Movies Like Heroin(e)

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Recovery Boys

2018·1h 30m·★ 6.7·Elaine McMillion Sheldon

2 shared crewDir. Elaine McMillion SheldonDP: Curren Sheldon

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

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Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

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The Panic in Needle Park

1971·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Jerry Schatzberg

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Heaven Knows What

2015·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Josh Safdie

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Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

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Faya Dayi

2021·2h·★ 6.8·Jessica Beshir

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True Romance

1993·2h 1m·★ 7.9·Tony Scott

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Bang, Boom, Bang

1999·1h 50m·★ 7.5·Peter Thorwarth

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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Drugstore Cowboy

1989·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Gus Van Sant

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If I Had Four Dromedaries

1966·49m·★ 7.8·Chris Marker

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Nas: Time Is Illmatic

2014·1h 14m·★ 7.1·One9

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Hidden Universe

2013·36m·★ 6.8·Russel Scott

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Short Sharp Shock

1998·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Fatih Akin

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Swimming Pool

2003·1h 42m·★ 6.7·François Ozon

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Killing Zoe

1993·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Roger Avary

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Wonderland

2003·1h 44m·★ 6.5·James Cox

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How Good Is Heroin(e)?

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