At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts - some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir practice, who don't call themselves alcoholic, and others, like Joseph, whose drinking almost caused the death of his child - as they talk about their lives at the meeting

Love Streams

1984

English

7.6

♡ 18

100%

88%

Action

alcoholic

based on play or musical

John Cassavetes Director

Robert Fieldsteel as Dr. Williams

Seymour Cassel as Jack Lawson

Leslie Hope as Joanie

Leonard P. Geer as Lenny

Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.

Top Five

2014

English

6.4

♡ 40

85%

Chris Rock Director

Luis Guzmán as Bobby the Cop

Kevin Hart as Charles

Greta Lee as Pill Girl

Matthew Wilkas as Ryan

Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to be taken seriously. His passion project about the Haitian Revolution, a movie called Uprize, was panned by the NY Times film critic. A couple days before the wedding to his reality star fiancée, he's forced to spend the day with Chelsea Brown, a profile writer for the New York Times. Unexpectedly, he opens up to her, and as they wind their way across New York, he tries to get back in touch with his comedic roots.

Ray & Liz

2018

English

6.7

♡ 7

94%

Richard Billingham Director

Ella Smith as Liz

Tony Way as Lol

Justin Salinger as Ray

Michelle Bonnard as Zeinab

On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humor, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.

The Iceman Cometh

1973

English

7.2

♡ 12

92%

74%

Action

alcoholic

based on play or musical

John Frankenheimer Director

Jeff Bridges as Don Parritt

Fredric March as Harry Hope

Lee Marvin as Hickey

John McLiam as Jimmy Tomorrow

Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.

Underworld

1927

English

7.5

♡ 5

90%

Arthur Rosson Director

Evelyn Brent as 'Feathers' McCoy

Alfred Allen as Judge

Andy MacLennan as One of Laughing Faces at the Ball

Larry Semon as 'Slippy' Lewis

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.

American Loser

2007

English

5.4

♡ 11

34%

manhattan, new york city

tourette syndrome

Tod Harrison Williams Director

Jayce Bartok as Brian from Boarding School

Deirdre O'Connell as Cynthia

Seann William Scott as Jeff Nichols

Wynn Everett as Saleswoman

A dramatic comedy about a self-induced attention-deficit disordered, learning disabled, Tourette's syndrome suffering, balance impaired, ex-alcoholic young man from the Upper East Side of Manhattan and the gold-digging girl who inspires him to try to get it together.

Writer's Block

2019

English

3.5

♡ 1

Jeff Kerr Director

Mike Gassaway as Chester Everett McGraw

Chris Warner as Digger Haskell

Ron Oliveira as News Anchor

Craig Nigh as Skip Larson

A struggling writer accepts a once-in-a-lifetime offer to collaborate with a best-selling novelist at his remote Texas ranch.

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994

English

6.6

♡ 16

68%

husband wife relationship

new love

Romance

therapy

Luis Mandoki Director

James Jude Courtney as Earl

Tina Majorino as Jess Green

Andy Garcia as Michael Green

Gail Strickland as Pam

An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.

New Kids Turbo

2010

Dutch

6.4

♡ 6

55%

Steffen Haars Director

Flip Van der Kuil as Barrie Butsers

Guido Pollemans as D'N Dave

Tim de Zwart as ME foreman

Huub Smit as Richard Batsbak

Five friends from 'Maaskantje' are getting fired because of the economic crisis. They decide that they won't pay for anything anymore.

Man from Del Rio

1956

English

6.4

♡ 5

38%

Harry Horner Director

John Larch as Bill Dawson

Douglas Fowley as Doc Adams

Frank Richards as Ken, the Stableman

Bill Erwin as Roy Higgens

Mexican gunfighter Dave Robles outdraws the town's outlaw-turned-sheriff and is invited to fill the dead man's shoes. But a tin star doesn't bring automatic respectability and Robles is shunned by the town's leading citizens. His popularity with its less-savory element, particularly saloonkeeper Bannister, wanes dramatically, too, as he starts to take his job seriously. It is his love for a decent, caring woman that keeps Dave in town, but can she convince him to lay down his gun and start a new life?

Girl with Hyacinths

1950

Swedish

7.5

♡ 3

89%

Hasse Ekman Director

Anne-Marie Brunius as Dagmar's Friend from Paris

Frithiof Bjärne as Police Inspector

Alf Östlund as Viktor Ekberg

Astrid Bodin as Waitress at Klara Källare

A young woman dies by suicide and leaves all her belongings to her next-door neighbour, who becomes determined to investigate her reasons for taking her life.

Cartagena

2009

French

6.7

♡ 9

Action

alcoholic

based on novel or book

Alain Monne Director

Julian Iragorri as Homme bagarre

Christopher Lambert as Léo

Margarita Rosa de Francisco as Lucia

Sophie Marceau as Muriel

Muriel is beautiful, free-spirited and bed-ridden since a horrific accident. Leo is a drunk middle-aged ex-boxer. Desperate for work and unqualified, he interviews for Muriel, who hires him to cook and care for her against her better judgment. Initially out of his depth, Leo slowly wins Muriel's trust. As Muriel teaches him to read, he forces her to confront the joys beyond her window.

Ron Goossens, Low Budget Stuntman

2017

Dutch

6.1

♡ 3

80%

Steffen Haars Director

Huub Smit as Hans

Flip Van der Kuil as Kankerpatient

Tygo Gernandt as Tygo Gernandt

Hanna van Vliet as Winnie

Alcoholic and low budget stuntman Ron Goossens has to get The Netherlands' most successful actrice between the sheets in order to save his own marriage. Will he succeed? A new outrageous comedy from the writers/directors of New Kids Turbo, New Kids Nitro and Bros Before Hos.

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

2017

English

6.3

♡ 32

79%

Jared Moshe Director

Lewis Pullman as Billy Kitchen

Jim Caviezel as Jimmy Bierce

Bill Pullman as Lefty Brown

Tommy Flanagan as Tom Harrah

Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

1975

English

6.4

♡ 6

Richard Donner Director

Kathy O'Dare as Glee Club Director

Mark Hamill as Ken Newkirk

Linda Blair as Sarah Travis

Sheila Larken as Vice Principal

Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life, 15-year-old Sarah Travis starts drinking in secret. At first, alcohol provides comfort and release. Then it sends her life spiraling out of control.

Time Without Pity

1957

English

6.8

♡ 5

70%

Joseph Losey Director

Ann Todd as Honor Stanford

Peter Cushing as Jeremy Clayton

Leo McKern as Robert Stanford

Lois Maxwell as Vickie Harker

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in from Canada to visit his son on death row. David then goes on a quest to try and clear his son’s name while battling “the bottle.”

A Monkey in Winter

1962

French

7.4

♡ 4

93%

Henri Verneuil Director

Paul Frankeur as Esnault

Jean-Paul Belmondo as Gabriel Fouquet

Hella Petri as Georgina

Marcelle Arnold as L'infirmière de la pension / Nurse

During World War II, an innkeeper vows to abstain from alcohol for the sake of his family. Years later, as they thrive in Normandy, his resolve is tested by a charming advertising professional who loves to drink.

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988

English

4.7

♡ 12

13%

Bud Yorkin Director

Dudley Moore as Arthur Bach

Don Stark as Diner Customer

Terry Wills as Man in Alley

Geraldine Fitzgerald as Martha Bach

Arthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a child. As their marriage suffers, Arthur plans for a way to get his money back, but first he must sober up and get a real job.