Does any one know of any recovery movies?

Old 03-28-2010, 01:30 PM
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The cartoon Kung Fu Panda,if you see it you'll understand...
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Old 04-08-2010, 05:44 PM
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Another great Jeff Bridges Alki movie is "eight million ways to die". He plays an alcoholic cop who finds AA...
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"You Kill Me" about an alcoholic hitman for a mobb family in Buffalo that moves to San Francisco to clean up, tells everyone in meetings he's a hitman and lies about nothing, very interesting twist on a movie.
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Old 04-09-2010, 07:54 AM
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The one that inspire me all the time is "The Lost weekend"
Ray Milland played a great role and the movie has a motivational speech against alcoholism at the end which helped people like us to wake up and change their lives.
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mum can you lend me twenty quide. is a documentary from both the family
perspective and the addict . sad though.
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:25 AM
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not sure of the exact spelling/title. very , very, good ,very graphic, anti-drug movie ,shows the horrors of drug addiction. requiem for a dream ?
What a great movie !
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Old 07-07-2010, 07:35 PM
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recovery movies

Basketball Diaries

Where the Day Takes You

Down To the Bone
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Old 07-08-2010, 06:16 PM
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Rachel Getting Married w/ Anne Hathaway
I was really surprised by how great this movie was. I watched it twice in two days before I had to return it and think I will buy a copy.
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Old 07-10-2010, 06:23 PM
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"Permanant midnight" and "Drugstore cowboy" are two more I forgot about.All though I am trying to find more movies about recovery.
Permanent Midnight was awesome because it was based on a true story (so was Gia)
The only serious role I've seen Ben Stiller in.'

Crazy Heart....Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal ....Robert Duvall (I see it was already mentioned)..I saw this in the theater...SO WORTH IT.
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Old 07-10-2010, 06:32 PM
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Things We Lost in the Fire (really good)
You Kill Me (funny in a dry way)
YESSSS.....Things We Lost in the Fire. Halle Berry and Benicio Del Torro!!!
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Old 07-10-2010, 08:09 PM
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The House of Sand and Fog is not so much a recovery movie as a relapse movie, and it is gruesome. But good!

The book is even better.

I hope you aren't scared off from them, because both are truly enjoyable, in the sense that truly honest works are enjoyable.
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Old 07-11-2010, 01:15 PM
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In her shoes with Cameron Diaz made me take a good look at myself. It's pretty good.
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Old 07-11-2010, 03:24 PM
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I just watched 28 Days with Sandra Bullock. LOL. I thought it was a decent movie.
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Another day in paradise with james woods was thoroughly depressing.

Man on Fire , denzel was an alky.
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Old 09-16-2010, 02:39 PM
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Leaving Las Vegas was excellent because it was brutally honest about addiction!! How about Basketball Diaries"--WOW.
Another film that I couldn't get out of treatment without seeing was "Chalk Talk" by Father Martin. "Nil By Mouth" was directed by Gary Oldham; was suppose to be autobiographical, another good one.
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Old 09-20-2010, 10:43 PM
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I was watching "Leaving Las Vegas" yesterday, although I've already seen it several times.
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Old 09-20-2010, 10:44 PM
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Kinda cool this thread is still around. I started it almost 6 yrs ago.
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Old 09-22-2010, 05:11 AM
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How are you doing time2surrender? Long time no see..... posts....
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Old 09-25-2010, 09:44 AM
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Several weeks ago I stumbled upon the SR forum while searching for movies about recovery/addiction. SO glad I did!

Many of the movies suggested in this thread are sitting in my queue now with Netflix.

I watched "The Panic in Needle Park" a couple of days ago. Of the movies I've watched so far, this has got to be my favorite. It's old (1971), but so am I. The acting of a young Al Pacino is a sight to behold and the female lead was also amazing. This was a powerful movie that depicts the progression of addiction so well. (those eyedropper syringes were carzy!)

Movies I've seen so far with my star ratings (my opinion based on what I'm looking for in an addiction/recovery movie):

My Name is Bill W (*****)
The Panic in Needle Park (*****)
Clean and Sober (****)
28 Days (****)
When a Man Loves a Woman (***)
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (**)
Postcards From the Edge (**)
The Basketball Diaries (**)
Wasted (*)

Today, "Never Get Outta The Boat" is arriving. Will watch tonight.

THANK YOU for this thread....it's timeless.
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I just watched "The Country Girl". Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby (the alcoholic), and William Holden.
It was very good. Would not have believed it if I had not lived it.
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