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1. Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019)

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

Convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.

Stars: Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Emma Myles

Votes: 320,661

2. Narcos (2015–2017)

TV-MA | 50 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.

Stars: Pedro Pascal, Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Alberto Ammann

Votes: 471,802

3. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 429,516 | Gross: $2.08M

4. Cocaine Bear (2023)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Thriller

An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

Director: Elizabeth Banks | Stars: Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ray Liotta

Votes: 108,041

5. Snowpiercer (2013)

R | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.

Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris

Votes: 389,869 | Gross: $4.56M

6. Serpico (1973)

R | 130 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire

Votes: 135,276 | Gross: $29.80M

7. Only God Forgives (2013)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Gordon Brown

Votes: 118,298 | Gross: $0.78M

8. 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: 29,572

9. Into the Blue (2005)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Four divers cross paths with drug smugglers in the Bahamas.

Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott

Votes: 79,615 | Gross: $18.47M

10. MotherFatherSon (2019– )

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Thriller

A fractured family at the heart of politics and power is pulled together under catastrophic circumstances.

Stars: Richard Gere, Billy Howle, Helen McCrory, Paul Ready

Votes: 4,061

11. The Seasoning House (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Sold at a brothel deep in the woods to work as a caretaker, a hapless deaf girl must summon the courage to fight for her life.

Director: Paul Hyett | Stars: Rosie Day, Sean Pertwee, Kevin Howarth, Anna Walton

Votes: 11,080

12. Paradise Hills (2019)

TV-14 | 95 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Uma is a young woman who wakes up in an apparently idyllic reform school for young ladies. But a dark secret lies within its walls.

Director: Alice Waddington | Stars: Emma Roberts, Danielle Macdonald, Awkwafina, Eiza González

Votes: 17,580

13. Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In 2008, a fight over land in a seaside town near Rome spirals into a deadly battle between organized crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican.

Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Giacomo Ferrara, Filippo Nigro, Carlotta Antonelli

Votes: 16,567

14. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A UN reporter covers the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation, while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own.

Directors: Ishirô Honda, Tom Montgomery | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Michael Keith

Votes: 11,271 | Gross: $2.73M

15. Alien Nation (1988)

R | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine.

Director: Graham Baker | Stars: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard

Votes: 16,695 | Gross: $25.22M

16. The Yard (2018–2019)

TV-MA | 120 min | Crime, Drama

After a fateful domestic clash, a devoted mother Deniz Demir (Demet Evgar) finds herself in prison and fighting to survive in hopes of reuniting with her daughter.

Stars: Demet Evgar, Ceren Moray, Nursel Köse, Çagdas Onur Öztürk

Votes: 2,038

17. The Black Cat (1934)

Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Horror, Romance

American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop

Votes: 13,033 | Gross: $0.51M

18. Enemy Gold (1993)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime

While on a mission to stop a drug operation, three Federal agents accidentally discover gold from the Civil War. With the aid of a corrupt agent, a ruthless criminal kingpin will hunt them down, one by one.

Director: Christian Drew Sidaris | Stars: Bruce Penhall, Mark Barriere, Suzi Simpson, Tanquil Lisa Collins

Votes: 1,062

19. Arsenal (2017)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A Southern businessman attempts to rescue his kidnapped mobster brother.

Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Adrian Grenier, Johnathon Schaech

Votes: 5,006

20. Ex Drummer (2007)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Three handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.

Director: Koen Mortier | Stars: Dries Vanhegen, Norman Baert, Gunter Lamoot, Sam Louwyck

Votes: 10,992

21. Cold Sweat (1970)

PG | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

With his wife and daughter being held hostage, a seasoned ex-military man is involved in a shady smuggling operation to save his family.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Charles Bronson, James Mason, Liv Ullmann, Jill Ireland

Votes: 3,084

22. Narco Wars (2020–2022)

Documentary, Crime, History

Explore how opportunistic smuggling networks in Latin America turned into powerful and ruthless drug cartels with unprecedented power.

Stars: Ioan Grillo, Chris Feistl, Jeremy McDermott, Jim Shedd

Votes: 336

23. Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)

Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

US Treasury agent George Morton persuades convicted criminal Johnny Evans to help him destroy a drug smuggling ring in exchange for early parole.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis

Votes: 791

24. Death at Oslo Central (1990)

99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A young boy named Pelle falls in love with the drug addict Lena. Then he and his friend Proffen tries to save her from the drugs.

