Less Than Zero

About Less Than Zero

A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

Less Than Zero (1987) is a crime film directed by Marek Kanievska. Its themes are complex, melancholy, shocking, and drug addiction.

Andrew McCarthy appears as Clay, Jami Gertz as Blair, Robert Downey Jr. as Julian, and James Spader as Rip. Released in November 1987, it runs 98 minutes.

The screenplay is by Harley Peyton. It is adapted from a novel. In the United States it streams on Hulu.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Blade Runner make useful companions to Less Than Zero, all filed under complicated. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 315 votes and it carries a R rating.