Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "death-by-drug-overdose"

1. The Hunt (II) (2020)

R | 90 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz, Wayne Duvall

Votes: 128,789 | Gross: $5.81M

2. Kindergarten Cop (1990)

PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt

Votes: 162,636 | Gross: $91.46M

3. Payback (I) (1999)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer

Votes: 145,706 | Gross: $81.53M

4. Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission.

Director: Adrian Grunberg | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza

Votes: 109,504 | Gross: $44.82M

5. White Oleander (2002)

PG-13 | 109 min | Drama

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Robin Wright, Alison Lohman

Votes: 34,072 | Gross: $16.35M

6. Christiane F. (1981)

R | 138 min | Biography, Drama

A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski

Votes: 29,405

7. The Orphanage (2007)

R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera

Votes: 163,598 | Gross: $7.16M

8. Get Carter (1971)

R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne

Votes: 36,777 | Gross: $0.39M

9. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

PG | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 9,438

10. Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

R | 110 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Despite being under heavy sedation, a young woman tries to make her way out of the Arboria Institute, a secluded, quasifuturistic commune.

Director: Panos Cosmatos | Stars: Eva Bourne, Michael J Rogers, Scott Hylands, Rondel Reynoldson

Votes: 16,901 | Gross: $0.06M

11. Clean and Sober (1988)

R | 124 min | Drama

A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.

Director: Glenn Gordon Caron | Stars: Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, Tate Donovan

Votes: 7,235 | Gross: $8.67M

12. Good People (2014)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Discovering a stash of cash in their dead tenant's apartment, a couple in debt take the money and find themselves the target of a deadly adversary - the thief who stole it.

Director: Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: James Franco, Kate Hudson, Tom Wilkinson, Omar Sy

Votes: 17,275

13. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)

R | 125 min | Crime, Drama

In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello

Votes: 6,985 | Gross: $29.20M

14. Thunder Road (2018)

92 min | Comedy, Drama

A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.

Director: Jim Cummings | Stars: Jim Cummings, Kendal Farr, Nican Robinson, Jocelyn DeBoer

Votes: 19,492

15. The Believers (1987)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Cal Jamison, a police psychologist, is forced to deal with a series of ritualistic murders and a malevolent cult.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross, Robert Loggia

Votes: 8,112 | Gross: $18.75M

16. Another Day in Paradise (1998)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.

Director: Larry Clark | Stars: James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser, Natasha Gregson Wagner

Votes: 9,208 | Gross: $1.03M

17. Forever Young (2022)

126 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows a troupe of young students at one of France's most prestigious performing arts academies as they navigate the ups and downs of art and love.

Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Stars: Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Sofiane Bennacer, Louis Garrel, Micha Lescot

Votes: 1,389

18. Go Ask Alice (1973 TV Movie)

74 min | Drama

A 15-year-old girl in late-1960s America is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help.

Director: John Korty | Stars: William Shatner, Ruth Roman, Wendell Burton, Julie Adams

Votes: 1,099

19. Adverse (2020)

R | 94 min | Crime, Thriller

A rideshare driver discovers that his sister is in debt to a dangerous crime syndicate.

Director: Brian A. Metcalf | Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mickey Rourke, Penelope Ann Miller, Lou Diamond Phillips

Votes: 16,190

20. Fatal Beauty (1987)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Rita is a tough narc cop with a wig for every occasion. Outside a drug heist scene with several bodies and a hardly cut fatal drug, Fatal Beauty, she finds a Kroll Construction van with a dead Kroll employee in it. Who is Kroll?

Director: Tom Holland | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades, Harris Yulin

Votes: 4,029 | Gross: $12.05M

21. Love and Bullets (1979)

PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Arizona cop is sent to Switzerland to bring in the girlfriend of a dangerous mobster so she can testify against him. The mobster sends someone too - assassins.

Directors: Stuart Rosenberg, John Huston | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Rod Steiger, Henry Silva

Votes: 2,339

22. Lovers (2020)

102 min | Drama, Thriller

Set in Paris the story follows Lisa, who, while on vacation with her husband, rekindles a passionate affair with her ex-boyfriend. But that may lead to a murder.

