The Adderall Diaries
The Adderall Diarieshttps://ny4.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MV5BZGIyNGU0NDYtZmUxYi00MGJjLTkzNDEtYWM0ZTVjOThiZWI1XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_SX300.jpg
2.5
Your Vote:
Voting: 2.5 /10 (2)
5.1 IMDB Rating 4,871 Views

The Adderall Diaries

Elliot, a troubled former successful writer decides to write about a missing wife and the following murder trial of her husband.

Details

The Adderall Diaries tells the story of Elliott, a writer who is struggling with writer's block, substance abuse, relationship problems, and issues with his father. In 2007, Elliott becomes fascinated with the trial of programmer Hans Reiser, who is accused of murdering his wife. During the trial, a friend of Reiser, Sean Sturgeon, indirectly confesses to several murders, although not the murder of Reiser's wife.

Elliott, who is connected to Sturgeon through their involvement in a BDSM social circle, becomes obsessed with the case and decides to document the proceedings in a unique and unconventional way. He believes that this story can revitalize his career and give him the success he has been longing for.

The film delves into Elliott's personal struggles and his complex relationships with the people around him. It explores themes of addiction, identity, and the search for meaning in both his personal and professional life.

With its mix of true crime elements and personal introspection, The Adderall Diaries offers a gripping and thought-provoking viewing experience. It raises questions about the nature of truth, the reliability of memory, and the impact of trauma on a person's psyche.

This film is a must-watch for those who enjoy psychological thrillers and character-driven stories. It offers a unique perspective on the complexities of human nature and the lengths people will go to in search of their own truth.

Also Known As:

The Adderall Diaries

Release Date:

10 Mar 2016

Writers:

Pamela Romanowsky, Stephen Elliott

Awards:

3 nominations total

People also search for

Dolores Claiborne 1995

A big city reporter travels to a small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper.

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer

7.4 IMDB Rating 230 Views
Thursday 1998

A former L.A. drug dealer has moved to Houston to make a new life for himself as a married architect. Everything falls apart when he is suddenly visited by one of his former cohorts who comes carrying heroin.

Category: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova

7.1 IMDB Rating 367 Views
Talvar 2015

An experienced investigator confronts several conflicting theories about the perpetrators of a violent double homicide.

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi

8.1 IMDB Rating 230 Views
Blow Out 1981

A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow

7.4 IMDB Rating 1,935 Views
Paradiset 2003

Tabloid journalist Annika Bengtzon is writing about a murder in the port of Stockholm and she suspects that the Yugoslav mafia is involved. However, she also finds links to a foundation that runs a shelter for battered women, Paradiset. Looking for a good story she also meets a welfare official, Thomas, who also thinks that the foundation should be looked into.

Category: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Stars: Helena Bergström, Suzanna Dilber, Georgi Staykov

4.8 IMDB Rating 382 Views
Sprängaren 2001

The Victoria stadium is totally destroyed in a bomb attack and Christina Furhage, head-responsible for the Olympic Games in Stockholm, dies with it. Why did someone destroy the stadium and why is Christina murdered?

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: Helena Bergström, Pernilla August, Reine Brynolfsson

4.9 IMDB Rating 374 Views
Outcome 2023

Follows Hollywood starlet Reef as he is forced to confront his problems and atone for his past after being threatened by a bizarre video footage from his past.

Category: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Jonah Hill

540 Views
The Two Jakes 1990

The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds J.J. "Jake" Gittes investigating adultery and murder, and the money that comes from oil.

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Stars: Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly

6.1 IMDB Rating 2,011 Views
Infernal Affairs 2002

Chen Wing Yan, a policeman, successfully infiltrates a gang while Lau Kin Ming, a triad member, becomes a mole in the police force. However, things change when both of them must seek each other out.

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

8.0 IMDB Rating 5,004 Views
Repeaters 2010

Three twenty-somethings find themselves in an impossible time loop, where each day they awaken to the same terrifying day as the preceding one.

Category: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Stars: Dustin Milligan, Amanda Crew, Richard de Klerk

5.7 IMDB Rating 462 Views