Fast Slow
Dark Light
U
Unrated
Drugstore Cowboy
Crime, Drama
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to unsentimental addiction dramas that balance deadpan criminality with intimate emotional devastation and cautious hope.
- Tone
- melancholic, bleak, contemplative
- Payoff
- catharsis, reflection
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- addiction, self-destruction, chosen family, recovery, mortality
- Setting
- early 1970s, rain-soaked Pacific Northwest neighborhoods and institutional interiors
Content dimensions
Where to watch
Stream
Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels
Rent
Apple TV Store
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
Buy
Apple TV Store
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home