war on drugs

Grass | Canada
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IMDB
7.2 (3597 votes)
Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning documentary veteran Canadian director Ron Mann and narrator Woody Harrelson mix humour and historical footage together to recount how the United States has demonized a relatively harmless drug.

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IMDB
7.6 (190806 votes)
Budget
48,000,000.00$
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.

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6.2 (18985 votes)
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

The Salton Sea | United States of America
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IMDB
7.1 (28967 votes)
Budget
18,000,000.00$
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.

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7.6 (11555 votes)
Michael is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded house with his cousins and aunt. His father has become a street bum,but still meets with Fresh on occasion to play chess. Fresh is rather quiet in a crazy world. Fresh's sister is a junkie who sleeps with the dealers that Fresh sells for. As the story progresses Fresh realizes that he doesn't want to sell drugs anymore - he wants revenge.

Tango & Cash | United States of America
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IMDB
6.4 (108226 votes)
Budget
55,000,000.00$
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are narcotics detectives who, while both being extremely successful, can't stand each other. Crime Lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income that Tango and Cash have caused him, frames the two for murder. Caught with the murder weapon on the scene of the crime, the two have no alibi. Thrown into prison with most of the criminals they helped convict, it appears that they are going to have to trust each other if they are to clear their names and catch the evil Perret.

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IMDB
6.9 (9509 votes)
Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century -- the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old entrepreneur convicted of being 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. As the only film with exclusive access to the Ulbricht family, Deep Web explores how the brightest minds and thought leaders behind the Deep Web and Bitcoin are now caught in the crosshairs of the battle for control of a future inextricably linked to technology, with our digital rights hanging in the balance.

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IMDB
7.6 (231078 votes)
Budget
53,000,000.00$
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.

White Boy Rick | United States of America
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IMDB
6.5 (12273 votes)
Risk of sleep!
The story of teenager, Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

Transporter 2 | France
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IMDB
6.3 (174,910 votes)
Budget
32,000,000.00$
Jason Statham returns in his signature role as fearless ex-mercenary Frank Martin (aka The Transporter), a specialist in moving precious cargo of all kinds with a cool style and attitude. Now transplanted to Miami, Frank faces even greater tests of his skills while trying to fulfill a promise and simultaneously crush the master plan of a gang of ruthless villains, including one especially deadly and striking blonde. Extreme car and jet ski chases, thrilling fights and electrifying action sequences prove that The Transporter is more than just the car he drives. Starring: Jason Statham, Amber Valletta, Hunter Clary English language with latvian and russian subtitles.

Tropa De Elite | Brazil
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4,000,000.00$
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operation Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged. Captain Nascimento is trying to find a man to replace him because his wife is pregnant and he intends to quit the command and become a trainer of the new recruits. Cast: Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, André Felipe, Thelmo Fernandes, Emerson Gomes Directed by: José Padilha Scriptwriter: Bráulio Mantovani, José Padilha, Rodrigo Pimentel

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IMDB
7.7 (443994 votes)
Budget
45,000,000.00$
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.