Movies like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Trainspotting throws viewers into the tumultuous world of heroin addicts in Edinburgh. Its dark humor and raw portrayal of addiction resonate with the same energy and defiance found in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, making it a cult classic in its own right.

Set on the last day of school in 1976, Dazed and Confused is a cult classic that celebrates youth culture and rebellion. While less manic than Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, it shares a similar irreverent spirit and deep dive into a cultural zeitgeist.

Go offers a fast-paced, intertwining story of young adults embroiled in misadventures involving drugs and crime over the course of one night. Its non-linear narrative and darkly comedic tone will appeal to fans of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

A Scanner Darkly delves into a near-future dystopia where identity and reality are as malleable as they are in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, thanks to heavy drug use. The rotoscope animation and performances by Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr. contribute to an engrossing and mind-bending experience.

This British black comedy offers the escapades of two out-of-work actors who leave their squalid London flat for a misadventure in the countryside. With its eccentric characters and exploration of substance abuse, Withnail & I complements the tone and narrative style of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Rum Diary is another rollicking adventure based on the work of Hunter S. Thompson. Starring Johnny Depp once more, this film captures the hedonistic spirals of a journalist in Puerto Rico, blending sharp wit with a critique of American consumerism.

In Spun, viewers are thrust into the frenetic world of methamphetamine addicts, where fantasies and reality blur. The film's manic energy and explicit depiction of drug use evoke a similar atmosphere to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.