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1. Reefer Madness (1936)

PG | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Cautionary tale that features a fictionalized take on marijuana use. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.

Director: Louis J. Gasnier | Stars: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien

Votes: 9,375

2. Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Music, Sci-Fi

Dr Daniel Jekyll researching into drugs that would help mankind avoid surgery discovers a white powder that unleashes the animal in every man, and in his case turning him from a shy and ... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Belson | Stars: Mark Blankfield, Bess Armstrong, Krista Errickson, Tim Thomerson

Votes: 1,408 | Gross: $3.79M

3. Psych-Out (1968)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama

A deaf runaway is taken in by a psychedelic band while searching for her missing brother in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury hippie district.

Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Susan Strasberg, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern

Votes: 3,027

4. Blue Sunshine (1977)

R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller

A bizarre series of murders begins in Los Angeles, where people start going bald and then become homicidal maniacs. But could the blame rest on a particularly dangerous form of LSD called Blue Sunshine the murderers took ten years before?

Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: Zalman King, Deborah Winters, Mark Goddard, Robert Walden

Votes: 3,251

5. The Road to Ruin (1934)

Passed | 62 min | Drama

A young girl gets involved with a crowd that smokes marijuana, drinks and has sex. She winds up an alcoholic, pregnant drug addict and is forced to get an abortion.

Directors: Dorothy Davenport, Melville Shyer | Stars: Helen Foster, Nell O'Day, Glen Boles, Robert Quirk

Votes: 349

6. Pickup Alley (1957)

Approved | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

International narcotics smuggler Frank McNally is trailed through various European countries by U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis.

Director: John Gilling | Stars: Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg, Trevor Howard, Bonar Colleano

Votes: 644

7. The Naked Zoo (1970)

R | 85 min | Drama

A seductive matron lives in Miami with her wealthy, wheelchair-bound husband. Frustrated, she beds a young author. The gravy train abruptly derails when her husband finds out, and murder ensues.

Director: William Grefé | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Steve Oliver, Canned Heat, Fay Spain

Votes: 357

8. Marihuana (I) (1936)

Not Rated | 57 min | Crime, Drama

A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.

Director: Dwain Esper | Stars: Harley Wood, Hugh McArthur, Pat Carlyle, Paul Ellis

Votes: 972

9. Blood Freak (1972)

X | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A biker gets a job at a turkey farm and agrees to act as guinea pig for some chemicals that need tested, failing to anticipate the murderous side effects.

Directors: Brad F. Grinter, Steve Hawkes | Stars: Steve Hawkes, Dana Cullivan, Randy Grinter, Heather Grinter

Votes: 1,825

10. The Glory Stompers (1967)

Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Drama

Chino is the tough leader of a motorcycle gang who starts off a war when he abducts and mistreats the leader of the enemy biker gang, Darryl, and his girlfriend Chris. Things get violent when Darryl comes back for revenge.

Director: Anthony M. Lanza | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Jody McCrea, Chris Noel, Jock Mahoney

Votes: 633

11. Alice in Acidland (1969)

Unrated | 55 min | Drama

College students Alice, who lives with her widower father, and nymphomaniac Kathy are invited to a pool party by their lesbian French teacher Frieda. Alice gets drunk and uses LSD, then ... See full summary »

Director: Donn Greer | Stars: Julia Blackburn, Roger Gentry, Donn Greer, Sheri Jackson

Votes: 683

12. The Love-Ins (1967)

Approved | 91 min | Drama

A college professor resigns in protest to the dismissal of student underground newspaper workers and later joins their "hippie movement" and becomes their "Messiah."

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Richard Todd, James MacArthur, Susan Oliver, Mark Goddard

Votes: 262

13. Girl Gang (1954)

Not Rated | 63 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A sleazy gangster has a gang of young girls commit robberies and prostitution for him by getting them hooked on drugs.

Director: Robert C. Dertano | Stars: Gloria Victor, Timothy Farrell, Harry Keaton, Lou Monson

Votes: 354

14. Acapulco Gold (1976)

PG | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

See former child evangelist MARJOE GORTNER as an ordinary Joe who gets involved in a dangerous DRUG SMUGGLING scheme in beautiful HAWAII! This is a movie made especially for the DRUG CULTURE circa 1974!

Director: Burt Brinckerhoff | Stars: Marjoe Gortner, Robert Lansing, Ed Nelson, John Harkins

Votes: 187

15. Olga's Girls (1964)

70 min | Crime, Horror

Ruthless narcotics dealer and white slavery ring leader Olga keeps her harem of girls in line by hooking them on addictive drugs. Olga suspects an informant in their midst and uses various ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph P. Mawra | Stars: Audrey Campbell, Rickey Bell, Dolly Simmons, Alice Denham

Votes: 343

16. The Awakening of the Beast (1970)

93 min | Drama, Horror

Psychiatrist experiments LSD on 4 volunteers, to investigate Coffin Joe's influence over them. Each patient presents a different reaction, involving sex, perversion and sadism.

Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Ângelo Assunção, Ronaldo Beibe, Andreia Bryan

Votes: 1,295

17. Hallucination Generation (1966)

90 min | Drama

A juvenile is mad at his mom so he leaves his home in San Francisco to join a charismatic LSD guru's cult in Spain and turns on, tunes in, and drops out. He also gets involved in murder.

Director: Edward Mann | Stars: George Montgomery, Danny Steinmann, Tom Baker, Marianne Kanter

Votes: 111

18. Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)

Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 19th-century San Francisco's Chinatown, American adventurer Gilbert De Quincey saves slave girls owned by the Chinese Tong factions.

Director: Albert Zugsmith | Stars: Vincent Price, Linda Lin Di Ho, Richard Loo, June Kyoto Lu

Votes: 783

19. Permissive (1970)

X | 90 min | Drama

Suzy arrives in London with nowhere to stay and meets Fiona, a groupie who has settled into a relationship with Lee, a singer/bassist in a rock band.

Director: Lindsay Shonteff | Stars: Maggie Stride, Gay Singleton, Gilbert Wynne, Alan Gorrie

Votes: 316

20. Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A cocky Harvard graduate transports a load of marijuana from Berkeley to Boston. His girlfriend gets busted with the second load. He and a friend go against a dirty cop and a Cuban gangster to get the load and the girl back.

Director: Paul Williams | Stars: Howard Gardner, Robert F. Lyons, Ellen Barber, John Lithgow

Votes: 236

21. Death in Small Doses (1995 TV Movie)

88 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

One night, Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after--poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of ... See full summary »

Director: Sondra Locke | Stars: Richard Thomas, Shawn Elliott, Tess Harper, Glynnis O'Connor

Votes: 409

22. The Devil's Dolls (2016)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Thriller

In the aftermath of the hunt for a serial killer, an ancient curse consumes a city, causing a series of brutal murders and pitting a detective against the clock to save his daughter's life.

Director: Padraig Reynolds | Stars: Christopher Wiehl, Kym Jackson, Tina Lifford, Samantha Smith

Votes: 1,859

23. Jigsaw (1968)

M | 97 min | Mystery, Thriller

After inadvertently ingesting some sugar laced with LSD, a man wakes up with amnesia and in the middle of a murder plot.

Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, Hope Lange, Pat Hingle

Votes: 190

24. Narcotic (1933)

Not Rated | 57 min | Biography, Drama, Horror

Exploitation film which follows the downward spiral of an idealistic medical student whose fall from grace leads him to opium dens, a carnival freakshow, swanky drug parties, dingy brothels, and finally the barrel of his own revolver.

Directors: Dwain Esper, Vival Sodar't | Stars: Harry Cording, Joan Dix, Patricia Farley, Jean Lacy

Votes: 423

25. Wild Weed (1949)

Not Rated | 70 min | Drama

A chorus girl's career is ruined and her brother is driven to suicide when she starts smoking marijuana.

Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Lila Leeds, Alan Baxter, Lyle Talbot, Mary Ellen Popel

Votes: 506

26. The Big Cube (1968)

PG | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A former actress clashes with her wealthy and spoiled stepdaughter over their inheritance after the death of their protector.

Director: Tito Davison | Stars: Lana Turner, George Chakiris, Richard Egan, Dan O'Herlihy

Votes: 837

27. Monkey on My Back (1957)

Approved | 94 min | Biography, Drama

The true story of Barney Ross, a World War II hero and champion professional boxer, who became addicted to morphine.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Paul Richards, Jack Albertson

Votes: 388

28. The Pace That Kills (1935)

PG | 68 min | Crime, Drama

A drug dealer on the run from the law meets an innocent young girl and her brother and turns them into "cocaine fiends."

Director: William A. O'Connor | Stars: Lois January, Noel Madison, Sheila Bromley, Dean Benton

Votes: 703

29. The Acid Eaters (1967)

Not Rated | 62 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of office workers go every Friday afternoon to the White Pyramid, a 50-foot tower of LSD.

Director: Byron Mabe | Stars: Ernie F. Orsatti, Judy Wood, Buck Kartalian, Pat Barrington

Votes: 288

30. Scream Free! (1969)

R | 80 min | Action, Drama

Here's an "Easy Rider" - inspired plot with the combination of "West Side Story" stars. Richard Beymer falls in love with Lana Wood (sister Natalie wasn't available). They need cash so they... See full summary »

Directors: Bill Brame, John Lawrence | Stars: Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Lana Wood, Casey Kasem

Votes: 85

31. Lila (1968)

R | 87 min | Crime, Horror, Romance

A topless dancer attracts, seduces, then murders the men she sleeps with. She does it with a twist, however; she kills them with garden tools.

Director: William Rotsler | Stars: Susan Stewart, Steve Vincent, James Brand, Vic Lance

Votes: 390

32. Chappaqua (1966)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama

Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran.

Director: Conrad Rooks | Stars: Conrad Rooks, Jean-Louis Barrault, William S. Burroughs, Ravi Shankar

Votes: 624

33. J.C. (1972)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Jesus Christ is born again on Earth. But his father is a hardcore Southern Baptist, and during his teen years, Jesus rebels, joining a biker gang and leading an LSD-fueled pilgrimage to "the West" to fight "the establishment."

