Sobering Up - Addiction and Recovery - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
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1. The French Connection (1971)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco
Votes: 135,772 | Gross: $15.63M
2. Go Ask Alice (1973 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama
A 15-year-old girl in late-1960s America is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs and eventually seeks help.
Director: John Korty | Stars: William Shatner, Ruth Roman, Wendell Burton, Julie Adams
Votes: 1,099
3. Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
This movie is a teaching tool about a teenage girl struggling with alcoholism to cope with her feelings of insecurity and the usual problems of adolescence.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Linda Blair, Larry Hagman, Verna Bloom, William Daniels
Votes: 670
4. Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama
This made-for-television movie is a dramatization of the life of the founder of Los Angeles's first alcoholic recovery center for women, Beatrice O'Reilly.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Carol Burnett, Lloyd Bridges, Marian Mercer, Geoffrey Lewis
Votes: 109
5. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama
A true story about Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Gordon's Valium addiction and her desperate attempts to kick the habit.
Director: Jack Hofsiss | Stars: Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Dianne Wiest, Joe Pesci
Votes: 572
6. Torchlight (1984)
R | 90 min | Drama, Romance
The marriage of a young and successful couple is jeopardized when he becomes heavily addicted to cocaine. Her inability to help him and his inability to stop are leading them both into a downward spiral.
Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Pamela Sue Martin, Steve Railsback, Ian McShane, Al Corley
Votes: 152
7. Shattered Spirits (1986 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama
When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while putting his and his family's lives back together.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Martin Sheen, Melinda Dillon, Matthew Labyorteaux, Lukas Haas
Votes: 358
8. Vital Signs (1986 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Two doctors, a father and son, conceal their alcohol and drug problems in this potent look at the abuse of those substances that exist in the medical profession. Asner portrays a ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Millar | Stars: Edward Asner, Gary Cole, Kate McNeil, John Randolph
Votes: 40
9. Deadly Care (1987 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
True story about a nurse's descent into the nightmarish world of substance abuse which endangers her life and the lives of her patients.
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Jason Miller, Jennifer Salt, Belinda Balaski
Votes: 105
10. Clean and Sober (1988)
R | 124 min | Drama
A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehabilitation to escape trouble with the law and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron | Stars: Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, Tate Donovan
Votes: 7,242 | Gross: $8.67M
11. The Boost (1988)
R | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A real estate developer who enjoyed short-lived success seeks to regain his edge by using cocaine, but takes himself to new lows as he gets lost in the downward spiral of drug addiction.
Director: Harold Becker | Stars: James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill
Votes: 2,446 | Gross: $0.78M
12. Postcards from the Edge (1990)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman
Votes: 19,344 | Gross: $37.96M
13. Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
A young college student, his family's "golden child," brings his fiancee home to meet them.
Director: Ken Olin | Stars: James Sikking, Bibi Besch, William McNamara, Jayne Brook
Votes: 2,434
14. Darkness Before Dawn (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
A nurse at a methadone clinic, with her own secret, falls in love and marries an addict that doses there. Together, they fall down a hole of addiction while trying to keep a marriage and family.
Director: John Patterson | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Stephen Lang, Gwynyth Walsh, L. Scott Caldwell
Votes: 262
15. When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
R | 126 min | Drama, Romance
The seemingly perfect relationship between a man and his wife is tested as a result of her alcoholism.
Director: Luis Mandoki | Stars: Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia, Ellen Burstyn, Tina Majorino
Votes: 23,585 | Gross: $50.02M
16. Terror in the Family (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Romance
A portrait of a dysfunctional 1990s suburban family, where behind closed doors, alcohol and rebellion are hidden inside the lie of perfection. 15-year-old Deena's sleazy, twisted boyfriend is believed--at first--to be the cause.
Director: Gregory Goodell | Stars: Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Hilary Swank, Andrew Kavovit
Votes: 756
17. High Stakes (1997 TV Movie)
88 min | Thriller
A former news reporter marries and tries to adjust to the life of a house wife and mother. However, her need for an adrenaline high is overpowering and she becomes and addicted gambler.
Director: Donald Wrye | Stars: Cynthia Gibb, Robin Thomas, Brendan Fletcher, Jan D'Arcy
Votes: 65
18. The Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie (1997 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
A preppy teenage girl from Seattle finds her life falling apart after she kills her best friend in a car accident by driving drunk. In spite of the tragedy, she continues to drink alcohol and hide it from her parents.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Donna Bullock, Matt McCoy, Teddi Siddall, Teryl Rothery
Votes: 189
19. 28 Days (2000)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
A big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after ruining her sister's wedding and crashing a stolen limousine.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Elizabeth Perkins
Votes: 54,452 | Gross: $37.17M
20. The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker (2007 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
Promising 18-year-old track star Jessie Brenner struggles with binge-drinking during her first year of college.
Director: David Wu | Stars: Sara Paxton, Chelsea Hobbs, James Kirk, Nancy Travis
Votes: 845
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