Are there any good movies about famous drug lords n drug smuggling in general like Blow and American Gangster?
bro i didnt ask about movies like rfad which are about users n addiction, im asking about movies about the bigger picture, the drug lords, the smuggling u knw... btw i watched requiem for a dream, trainspotting, fear and loathing in las vegas, spun etc... all that stuff... i need movies like blow and and AG...
A scary movie: Midnight Express Not really about drug lords...just one guy smuggling...but it will make you think twice about having drugs on you in a foreign country, I can guarantee that. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077928/
Movie Keyword: Drug Smuggling LISTS Blow (2001) Ted Demme The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) John Schlesinger French Connection II (1975) John Frankenheimer The French Connection (1971) William Friedkin Midnight Express (1978) Alan Parker Puppet on a Chain (1970) Geoffrey Reeve Return to Paradise (1998) Joseph Ruben Traffic (2000) Steven Soderbergh Traffik (1989) Alastair Reid http://www.nndb.com/lists/718/000083469/
watched it... i love movies that show the rise and fall of a drug lord, the glamorous life and the downfall, prefer if theyre based on a true story... drugs of interest r heroin and cocaine.... watched blow n ag was wondering if there r any similar movies, thx for all the replies... btw there was a series that i loved never succeeded or continued playin but i really liked it, its called kingpin, dunno if anyone watched it, its about the life of a very powerful mexican mafia family who smuggle cocaine, heroin and marijuana into the states...
I have heard that there a couple films based on the life of Pablo Escobar, that are in production. One is "Killing Pablo", the other "Escobar" supposed to be out in late 2008-2009. Not sure how much they delve into the smuggling aspects, but as far as drug kingpins go, you can't get much more infamous than him.
there is a new HBO documentary called "Ganja Queen" about the trial of that Shappelle Corby woman from Australia who was allegedly attempting to import marijuana in a bodyboard bag into Indonesia. I just watched it yesterday and it's pretty crazy. Basically, she was spared the death penalty (crazy punishments in Indonesia) and given 20 years instead...with 2 failing appeals. It's a pretty sad story, especially considering that a gang of drug smugglers working as airport baggage handlers were all convicted of using others' bags for similar purposes at the same airports through which she travelled. Again, maybe not what you're looking for, but an interesting look at one of the world's most controversial drug cases at the moment.
