Best Drugs Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best drugs movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 32 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Blue Velvet 1986 ★ 7.6

Withnail & I 1987 ★ 7.2

Angel Heart 1987 ★ 7.1

Dead Ringers 1988 ★ 7.1

Drugstore Cowboy 1989 ★ 7.1

Traffik 1989 ★ 7.6

At Close Range 1986 ★ 6.8

Atlantic City 1980 ★ 6.8

Altered States 1980 ★ 6.7

Scanners 1981 ★ 6.7

Bangkok Hilton 1989 ★ 6.9

Breaking Glass 1980 ★ 6.9

The Last American Virgin 1982 ★ 6.6

River's Edge 1986 ★ 6.5

Lone Wolf McQuade 1983 ★ 6.5

Vigilante 1983 ★ 6.2

The Jericho Mile 1980 ★ 6.0

Dune 1984 ★ 6.2

K-9 1989 ★ 6.2

Running Scared 1986 ★ 6.1

Framed 1988 ★ 5.8

The Border 1982 ★ 6.0

Out of Bounds 1986 ★ 5.4

Valley Girl 1983 ★ 6.0