Director: Nicole Garcia | Stars: Pierre Niney, Stacy Martin, Benoît Magimel, Christophe Montenez

Votes: 1,054

23. Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

3 days after a film crew comes to town, the lead actress is murdered. The movie script was inspired by Aurora with a librarian/sleuth. Will Real Murders Club solve the crime before the police?

Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Yannick Bisson, Marilu Henner, Robin Dunne

Votes: 1,427

24. Let Me Fall (2018)

136 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Drawing on true stories and interviews with the families of addicts, this harrowing portrait of addiction follows Stella and Magnea through the decades as precarious teenage years morph into perilous adulthoods.

Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson | Stars: Elín Hall, Eyrún Björk Jakobsdóttir, Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Kristín Lea

Votes: 1,036

25. Adam & Paul (2004)

83 min | Comedy, Drama

2 heroin addicts negotiate their way through Dublin's city centre, encountering friends and family as they search for their next fix.

Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Tom Murphy, Mark O'Halloran, Gavin Dowdall, Luke Keeler

Votes: 3,301

26. In the Room (2015)

104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Six different stories of six couples in a particular room in a hotel in Singapore.

Director: Eric Khoo | Stars: Peter Boon Koh, Daniel Jenkins, Josie Ho, Jean Maguire

Votes: 616

27. Shadow of Fear (2004)

PG-13 | 88 min | Thriller

When a young man accidentally kills someone, he is plunged into a rich man's world of blackmail, betrayal, adultery and ...murder.

Director: Rich Cowan | Stars: Matthew Davis, James Spader, Aidan Quinn, Peter Coyote

Votes: 1,699

28. Belushi (2020)

TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary, Biography

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.

Director: R.J. Cutler | Stars: John Belushi, Tanner Colby, Tom Schiller, Harold Ramis

Votes: 2,760

29. Lies in Plain Sight (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 89 min | Drama

The story of Eva and her blind cousin Sofia (Martha Higareda), who were inseparable as children, with Eva the loyal companion who helped Sofia through her tough adolescent years. When Eva ... See full summary »

Director: Patricia Cardoso | Stars: Martha Higareda, Chad Michael Murray, Yul Vazquez, Benito Martinez

Votes: 774

30. Kill Skills (2016 TV Movie)

115 min | Thriller

Skilled at killing, but not so skilled at living, Sammy Cohen, a French and London-based assassin, accidentally kills his fiancé, who happens to be the daughter of an Israeli gangster. ... See full summary »

Director: Laurent Abitbol | Stars: Virgile Bramly, Søren Poppel, Silja Eriksen Jensen, Morten Lützhøft

Votes: 141

31. Los héroes del mal (2015)

98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Three teenagers, brought together by bullying, indulge in petty theft, sex and drugs. They inevitably realize they can resort to violence to take revenge on everyone who has humiliated them: students, teachers and other outcasts. One of them escalates to killing, and desires to kill again. Anyone can become his next victim. The other two face the question: should they resort to violence to stop ... See full summary »

Director: Zoe Berriatúa | Stars: Emilio Palacios, Jorge Clemente, Beatriz Medina, Macarena Gómez

Votes: 1,116

32. 70 Big Ones (2018)

100 min | Thriller

A woman who tries recover her daughter becomes trapped in a bank assault.

Director: Koldo Serra | Stars: Emma Suárez, Nathalie Poza, Hugo Silva, Daniel Pérez Prada

Votes: 1,268

33. Moments Like This Never Last (2020)

Unrated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography

Dash Snow rejected a life of privilege to make his own way as an artist on the streets of downtown New York City in the late 1990s. Developing from a notorious graffiti tagger into an ... See full summary »

Director: Cheryl Dunn | Stars: Dashiell Alexander Whitney Snow, Jeffrey Deitch, Leo Fitzpatrick, Blair Hanson

Votes: 381

34. Zindagi Ek Juaa (1992)

Action

Harikishan saves the life of his employer, Jagjit Singh alias JJ, only to receive a huge wage increase. All excited; Harikishan agrees to change his name to Harry and successfully carry out... See full summary »

Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi

Votes: 341

35. Love, Gloria (2012)

85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An actress with anger issues has to save not only her fledgling career, but her own life, when she gets abducted after an audition.

