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- 28 Days. 28 Days stars Sandra Bullock as a woman who is forced to attend rehab due to alcoholism. It is a feel-good movie with perfect mix of drama and comedy, especially with Bullock’s outstanding performance.
- Flight. Flight brings us the story of an airline pilot who miraculously saves the lives of his passengers by safely landing during a plane crash.
- Clean and Sober. Michael Keaton started his career doing comedies, but this film gave him the chance to prove that he wasn’t a one-dimensional actor.
- My Name is Bill W. This movie tells the story of Bill Wilson, a WWI veteran who once suffered serious drinking problems. He eventually got back on his feet and started Alcoholics Anonymous, together with Dr. Bob (Robert Holbrook Smith), a fellow former alcoholic.
- Crazy Heart, 2009. Director, writer: Scott Cooper. Jeff Bridges plays a fading, alcoholic country music star who begins a doomed romance with a writer (Maggie Gyllenhaal) that forces him to reassess his life.
- The Hangover, 2009. Director: Todd Phillips. Writers: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore. Three friends (Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms) in Las Vegas for a bachelor party wake up after a bacchanal of drugs and booze with no memory of the night before and no sign of the groom.
- Flight, 2012. Director: Robert Zemeckis. Writer: John Gatins. Denzel Washington plays a pilot who heroically saves the day when his plane malfunctions, but the ensuing investigation reveals troubling truths about his drinking.
- Beautiful Boy, 2018. Director: Felix van Groeningen. Writers: Luke Davies, van Groeningen. Based on memoirs by David Sheff and his son Nic Sheff, the movie starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet chronicles the heartbreaking course of survival, relapse and recovery for a family.
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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...)
- Addiction and Recovery Movies List
- Drugstore Cowboy
- 28 Days
- Flight
- When A Man Loves A Woman
- My Name Is Bill W.
- Rocketman
- Half Nelson
- Silver Lining’S Playbook
- Gia
The following movies hit the nail on the head when it comes to the experience of addiction and recovery. While Hollywood paints the picture with a cinematic brush to hook viewers, the real process is not often so cut and dry with a happy ending. So, while we love these movies for inspiration, remember, recovery is a lifelong process. We’re listing ...
Fixated around a drug-addicted group in 1971, Drugstore Cowboyoffers an explicit, honest glimpse into the many aspects of life with drugs and crime. The film is based on an autobiography by James Fogle, a former addict himself; both the story and Fogle’s real-life experience reveal the possibilities- as well as the hardships- stepping away from dru...
28 Days is a story of recovery and change for the better. Sandra Bullock stars as Gwen Cummings, who slips into the hole of alcoholism. While not as brutally honest as other movies on this list, the drama film certainly has its moments, highlighting the spectrum of addiction, withdrawal, and rehabilitation. 28 Days ventures into the family sides of...
A modern-day story of overcoming alcoholism and adversity, Flight tells the tale of Captain Whip Whitaker and his miraculous crash landing of a plane holding over 100 people. The theme observed throughout this film is recovering and coming clean- both in addiction and in conscience. Denzel Washington brings the troubled airline pilot to life in thi...
A 1994 romantic drama, When a Man Loves a Woman, focuses in on the family side of things, and the effects alcoholism has on the family and surrounding circle. Addiction and recovery are major pillars supporting the film, although the plot sticks more tightly to the potentially alienating consequences of addiction within a relationship or marriage. ...
The true story of World War I veteran William Griffith Wilson’s drinking problems and eventual alcohol addiction, paired with support from fellow borderline alcoholic Dr. Robert Smith, carve the path for what is today widely known as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Bill W. is presented without restraint, revealing the evils he kindled following the conc...
A wildly successful film in itself, Rocketman’sexploration and depiction of Elton John’s life and troubles rarely deviate from his addiction to alcohol and drugs. The critically acclaimed movie opens with the UK-native entering an addiction rehab center and begins the probe into John’s turbulent rise to fame. From childhood to the peak of his world...
Half Nelson, afilm focusing on the isolating effects of drug addiction and the outward harm the illegal drug industry causes, focuses on two characters whose lives become intertwined in the drug life. Although the grip of addiction nearly pulls both characters into its unrelenting web, they can gain perspective from each other and have a chance at ...
While Silver Lining’s Playbook is hardly related to addiction, it hits home on recovery from mental illness, and recovery in general. In this case, recovery begins and ends with finding people to kindle hope and change with. This film is also a great comeback story for one of its main characters, who has been cheated on and admitted to a psychiatri...
Gia tells the fatal, devastatingly true story of supermodel Gia Carangi’s life, leading to her addiction to drugs and her eventual peril. This biographical film presents an all-to-typical scenario of feeling isolated and experimentation with hard drugs. For Carangi, the hazards of drugs proved too fatal and led to very premature death. Played by An...
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Sep 1, 2022 · 21 Grams (2003): A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con. 25th Hour (2002): Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.
Aug 18, 1988 · Film Seen as a Sober Look at Addiction. By ELAINE POFELDT. Aug. 18, 1988 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. SAN DIEGO —. In the current film “Clean and Sober,” the character played by Michael ...
Apr 20, 2023 · A decent enough movie, though not one of the better films on this subject to date. 5. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) I might be biased because I would follow Matt Dillon into the depths of hell … or a recovery meeting, whatever. Regardless, this is a brilliant film about drug use and the need to move on to a new and better way of living.
