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Films with an emphasis on a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more characters who are addicted to drugs or alcohol or food or

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Good idea for a collection. I added The Days of Wine and Roses (1962). Also, Heaven Knows What (2015) probably fits, but I haven't seen it so can't be totally sure.

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Interesting collection, Heaven Knows What (2015) definitely fits the criteria and I've also added Barfly (1987).
I don't know if a movie like Blow (2001) fits the criteria because the main theme is traffic but has a relation that involves drugs, but maybe it does.

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The Thin Man (1934) and its sequels would probably fit. Nick and Nora Charles are serious alcoholics.

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Thanks for the adds, all!

Added more Bukowski and Larry Clark, which makes two each for Matt Dillon (Factotum, Drugstore Cowboy) and James Woods (Another Day in Paradise, The Boost). Jennifer Jason Leigh has done it solo like eighty times but I think the only co-addict she has had is Jason Patric in Rush...

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Though Limitless was enjoyable junk anyway, much of the fun for me was in watching it hit in an almost self-conscious fashion so many of the shared beats of these films: giving your partner their first dose [of your sci-fi brain-enhancing drug]; coaching them through it; "which you are you?!"; seeing them sober while you yourself are still addicted.

It doesn't really fit for the collection since none of the characters are addicted at the same time while "together", but it is worthwhile supplementary viewing.

I tried the TV show, but transplanting this premise to a police procedural couldn't possibly produce something better than background noise. Well, maybe it could, but it didn't.

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Bay of Angels seems like a good fit as long as gambling addiction counts.

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Definitely, thanks!

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medium pizza wrote:Definitely, thanks!

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