Director: Eva Isaksen | Stars: Håvard Bakke, Tommy Karlsen, Helle Beck Figenschow, Henning Syverud

Votes: 1,503

25. Norway (2014)

73 min | Fantasy

Photophobic Zano, arrives in the city for the very first time. The year is 1984 and Athens beckons. A vampire and a fine dancer, Zano quickly gets devoured by the dark underbelly of the capital city. All he really wants is a ''warm'' girl.

Director: Yannis Veslemes | Stars: Vangelis Mourikis, Alexia Kaltsiki, Daniel Bolda, Markos Lezes

Votes: 929

26. Drug Lords (2018)

TV-MA | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Documentary series examining drug cartels and kingpins from around the world.

Stars: Quinn Dalton, Razor Rizzotti, Jordan Lawson, Winter Dunn

Votes: 1,540

27. 600 Miles (2015)

R | 85 min | Drama, Thriller

Arnulfo Rubio smuggles weapons for a deadly Mexican cartel. ATF agent Hank Harris attempts to apprehend him, but gets kidnapped by Rubio, instead. Rubio takes him to his bosses, but during the 600-mile-long drive, they slowly befriend.

Director: Gabriel Ripstein | Stars: Tim Roth, Kristyan Ferrer, Mónica Del Carmen, Noé Hernández

Votes: 2,494

28. Ta vaporakia (1983)

102 min | Crime, Drama

Trapped in a vicious cycle, three drug pushers who want out, find themselves forever indebted to a hardened drug kingpin, who, in turn, is dependent on the protection of a corrupt police officer. Can they escape from the inevitable?

Director: Pavlos Tasios | Stars: Antigoni Amanitou, Christos Kalavrouzos, Danis Katranidis, Alkis Panagiotidis

Votes: 104

29. Finger Man (1955)

Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An ex-con goes undercover for the government to "finger" the crime boss who made his sister a drug addict.

Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker, Peggie Castle, Timothy Carey

Votes: 429

30. Border Cop (1980)

R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller

US Border Patrol agent Frank Cooper is keeping a fine balance between doing his duty and empathizing with illegal Mexican border jumpers in 1970s California.

Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Telly Savalas, Danny De La Paz, Eddie Albert, Michael V. Gazzo

Votes: 376

31. 75 (2017)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.

Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith

Votes: 60

32. Wooden Woman (2004–2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Marissa is a sweet, caring woman who loses her father in a wild forest fire, then becomes the owner of her father's ranch, "Las Cúspides". She is deeply in love with Cesar, but their ... See full summary »

Stars: Gabriel Soto, Jaime Camil, María Sorté, Adamari López

Votes: 107

33. Bled (2009)

R | 95 min | Horror

After trying a mysterious drug, young artist Sai enters a dreamlike space and develops a thirst for blood. As Sai's cravings grow, she unwittingly attracts a dimensional vampire trying to cross over into the real world.

Director: Christopher Hutson | Stars: Sarah Farooqui, Chris Ivan Cevic, Alex Petrovitch, Michele Morrow

Votes: 1,013

34. Red Krokodil (2012 Video)

Unrated | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

The breakup of the body that this drug causes, helped me to symbolize a breakup too visually unstoppable.

Director: Domiziano Cristopharo | Stars: Brock Madson, Valerio Cassa, Viktor Karam, Giovanni de Rosa

Votes: 213

35. Les cracks (1968)

110 min | Comedy, Sport

Story talks about inventor. Inventor inventes cool bike and goes on racing competition. But on his way he has problems.

Director: Alex Joffé | Stars: Bourvil, Robert Hirsch, Gianni Bonagura, Monique Tarbès

Votes: 407

36. Sweetheart Deal (2022)

98 min | Documentary

Four sex workers caught in the spiral of addiction turn to a self-proclaimed healer offering friendship and a path to salvation from the streets inside his roadside RV. But just as they ... See full summary »

Directors: Elisa Levine, Gabriel Miller

Votes: 34

37. The Fury of Hercules (1962)

97 min | Adventure

In a tyrannical kingdom there is an evil ruler and a queen who lusts after Hercules who is attracted to a handmaiden. A rebellion overthrows the ruler.

Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Brad Harris, Luisella Boni, Mara Berni, Elke Arendt

Votes: 241

38. Pablo Escobar: Countdown to Death (2017 TV Movie)

68 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Through rare interviews, images and wiretap audio, this documentary reconstructs the last nine years of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's life.

Director: Santiago Diaz Oso | Stars: María Isabel Santos, Sebastian Marroquín, Alba Marina Escobar, Germán Castro Caycedo

Votes: 265

39. Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)

Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

During the 1950s Madrid, an American veteran pilot with a gambling problem is forced to accept a high-paying dangerous smuggling job.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Taylor, Dorothy Malone, Gia Scala, Martin Gabel

Votes: 364 | Gross: $0.40M

40. The Story of Drug Trafficking (2020)

TV-14 | 156 min | Documentary, Crime, History

The growth of the world's narcotics trafficking system has mirrored the growth of the world's economic system in many surprising ways over the past two-and-a-half centuries. Currently, ... See full summary »

Stars: Vanda Felbab-Brown, Alfred W. McCoy, Robert C. Bonner, Tom Kramer

Votes: 104

41. To Trøtte Typer (2000)

130 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

There is a war out there and two wasted wankers - Odd & Geir - two minor criminals, are right there in the middle of it. Every now and then they retreat to Geir's one-room-flat seeking ... See full summary »

Stars: Egil Birkeland, Anders T. Andersen, Terje Rangnes, Janne Rønningen

Votes: 221

42. Karachi (1989)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Sara Philips is pressured into smuggling 2 kg heroin into Norway. She meets up with the narcotics agent Ted Hansen and lets him use her in a scheme to catch the powerful people in the drug ... See full summary »

Director: Oddvar Einarson | Stars: Jon Eikemo, Amanda Ooms, Hans Ola Sørlie, Ståle Bjørnhaug

Votes: 60

43. Droga sterco di Dio (1987)

79 min | Documentary

This film deals with an atrocious and inhuman truth of various worldwide drug problems, according to the text which scrolls in the opening sequence. Some of the problems include: Drug ... See full summary »

Director: Stelvio Massi

Votes: 36

44. Panic (1972)

85 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A young woman is nursing a doll like a real baby, and even hears its cries. Her fantasies becomes more deranged and her paranoia never lets her go. Is someone chasing her? Was she abused by three men?

Director: Julián Soler | Stars: Ana Martín, Ofelia Guilmáin, Joaquín Cordero, José Gálvez

Votes: 96

45. Fury of the Congo (1951)

Passed | 69 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way, he fights a giant spider.

Director: William Berke | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Sherry Moreland, William Henry, Lyle Talbot

Votes: 307

46. Sophiiiie! (2002)

107 min | Drama

The film starts in the early evening of a normal day: Sophie, a 20 year old girl, is pregnant and wanders through the night to get sure about her future life. Does she want to be a mother ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Hofmann | Stars: Katharina Schüttler, Alexander Beyer, Martin Brambach, Ercan Durmaz

Votes: 540

47. Deep (2015–2016)

TV-MA | Action, Crime, Drama

A police investigator is dealing with a life threatening illness, while trying to map out the spreading of a new synthetic drug that's all the rage in Paris.

Stars: Patrick Ridremont, Olivier Chantreau, Emmanuelle Meyssignac, Salem Kali

Votes: 370

48. Double Fault (I)

Action, Adventure, Biography | Announced

A True Story: Nick Halladay was one of the biggest bank robbers in the 70's, that made his outlandish getaways on his motorbike.

Star: Max Ryan

49. Task Force: Caviar (2000 TV Movie)

Unrated | 92 min | Crime, Drama

A veteran narcotics officer takes on a case that could cost him his life. Based on a true story.

Director: Richard Ciupka | Stars: Alex Carter, Richard Robitaille, Patrick Goyette, Clark Johnson

Votes: 69

50. Cross the Line (2010)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action

Cross the Line is an action/drama about two police detectives Angela who is a top rate narcotics detective and Joe who is a hard nose homicide detective. Both detectives are going through a... See full summary »

Directors: Albert J. Allie, Michael J. Arbouet | Stars: Tina Krause, Albert J. Allie, Jimmy Ayala, Tony Bassi

Votes: 57