Best Drug Abuse movies of 1990s that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Lorraine Bracco,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

The story of Henry Hill and his life through the teen years into the years of mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his Mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.

Actors : Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewan McGregor, Kevin McKidd,
Directors : Danny Boyle,

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.

Actors : Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans,
Directors : Darren Aronofsky,

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Luis Guzmán,
Directors : Paul Thomas Anderson,

The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Actors : Henry Czerny, Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Joan Allen,
Directors : Ang Lee,

In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut , 1973, middle class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.

Actors : Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas,
Directors : Steven Soderbergh,

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.

Actors : Ted Levine, Mare Winningham, Max Perlich, Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Directors : Ulu Grosbard,

Sadie is desperately looking up to her older sister Georgia who is a famous C&W artist. Sadie wants to be a famous artist like her sister, but is always doing everything wrong. Her ...