What's on Visit The Lens
Home
What's on
Cinemas Exhibitions
Visit
Food & drink Shop How to get to ACMI Accessibility Amenities School groups Families More info
Accessibility
Collections & Preservation
Projects & Partnerships
Schools & Teachers
Membership
Support us
About us
Contact us
Shop
Venue hire
Touring exhibitions
ACMI X Residency
Subscribe
The Lens

Works explorer

Up pill, down pill

United States, 1970
film

An open-ended dramatisation that explores different lifestyles - lifestyles through which the central figures try to adjust to disappointments and frustration..

Read more

Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Up is down

United States, 1969
Similarity: 76%

All in the same boat

Australia, 1977
Similarity: 71%

Drugs - better dead?

United Kingdom, 1972
Similarity: 70%

Insight: exit

United States, 1970
Similarity: 70%

An Easy pill to swallow

Canada, 1978
Similarity: 70%

Almost everyone does

United States, 1970
Similarity: 69%

Hassles

Australia, 1977
Similarity: 69%

A Walk in the park

United States, 1970
Similarity: 68%

The Pill = Pilula = La Pilule = Die Tablette

Yugoslavia, 1980
Similarity: 68%

Focus on uppers

United States, 1971
Similarity: 68%

Drugs: it's up to you really

Australia, 1981
Similarity: 68%

Pay off in pain

Canada, 1948
Similarity: 67%

One way ticket: a film about the abuse of drugs

United Kingdom, 1971
Similarity: 67%

Blahs, blues and better days

United States, 1973
Similarity: 67%

Up front

United States, 1975
Similarity: 67%

Drugs, use or abuse

United States, 1971
Similarity: 67%

Care: the wonder drug

United States, 1980
Similarity: 67%

What can we do?

United States, 1969
Similarity: 67%
Back to top

ADDRESS: Fed Square, Melbourne, Australia

OPENING HOURS
Museum

Open daily 10am – 5pm
Plan your visit

Game Worlds extended hours
31 Dec 2025 – 26 Jan 2026: 10am–6pm
Buy tickets

ACMI Cinemas
Check screening times

ACMI Cafe + Bar
Mon – Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm*
Sat & Sun 10am – 4.30pm*
*Hours extended to accomodate cinema sessions.

ACMI Shop
Open daily 11am – 5pm
Shop online

School groups (by advance booking only)
Mon–Fri 10am – 2.30pm

Subscribe
Follow ACMI on FacebookSubscribe to ACMI's YouTube channelFollow ACMI on TikTokFollow ACMI on InstagramWeChatRedNote

Terms & Conditions
Reports & Policies
Accessibility
Contact us

ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.

First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices, or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or text.