Movies Like Narcotic

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

Maniac

1934·51m·★ 3.7·Dwain Esper

Themes: exploitation, pre-codeDir. Dwain Esper

Heaven Knows What

2015·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Josh Safdie

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Killing Zoe

1993·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Roger Avary

Themes: drug abuse, heroinTMDB recommends

Drugstore Cowboy

1989·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Gus Van Sant

Themes: drug abuse, drug addictionTMDB recommends

Marihuana

1936·57m·★ 4.1·Dwain Esper

Dir. Dwain EsperThemes: heroin, suicide

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

Themes: heroin, drug addiction

Moonlight

2016·1h 51m·★ 7.4·Barry Jenkins

Themes: drug abuse, drug addiction

Once Upon a Time in America

1984·3h 49m·★ 8.3·Sergio Leone

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M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Casino

1995·2h 59m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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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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Birdman of Alcatraz

1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

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Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

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Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

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Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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Heathers

1989·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Michael Lehmann

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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Insomnia

2002·1h 58m·★ 7.2·Christopher Nolan

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How Good Is Narcotic?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.