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Feb 21, 2013 · Table of Contents. This list of addiction movies, alcoholism movies, and movies about recovery contains over 30 films about the lives and times of those battling alcoholism or drug addiction. Movies may inspire us when we need to be uplifted, move us when we least expect it, or cause us to reflect on our own lives when we need a digital mirror ...
Recovery is a British television film, first broadcast on BBC One in 2007, starring David Tennant and Sarah Parish. Summary [ edit ] It deals with the life of Alan Hamilton (played by David Tennant ), the former head of a construction firm, after he receives serious personality-changing brain injuries in a road accident, and the emotional ...
- 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.
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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...)
Jun 4, 2019 · Recovery: Directed by John Liang. With Stephanie Pearson, Hope Quattrocki, Liz Fenning, Ari Hader. The patients and staff of a secluded heroin treatment center must do battle with more than their own demons as a mysterious killer begins picking them off one-by-one.
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Mar 18, 2021 · By David Ehrlich. March 18, 2021 11:30 am. "Stop and Go" Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, when the film premiered under the original title...
