Movies like Nightfaces
If Nightfaces's mix of drug addiction, homelessness and mental illness stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Nightfaces's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 102 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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Beautiful Boy
2018 · Directed by Felix van Groeningen · 121 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
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The Human Voice
2020 · Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · 30 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: short film · From the same decade (2020s)
A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him.
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Heaven Knows What
2015 · Directed by Benny Safdie · 97 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.