Movies Like Crack USA: County Under Siege
If you liked Crack USA: County Under Siege (1989), a documentary movie directed by Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also documentaryA cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
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Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also documentaryHailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated…
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Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also documentaryIn the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago - and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine Cowboys" is the true story of how…
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Heroin(e) (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also documentaryThis documentary follows three women — a fire chief, a judge, and a street missionary — as they battle West Virginia's devastating opioid epidemic.
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Grass (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also documentaryMarijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning documentary…
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Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also documentaryJoin Louis Theroux as he investigates the affect crystal meth addiction is having on the local community of Fresno in California's Central Valley.
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Elton John: Never Too Late (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also documentarySir Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium…
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Narco Cultura (2013)
★ 7/10Also documentaryTo a growing number of Mexicans and Latinos in the Americas, narco-traffickers have become iconic outlaws and the new models of fame and success. They represent a pathway out of the ghetto, nurturing a new American…
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A Toxic Love Story (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also documentaryA string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.
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Amy (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also documentaryA documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward…
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Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also documentaryA personal and intimate look into Demi Lovato's life as not only a regular 25 year old, but also one of the biggest pop stars in the world.
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The Last Waltz (1978)
★ 7.7/10Also documentaryMartin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, and other…
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Everybody’s Everything (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also documentaryThe story of artist Lil Peep from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an accidental opioid overdose in Arizona at just 21 years of age.
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The House I Live In (2012)
★ 7.6/10Also documentaryIn the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more…
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The Crash (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also documentaryA teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
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John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
★ 7.9/10Also documentaryThose who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.
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Atlantis Rising (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also documentaryJames Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.
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13th (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also documentaryAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also documentaryUnravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.