Best Drug Trafficking Movies & TV Shows

No Country for Old Men

9 / 10

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

Run time: 122m Tagline: There are no clean getaways. Release: 2007-11-09

Stars: Barry Corbin Garret Dillahunt Javier Bardem Josh Brolin Kelly Macdonald Rodger Boyce Stephen Root Tess Harper Tommy Lee Jones Woody Harrelson

Licence to Kill

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.

Run time: 133m Tagline: James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge. Release: 1989-06-13

Stars: Anthony Starke Anthony Zerbe Benicio del Toro Carey Lowell Everett McGill Frank McRae Robert Davi Talisa Soto Timothy Dalton Wayne Newton

The Penguin

Witness the The Penguin's rise to power in Gotham's criminal underworld in the aftermath of the Riddler killings.

Stars: Clancy Brown Colin Farrell Cristin Milioti Deirdre O'Connell James Madio Michael Kelly Michael Zegen Rhenzy Feliz Scott Cohen Shohreh Aghdashloo

Honey Don’t!

Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.

Run time: 89m Tagline: She only has two desires, and one of them is justice. Release: 2025-08-21

Stars: Aubrey Plaza Charlie Day Chris Evans Gabby Beans Jacnier Josh Pafchek Kristen Connolly Lera Abova Margaret Qualley Talia Ryder

The Wire

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.

Stars: Aidan Gillen Andre Royo Deirdre Lovejoy Dominic West J.D. Williams Jamie Hector Lance Reddick Michael Kenneth Williams Sonja Sohn Wendell Pierce