Jorik

I'm looking for movies like Requiem for a dream
these movies help so much in hard times.

Dee74

Hi jorik

there are any number of 'watch online free' sites on line that will have it I'm sure.... Google it

we can't link to them here as most of those sites are a little murky when it comes to copyright

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trachemys

Have you ever seen "What Dreams May Come"?

Jorik

thx , but I'm just asking for movie names in the same "addiction category"

Jorik

no never saw it. I'll give it a try

2muchpain

Check out "Days of Wine and Roses'. it's a very old movie but it was so moving, I remember it like I just saw it. The ending is extremely moving. John

Dee74

no worries. my bad Jorik

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Jorik

thank you both ... even if its a great movie at 1962

august19

Trainspotting.

august19

Also, Leaving Las Vegas. There's a scene in the beginning that is so accurate, it's terrifying.

silentrun

Haven't seen it. It looks like something I would like so I'm going to see if it's on Netflix. They are not about addiction but have you seen Stay and Now you see me?

Soberwolf

I just looked this up how have i not seen this film it sounds so so so amazing

wow

Jorik

i have seen trainspotting and now you see me trainspotting was really good.. the rest im trying to get on amazon

Fishcakes4

Flight with Denzel Washington

lastchance4me

My husband and I watched, When A Man Loves a Woman, last night.
good movie. Recommend it.

Bailey3

Jesus Son starring Billy Crudup

silentrun

Netflix doesn't stream Requiem so I had to order it. It had more movies like this and The Machinist came up. That was a dark movie but it was good. Soberwolf What dreams may come was an awesome movie.

longbeachone

If you like Requiem, try "Candy" with Heath Ledger, an Australian film about heroin addiction. I agree that "Leaving Las Vegas" is a good choice, dark but excellent. "Melancholia", the Lars Von Trier film, is incredible, while not strictly about addiction it deals with severe depression (and its an incredible movie).

I highly recommend getting Netflix, if you don't have it already. There is so much great stuff on it that is helpful. You can watch the series Drugs, Inc., Intervention, Addiction, plus lots of just plain terrific movies to get you through tough times. I pay $7 a month and watch stuff on my Kindle Fire. I have Amazon Prime too, and their content is improving.

If you like classic film, try "Long Days Journey into Night", another addiction film, and "The Man with the Golden Arm".

Wastinglife

'Flight' can be streamed for free, google it.. About an alcoholic/coke-head pilot (Denzel Washington).

Also:

Wolf of Wallstreet
Bad Lieutenant
Drugstore Cowboy

Ionray

Recently watched "The Anonymous People", a documentary about the recovery movement.