Substance abuse movie
 

Hey ya'll! I need to critique a movie about someone with an alcohol or drug problem that seeks some kind of treatment - any suggestions?

21 Grams with Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, and Benicio Del Toro

Requiem for a Dream with Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, and Marlon Wayans

That's all that comes to mind right now, though I can't remember if Requiem has anyone trying to actually seek help.

Requiem for a Dream is sooo good. very intense, but good.

no one seeks help for themselves in it, but medical help is forced upon one character.

Traffic is another one

Traffic, Requiem is good, Blow, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Trainspotting, umm Go is a pretty good movie dealing with Substance abuse (ecstacy) and even Forrest Gump deals with it a little bit, how Jenny uses coke and stuff and gets AIDs later on, etc.

i don't know if they get any help, but Spun with Brittany murphy and john lequizamo (sp?) is a big drug abuse movie. another one that has some drug issues is the movie thirteen.

OH....MY...GOD. "Spun" was the movie that made me terrified of crack! Brittany Murphy did SUCH a great job in that movie! I can't even remember if it was released in theatres because it was just sooooooo graphic with all the crack use.

If you're thinking alcohol, I'd suggest Leaving Las Vegas or When a Man Loves a Woman. Both made me cry.

However, I don't think Brittany's character ever seeks help in Spun. In When a Man Loves a Woman, I know that Andy Garcia throws Meg Ryan into rehab.

Blow
Requiem for a Dream

old school movies:

Days of Wine & Roses
The Man w/ the Golden Arm

Basketball Diaries

ETA: Also Trainspotting.

sorry I meant to edit my previous post, rather than quote it.

Go - I loved the movie for the concept but i can't remember anyone seeking treatment in the end. But it covered the Rave scene.

I have been wanting to see Requiem for a while but I don't know if i can stomach it. But I have heard it's really good.

Less than Zero

I agree with everyone else on Requiem for a Dream...great movie but it's very disturbing. If anyone still wants to do heroin after seeing this movie, they are screwed up. I'll warn you though, the movie is very graphic, like you see someone get their arm amputated and stuff. But if you can stomach that stuff it's definitely worth it to watch.

Leaving Las Vegas is also great, made me cry so much, but still a great movie.

Yeah, as much as I love trainspotting though, they really don't get into the seeking treatment aspect do they? I've not seen the film in a while, but I don't ever remember any kind of rehab aspect to it. Am I forgetting a main part?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
[B]OH....MY...GOD. "Spun" was the movie that made me terrified of crack! Brittany Murphy did SUCH a great job in that movie! I can't even remember if it was released in theatres because it was just sooooooo graphic with all the crack use.

Spun freaked me out! they were all such good actors in that movie. remember that one chick that gets tied up and left in the room and has to listen to the blaring, skipping record... that's horrible.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I'll have to see something that does have treatment since I am supposed to critique the counselors and rehab aspect. This gives me some ideas of where to start looking!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by norcalchick
[B]I saw "Spun" about two weeks ago - that was some freaky stuff!!! :eek: :eek:

Another good movie dealing with drug abuse is Gridlock'd starring Tupack Shakur and Tim Roth. Here's a synopsis of the film:

Life is a traffic jam.

When their friend Cookie o.d.'s, best buddies & musicians Spoon (Tupac Shakur) & Strech (Tim Roth) decide it's time to kick their drug habit by putting themselves into detox. But they soon discover that their road to rehab is paved with reams of social service red tape. Spoon & Stretch are just trying to stay alive until they can get treatment.

But, between the angry drug dealers, the cops who have mistaken them for murderers, & the people with forms & clipboards, this turns into a task of epic porportions.