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This is an extreme story of a functioning alcoholic, played by Denzel Washington, who also loved cocaine. The viewer gets a front-row seat to watch his life spiral out of control. You might find it uncomfortable and hard to watch, most stories involving addiction are. I found this to be a pretty accurate portrayal of the real hardships that come with the struggles of recovery.
Milland’s performance may lapse into caricature, but The Lost Weekend otherwise knows to handle its plot with care and depth. Leslie gets the tough love treatment from her mother, a helping hand from Sweeney, the manager of a motel, and begins to turn her life around. Leslie and Sweeney, played by Marc Maron, develop a bit more than a friendship. Flight, the 2012 film starring Denzel Washington, is the story of William “Whip” Whitaker Sr., an alcoholic pilot who manages to save most of the lives of passengers aboard a plane that crashes. Andy Garcia is outstanding in his capacity as the oppressed hubby in one of the best movies about alcoholism. Chinaski almost honors alcohol addiction as a lifestyle – as being the only genuine way to experience a person’s daily life.
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I encourage all my stop drinking members to watch videos, read books and become experts in how this evil drug managed to fool us so well. This might be perhaps because they are based on novels that were written by people who have suffered from the problems first hand and they are true to life. Nick is broke and has to go without alcohol which leaves him experiencing serious withdrawal symptoms. The film follows Nick as he struggles with divorce, relationships and where to live, because of his destructive alcohol misuse.
- Marwood ends up getting the job and Withnail ends up at the bottom of a bottle.
- The Joker actor plays the late, legendary Johnny Cash in this biopic.
- Their attempts to get sober have varying effects, and while Joe gets himself to AA, Kirsten can’t admit that she has a problem.
- He develops a relationship with a prostitute, Sera (Elizabeth Shue), but this too is affected by Sanderson’s addiction.
There’s a sense of nuance here in reflecting the varied manifestations of alcoholism that even 21st-century cinema could take a cue from. For those unfamiliar with the plot of this Best Picture Oscar-winner, The Lost Weekend chronicles the exploits of Don Birnam (Ray Milland), an author who’s been struggling with alcoholism for quite some time. He’s recently said that he’s off the sauce for good just as he prepares for a long weekend away with his brother Wick (Phillip Terry) and lover Helen St. James (Jane Wyman). Of course, things aren’t as they seem and Birnam ends up getting intoxicated the day that he’s supposed to catch a train for his trip. His inebriation becomes so severe that he misses his ride and is stuck in town alone for a long weekend, with neither his brother nor his partner around to help him fight his demons. These were extremely rigid and restrictive confines to make any kind of drama that thoughtfully engaged with the complexities of living with alcoholism.
A Man Loves a Woman
A biopic about legend Elton John, played by Taron Egerton and others as younger versions of the musician. The film starts with Elton John entering a room where there is a support group and being asked to talk about his youth. Alcoholism, or alcohol dependence, is now recognized as part of alcohol use disorder — which also includes classic symptoms of alcohol abuse. Naltrexone taken as-needed, rather than daily, can help reduce binge drinking for people with alcohol use disorder, according to new research. After driving a stolen limo into a house during her sister’s wedding, the New York newspaper columnist Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) has to choose between 28 days in jail or in rehab. When a Man Loves a Woman is one of the must-watch movies with alcoholics.
A Man Loves a Woman is a film released in 1994 that stars Meg Ryan in the lead role of an alcoholic mother, Alice Green. Alice seems to have a perfect life, but sober house the audience sees it shattered by her dependence on alcohol. Movie Director Mike Figgis takes care never to make an ethical judgment regarding his characters.