Director: William F. McGaha | Stars: William F. McGaha, Hannibal Penney, Joanna Moore, Burr DeBenning

Votes: 199

34. Maryjane (1968)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

A teacher trying to break up a local drug ring is framed and arrested for possession of marijuana.

Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Fabian, Diane McBain, Kevin Coughlin, Michael Margotta

Votes: 226

35. The Angry Breed (1968)

M/PG | 94 min | Drama

In Vietnam, aspiring actor Johnny Taylor is given a prize film script after saving the life of a Hollywood screenwriter. On his return, Johnny has trouble finding a studio that will let him... See full summary »

Director: David Commons | Stars: Jan Sterling, James MacArthur, William Windom, Jan Murray

Votes: 114

36. Psychedelic Involvement

Comedy, Crime, Drama | Post-production

After his local drug dealer introduces him to the underworld of Sheffield, Adam becomes embroiled in a get rich quick scheme under the influence of LSD.

Director: Joshua Morrison | Stars: Harry Crawford, Lee Westwick, Jo Barker, Steve Shinners

37. My Third Wife, George (1968)

Not Rated | 68 min | Comedy

Ralph Higbee is a 40-year-old drunkard who lives with his mother to take care of her. When his mother dies, he picks up three women who persuade him to take LSD for an experience. Seeking a... See full summary »

Director: Harry Kerwin | Stars: William Kerwin, Bunny Ware, Brad F. Grinter, Joseph Sexhauer

Votes: 73

38. Curfew Breakers (1957)

Approved | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Police Lieutenant Lacey, with aid from Coach Bettger, heads a crackdown on dope-peddling to high-school athletes. One kid dies from an overdose, two more kill a gas-station attendant in an ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander J. Wells | Stars: Paul Kelly, Cathy Downs, Regis Toomey, Sheila Urban

Votes: 126

39. The Hard Road (1973)

R | 85 min | Drama

The cautionary tale of 17-year-old Sherman Oaks high-schooler Pam Banner, who has a baby out of wedlock. The baby is adopted, but Pam's too embarrassed to return to school, so her dad gets ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Graver | Stars: Connie Nelson, John Alderman, Catherine Howard, Gary Kent

Votes: 157

40. Assassin of Youth (1938)

Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama

A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends.

Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Luana Walters, Arthur Gardner, Dorothy Short, Earl Dwire

Votes: 470

41. Himmel og helvete (1969)

94 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Norwegian propaganda film and cult drama about Eva (16) and Arne (17), both from the west end of Oslo, attend a class where a professor says that cannabis is safer than alcohol. Together with some friends they decide to try the drug.

Director: Øyvind Vennerød | Stars: Sigrid Huun, Lillebjørn Nilsen, Georg Richter, Randi Kolstad

Votes: 226

42. The Psychedelic Priest (2001 Video)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama

A priest sheds his habit, tunes in, turns on, and drops out for a road trip that will change his life and bring him sorrow. Filmed in 1971 but not released until 2001.

Directors: Terry Merrill, William Grefé | Stars: John Darrell, Carolyn Hall, Joe Crane, Ken Keckler

Votes: 205

43. The Flaming Teenage (1956)

69 min | Drama

A small town boy heads for the lights of the big city and discovers the delights of hard liquor and fast women. Ere long, he becomes an addict, a dope peddler and a shop-lifter to obtain money for drugs.

Directors: Charles Edwards, Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. | Stars: Noel Reyburn, Ethel Barrett, Jerry Franks, Shirley Holmes

Votes: 86

44. Smoke and Flesh (1968)

70 min | Drama

Turk, a "cool swinger", throws and wild sex and drugs party, but has trouble when three hoodlum friends of his crash the party and Turk resorts to drastic measures to remove them from the festivities.

Director: Joseph Mangine | Stars: Richard Howell, Ed Sansone, Lee Parker, Joel Bently

Votes: 204

45. Acid Delirium of the Senses (1968)

92 min | Drama

Film showing the effects of drug taking: hallucinations, etc.

Director: Giuseppe Maria Scotese | Stars: Bud Thompson, Bruna Caruso, Annabella Andreoli, Norman Davis

Votes: 69

46. Don't Count on Us (1978)

120 min | Drama

A Roman musician meets a Heroin-addicted girl, helps her, falls in love with her and ends up getting addicted to Heroin himself.

Director: Sergio Nuti | Stars: Francesca Ferrari, Maurizio Rota, Sergio Nuti, Francesco Scalco

Votes: 40

47. The Narcotics Story (1958)

78 min | Drama

Semi-documentary on how marijuana dealers lure small-town teenagers into heroin use and prostitution and how the police help to fight it.

Director: Robert W. Larsen | Stars: Art Gilmore, Sharon Strand, Darlene Hendricks, Herbert Crisp

Votes: 101

48. One Life (2003– )
Episode: Detox or Die (2004)

45 min | Documentary

A dramatic documentary biopic in which the drug addicted filmmaker tries a radical and frightening method of detox. Link to full documentary at bottom of page.

Director: David Graham Scott | Star: David Graham Scott

Votes: 32