Best movies about drugs

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Discover the best movies about drugs, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie 2 Guns, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, came in first as the best movie about drugs of all time, followed by 25th Hour and Alpha Dog from 2006. Scroll down for the top 10 movies about drugs, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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2 Guns

2013 - Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula PattonAction, Comedy, Crime

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Bobby and Stig rob a bank, believing they are taking a drug lord's money. Each is secretly an undercover agent, one with the DEA and the other with the US Navy, and the money belongs to •••

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25th Hour

2002 - Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry PepperCrime, Drama

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On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his last day of freedom with his girlfriend, his father and his best friends, in a city still shaken by 9/11. •••

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Alpha Dog

2006 - Emile Hirsch, Bruce Willis, Amanda SeyfriedCrime, Drama, Thriller

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Johnny Truelove, the son of an underworld figure, deals drugs and likes to act tough. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay him back, Johnny and his crew kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother and •••

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Another 48 Hrs.

1990 - Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion JamesAction, Comedy, Crime

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For four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been hunting a mysterious drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. He finds out that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie •••

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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009 - Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val KilmerDrama, Crime

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New Orleans police sergeant Terrence McDonagh receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for his bravery during Hurricane Katrina. But a back injury leaves him addicted to painkillers •••

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Beverly Hills Cop

1984 - Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John AshtonComedy, Crime, Action

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Axel Foley, a Detroit cop who does not always play by the rules, heads to Beverly Hills after his best friend is murdered. There he investigates on his own, much to the dismay of the local •••

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Blood Father

2016 - Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, William H. MacyAction, Thriller, Drama

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John Link, an ex-con and biker, tries to stay out of trouble until his estranged teenage daughter turns up, hunted by violent drug dealers. To keep her alive he has to draw on his past •••

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Blow

2001 - Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka PotenteCrime, Drama

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The story of George Jung, the American who, together with Pablo Escobar's Medellín Cartel, brought cocaine into the United States in the 1970s and built a billion-dollar business. Johnny •••

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Boogie Nights

1997 - Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne MooreDrama, Comedy

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In 1977, in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, Eddie Adams washes dishes at a nightclub. An adult film producer discovers him and turns him into a star, but the parties and drugs of •••

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Bulletproof

1996 - Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler, James CaanComedy, Crime, Action

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An undercover cop befriends Archie Moses, a car thief and drug dealer, to get to a drug lord. Later, the two former friends are forced to go on the run together, and the cop has to protect •••

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This list includes, for example, Limitless, The Iceman, Cocaine Bear.

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