Movies about Addiction
Explore films and series about addiction — Substance abuse and addictive behaviors. Watchin ranks titles by how strongly they explore this theme, so you can find something that fits how you feel tonight.
Watchin ranks 159 films and series about addiction by how strongly each one explores the theme, using a taste model built on viewer ratings rather than genre labels.
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- Rick and Morty (2013)
- BoJack Horseman (2014)
- The Queen's Gambit (2020)
- Snowfall (2017)
- Euphoria (2019)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Oldboy (2003)
- This Is Us (2016)
- The Shining (1980)
- Mare of Easttown (2021)
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
- You (2018)
- DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
- Casino (1995)
- Dopesick (2021)
- Trainspotting (1996)
- Looking for Alaska (2019)
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
- A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
- Sound of Metal (2020)
- Ordinary Angels (2024)
- Boogie Nights (1997)
- Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
- Californication (2007)
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Common questions
What are the best movies about addiction?
Watchin's highest-ranked films and series about addiction include Rick and Morty, BoJack Horseman and The Queen's Gambit. Ranking reflects how strongly each title explores the theme, not how recent or popular it is.
How does Watchin decide which titles are about addiction?
Each title is scored against addiction as a life topic from its story, themes and emotional tone, then ranked by audience rating among titles with enough ratings to be reliable. Titles below 250 ratings are excluded so the list is not dominated by obscure entries with a handful of perfect scores.
How many films and series about addiction are there?
Watchin's catalogue contains 159 titles about addiction that meet the ratings threshold. The full ranked list is free to browse.