drugs, which threatens their business.
poster
36
11
6.1
/71/
40
/1/
22
/9/
23
/6/

The War on the War on Drugs (2002)
Comprised of over 60 independent short scenes shot in a wide variety of cinematic styles, THE WAR ON THE WAR ON DRUGS parodies drug war propaganda and those who insist we fight the drug war at any cost.
poster
?
8.4
/85/
70
/1/
40
/2/

Lynching Charlie Lynch (2012)
In 2006, Charlie Lynch was invited by the civic leaders of Morro Bay, CA to open a medical marijuana dispensary within the city limits. Offered a business license and asked to join the Chamber of Commerce, Lynch opened and maintained his business according to the most rigorous standards available. However, marijuana remains a Class 1 narcotic according to the DEA, and Lynch's business soon became the target of a large Federal investigation. This film explores the horrific descent into hell faced by Mr. Lynch - previously a law abiding citizen without so much as a speeding ticket, as he is cast as a Pablo Escobar and thrown into Federal detention.
poster
?
7.8
/31/
100
/1/

Deforce (2010)
Once a model for American cities, in just 40 years Detroit's struggle with politics, economic hardship and urban decay has devastated its population; this film suggests why other large cities will face similar problems if changes are not made.
poster
?
7.2
/18/
20
/1/

Guerrilla News Network: Crack the CIA (2001)
Tracking the covert history of CIA drug smuggling from Nicaragua to Arkansas and South Central Los Angeles, GNN sheds light on the darkest secret of the Agency's operational directorate. Cut to the ambient Hip Hop loops of DJ Trek-e, Crack The CIA features explosive footage of Mike Ruppert's historical televised confrontation with CIA Director John Deutch.
poster
?
10
/1/
50
/1/

179th Street (2014)
New York City in the 1980's, the Latino Drug Lords' War is fueled by "Crack", while a boy chained to radiator witnesses it all. Based on two true stories of how the American Dream turns into an American Nightmare.
poster
55
?
6.9
/183/
47
/4/
48
/6/

Escape To Canada (2005)
A look into Canada's incredible strides with progressive politics, while at the same time the U.S. has become increasingly polarized on such issues as the Drug War and Gay-marriage. Canada now presents a sharp contrast between itself and its southern neighbor, making converts of many a U.S. citizen.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
7.4
/43/
70
/1/

Cocaine: History Between the Lines (2011)
Cocaine has always gotten a bad rap, and for a reason. It is a drug used by the rich and the poor legally and illegally, Mexican cartels fought over it with Colombia once associated with the brutal cocaine wars, and a source of tension between the American and Mexican borders on the people who are illicitly bringing in cocaine from one side of the border to another and will do anything to do it. So it can be surprising at times to the viewer throughout the course of the documentary special, that it was never always like this.
poster
The Roku Channel
60
?
5.0
/4244/
50
/1/
80
/1/

Tar Pit (2015)
Underneath the surface of a sleepy country town a brutal drug war rages as rival crime syndicates battle to control the heroin supply thats fueling a rural epidemic. When Sandra, a young documentary filmmaker, arrives in town committed to exposing the town's dark secrets, an unstable situation turns explosive. For Sandra is the long lost daughter of Devon Green, a savage enforcer for a drug kingpin as powerful as he is cruel. As she delves deeper into the desperate underworld of addiction, greed, and power, Sandra becomes a pawn in a violent drug war. Will Devon stay loyal to his bosses or defend the daughter he never knew? Are blood ties stronger than the lust for money and power?
poster
Hoopla
?
6.8
/67/
33
/3/

75 (2017)
A car crash victim, humiliated housewife and two repressed teens are connected by their relationships with hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin distribution in the Cincinnati area.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
5.5
/41/
40
/1/

The New Juarez (2012)
As Ciudad Juarez slowly recovers from a six year period of hyperviolence, a militant police chief stirs controversy, and wary citizens cast their hopes on a new national president. All the while, the tragic facts of the "drug war" begin to form a far more sinister picture.
poster
76
?
8.0
/43/
73
/3/

Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure (2003)
Ed Asner narrates this documentary about U.S. involvement in Colombia's drug trafficking and civil unrest. The film examines the impact of chemical spraying and military funding and reveals alternate U.S. interests. Features interviews with Noam Chomsky, the late Senator Paul Wellstone, Colombian Presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, Congressmen John Conyers and Jim McGovern, U.S. State Department officials, guerilla leaders and others.


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