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Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
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A Million Little Pieces
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Less Than Zero
Film · 1987 · also dramaA college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
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Beautiful Boy
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The Baker
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The Basketball Diaries
Film · 1995 · also dramaA high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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Heaven Knows What
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What Doesn't Kill You
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The Hero
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
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True Crime
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