After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes...
Elite Squad
2007
José Padilha
8.1
Drama, Action, Crime
Brazil
115
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
No Country for Old Men
2007
Joel Coen
7.9
Crime, Thriller, Western
United States of America
122
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
American Gangster
2007
Ridley Scott
7.6
Drama, Crime
United States of America
157
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Training Day
2001
Antoine Fuqua
7.5
Action, Crime, Drama
United States of America
122
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.
The French Connection
1971
William Friedkin
7.5
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
104
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
Sicario
2015
Denis Villeneuve
7.4
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
122
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Blow
2001
Ted Demme
7.4
Crime, Drama
United States of America
124
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 hi...
Extraction
2020
Sam Hargrave
7.3
Action, Thriller
United States of America
116
A hardened gun-for-hire's latest mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.
25th Hour
2002
Spike Lee
7.3
Crime, Drama
United States of America
135
On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
Bad Boys for Life
2020
Bilall Fallah
7.1
Thriller, Action, Crime
United States of America
124
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.
Traffic
2000
Steven Soderbergh
7.1
Thriller, Drama, Crime
United States of America
147
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 f...
21 Jump Street
2012
Phil Lord
6.9
Action, Comedy, Crime
United States of America
109
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high...
The Mule
2018
Clint Eastwood
6.9
Crime, Drama
Canada
116
Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases expone...
American Made
2017
Doug Liman
6.9
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
United States of America
115
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
Stefano Sollima
6.9
Action, Crime, Thriller
Mexico
122
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.
Layer Cake
2004
Matthew Vaughn
6.9
Drama, Thriller, Crime
United Kingdom
105
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
The Marksman
2021
Robert Lorenz
6.8
Action, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
108
Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He embraces his role as Miguel’s protector and will stop a...
Clear and Present Danger
1994
Phillip Noyce
6.6
Action, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
141
Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Cla...
Inherent Vice
2014
Paul Thomas Anderson
6.5
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
United States of America
149
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Licence to Kill
1989
John Glen
6.4
Adventure, Action, Thriller
Mexico
133
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
White Boy Rick
2018
Yann Demange
6.4
Crime, Drama
United States of America
111
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Triple Frontier
2019
J.C. Chandor
6.3
Action, Thriller, Crime, Adventure
United States of America
125
Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
Robert Rodriguez
6.3
Action, Crime, Thriller, Western
United States of America
102
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.
Loving Pablo
2017
Fernando León de Aranoa
6.3
Crime, Drama
Bulgaria
123
The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.
Blood Father
2016
Jean-François Richet
6.2
Action, Thriller, Drama
France
88
An ex-con reconnects with his estranged teenage daughter while fighting to keep her alive after she becomes a target of violent drug dealers.
Cold Pursuit
2019
Hans Petter Moland
5.9
Crime, Action
France
119
The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels begins a vengeful hunt for Viking, the drug lord he holds responsible for the killing, eliminating Viking's associates one by one. As Nels draws closer to Viking, his actions bring even more unexpecte...
Hot Pursuit
2015
Anne Fletcher
5.8
Action, Comedy
United States of America
87
Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva, a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and her husband can testify against a drug lord. Plans go awry when Mr. Riva gets ambushed, leaving Dan...
Sabotage
2014
David Ayer
5.6
Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
110
John 'Breacher' Wharton leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done – until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the bo...
The Counselor
2013
Ridley Scott
5.3
Thriller, Crime, Drama
United States of America
117
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
