Crime & Cartel Dramas of all time

Sicario (2015)  – A tense thriller on the U.S.-Mexico drug war and moral ambiguity.

City of God (2002)  – Set in the favelas of Rio, it shows the rise of drug gangs and youth violence.

American Gangster (2007)  – Denzel Washington plays real-life heroin kingpin Frank Lucas.

The French Connection (1971)  – A classic about the bust of a heroin smuggling ring. – 

Cocaine Cowboys (2006)  – A fast-paced documentary on Miami's cocaine-fueled crime explosion in the ‘80s.