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- Beautiful Boy (2018) Directed by Felix van Groeningen. Starring Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney. Biography, Drama (2h) 7.3 on IMDb — 68% on RT.
- The Basketball Diaries (1995) Directed by Scott Kalvert. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol. Biography, Crime, Drama (1h 42m) 7.3 on IMDb — 47% on RT.
- Flight (2012) Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle. Drama, Thriller (2h 18m) 7.3 on IMDb — 77% on RT. Some people can't even get out of bed when they're hungover, while others can fly planes.
- Ray (2004) Directed by Taylor Hackford. Starring Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington. Biography, Drama, Music (2h 32m) 7.7 on IMDb — 79% on RT. The majority of the population could never play the piano (or saxophone, or organ, or trumpet, or clarinet...)
- Rachel Getting Married. While many may know director Jonathan Demme for tense horror and thrillers like "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Manchurian Candidate," he also has made several dramatic films about outsiders, who are misunderstood or not accepted by others.
- When a Man Loves a Woman. Luis Mandoki's "When a Man Loves a Woman" takes its title from Percy Sledge's song of the same name and centers on Alice Green (Meg Ryan), a school counselor, who drinks excessively.
- Clean and Sober. After establishing a career in comedy in movies like "Mr. Mom" and "Beetlejuice," Michael Keaton transitioned into drama in Glenn Cordon Caron's "Clean and Sober."
- Wild. Jean-Marc Vallee's 2014 biopic about Cheryl Strayed's solo backpacking trip across the Pacific Crest Trail focuses on a self-imposed path to recovery after a long struggle with heroin addiction.
- Days of Wine and Roses
- Notorious
- Krisha
- Trainspotting
- Clean & Sober
- Drugstore Cowboy
Written by JP Miller (adapted from his own teleplay) and directed by Blake Edwards (Breakfast at Tiffany's), this drama stars Jack Lemmon as a problem drinker who ropes his romantic partner (Lee Remick) into his lifestyle. In 2018, Days of Wine and Roses was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Arguably Alfred Hitchcock's most exquisite film (yes, Notorious really is on the same level as Vertigo), this elegant thriller cast Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman against type as bitter lovers tangled in a post-World War II spy mission in South America. Bergman plays a drunk with a haunted past. Selected by the Writers Guild of America as one of the...
Trey Edward Shults made his debut feature on a shoestring budget in his parents’ home, using his family as actors. Krisha tells the story of a troubled alcoholic who seeks to make amends with her family over Thanksgiving. Inventively using stylistic choices of horror cinema to heighten the drama, Krishais a tiny movie that will knock you flat. At i...
Based on a novel by Irvine Welsh, Danny Boyle's iconic adrenaline rush, depicting a posse of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, is all at once hilarious, fun, nightmarishly horrific, and stomach-turningly gross—often all within the same scene. That's what makes it so effective, so true to life and exhilaratingly cinematic. This was the international brea...
In a departure from his early work mostly in comedies, Michael Keaton starred in Glen Gordon Caron's drama about a real estate agent whose life becomes unmanageable. In his positive 1988 review, film critic Roger Ebert(himself a recovering alcoholic) said:
Gus Van Sant's harrowing second feature, based on an autobiographical novel by James Fogle, chronicles a network of drug addicts in the Pacific Northwest. Starring Matt Dillon, Drugstore Cowboy long-boasted a rare 100% on Rotten Tomatoes that in recent years has slipped to 97%. Also worth watching: Van Sant's relatively lighter addiction-themed Don...
A list of movies that depict or relate to recovery and addiction, from Clean and Sober to Rocketman. Find ratings, genres, summaries, directors, stars and more for each movie.
Recovery is OUT - to change the addiction conversation from problems to SOLUTIONS. An independent feature documentary about the over 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addictions. Director Greg D. Williams Stars Tom Coderre Tara Conner Laurie Dhue. 2.
Feb 19, 2021 · With Suzanne Wind, Frank Grillo, Alice Englert, Samone James. Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.
Jun 12, 2024 · Recovery Boys (2018) In the gripping documentary film ‘Recovery Boys,’ director Elaine McMillion Sheldon takes audiences on an emotional journey through addiction, redemption, and recovery. The film follows four men struggling with substance abuse as they navigate the challenging path to sobriety.
