The Man With The Golden Arm, 1955

Frank Sinatra plays card shark and heroin addict Frankie Machine. Saul Bass's title sequence for the film is widely considered classic

Basketball Diaries, 1995

Leonardo di Caprio's first major film role was based on a true story of a high school basketball player's descent into the abyss

Cidade de Deus (City of God), 2002

Two boys growing up in Rio's slums take vastly different career paths

Sherrybaby, 2006

Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a mother rebuilding her relationship with her daughter following drug abuse