Director: Nick Scown | Stars: Heather McComb, Danny Woodburn, Stephanie Hodes, Jillian Bell

Votes: 60

36. Bab El Oued City (1994)

93 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows the conflict between a young Algerian man and the local Islamic fundamentalists.

Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Hassan Abidou, Mabrouk Ait Amara

Votes: 220

37. El cielo y tu (1971)

108 min | Drama

Father Mauro, a Catholic priest, loses his memory and ends in a hippie commune, where he falls in love with young Susana and gets her pregnant.

Director: Gilberto Gazcón | Stars: Braulio Castillo, Irán Eory, Susana Salvat, Carlos East

Votes: 29

38. The Feast (1996)

84 min | Action, Drama

Seven friends promise to meet each other in the future. On the promised day all come except Ramin who is now a lawyer working for a company. He is in danger so sends his wife instead and has hides himself in some unknown place. One of his friends Ali who is now a police decides to help him.

Director: Masud Kimiai | Stars: Fariborz Arabnia, Behzad Khodaveisi, Parsa Pirouzfar, Ramin Parchami

Votes: 492

39. Kamarád do deste II - Príbeh z Brooklynu (1992)

84 min | Crime, Comedy

The sequel to a popular teenage crime comedy Kamarád do deste (1988). The same tandem of friends (Lukás Vaculík and Sagvan Tofi) now operates disco 'Brooklyn'. The crook they ... See full summary »

Director: Jaroslav Soukup | Stars: Lukás Vaculík, Sagvan Tofi, Simona Krainová, Marek Vasut

Votes: 128

40. A Tragic Life (2021)

Short, Drama

This short film is based on my life experience as well as my friends one of who passed away several years ago. This movie is to show that everyone could be the main character John Doe. ... See full summary »

Star: Andrew Beha

41. Commissaire Moulin (1976– )
Episode: Série noire (2003)

Crime, Drama

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Director: Joyce Buñuel | Stars: Yves Rénier, Natacha Amal, Etienne Chicot, Eric Defosse

42. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
Episode: God Is a Bullet (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Penhall and Hoffs go undercover in a rough school to solve a drive-by shooting.

Director: Jefferson Kibbee | Stars: Johnny Depp, Peter DeLuise, Holly Robinson Peete, Dustin Nguyen

Votes: 77

43. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Daddy's Little Girl (2006)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The murder of a man in a garage leads the CSI team to the daughter of the man who abducted and buried Nick alive earlier.

Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 733

44. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Lucky Strike (2003)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man driving with a wooden stake in his head dies in front of a casino.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 779

45. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Supply & Demand (2005)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A teenage boy is found dead in his apartment which is totally trashed.

Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito

Votes: 326

46. Freddy's Nightmares (1988–1990)
Episode: A Family Affair (1990)

TV-14 | 45 min | Horror, Thriller

After a man scorns his lover, he resorts to drastic measures to ensure that his family doesn't learn of their affair... but his plan hardly goes off without a hitch. Later, a man literally tries to cheat death.

Director: Keith Samples | Stars: Robert Englund, Gina Gallego, Kim Morgan Greene, Leonard O. Turner

Votes: 87

47. Homicide (1964–1977)
Episode: Shark Pack (1976)

Action, Crime, Drama

Three bikies force a young motorist over the edge of a quarry to his death.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Don Barker, Dennis Grosvenor, Gary Day

48. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Yankee Dollar (1986)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Crockett sees his stewardess girlfriend die from smuggling balloons of cocaine into the country, he and Tubbs go undercover to expose the ring.

Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 479

49. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: Obituaries (2000)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The African-American inmates point the finger at McManus for letting Em City get out of hand. After that and his recent erratic behavior, McManus gets the ax from Glynn. Mobay's cover is almost blown.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney

Votes: 1,965

50. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: U.S. Male (1999)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Wangler 'finds out' his wife and her lover were murdered execution-style. Meanwhile, Poet and Pierce get burned by Hernandez, Ricardo and Guerra. Lockdown ensues, and Wangler finds himself vulnerable--and in a cell with Adebisi.

Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney

Votes: 2,000