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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Korean
Description
After 16-years pass, a group of former students decide to visit their sickly, wheel-chair bound teacher Ms. Park at her country cottage for an impromptu class reunion before the frail woman dies. Once the tearful hellos are complete, it becomes clear that the ex-classmates have blossomed into raging alcoholics, bulimics and plastic surgery addicts, thanks to Ms. Park's early childhood schooling. Soon, the happy gathering turns into a nightmare as...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
From maverick filmmaker William A. Wellman (The public enemy, Nothing sacred) comes the original, timeless tale of Hollywood fantasy and heartbreak: A star is born. Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom only to have them shattered by a ruthless, cold-hearted town without pity, where the chances of finding fame are one in a hundred thousand. Enter falling (and falling down drunk) movie star Norman Maine (Fredric March),...
3) The road dog
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Jimmy Quinn, an alcoholic comedian, travels the country by bus, as the world of standup comedy slowly dies. One day at a motel, his long-lost son David, who has dropped out of med school to be a comedian, appears. They grow closer during their road trip, but tensions rise due to Jimmy's destructive behavior. David learns about Jimmy's failed relationship with Laura and his past as a comedian. Jimmy confronts his unresponsive father in a nursing home...
4) The verdict
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An alcoholic lawyer attempts to redeem himself by taking on a medical malpractice case against seemingly insurmountable opposition
Publisher
Good Deed Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Matt, a loner alcoholic, struggles to maintain sobriety and honor his mother's dying wish to see him get sober. His AA sponsor offers him refuge at his farm where Matt finds Yup'ik, a stray husky with a unique talent. Their relationship struggles at first, but with the help of their Montana community, the two strays find a connection and discover what it takes to pull through to the finish line.
6) Home run
Publisher
[Distributed by] Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A pro baseball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
After his alcoholism ruins his career, film composer Jack takes a job as a chauffeur in order to pay his bills. In an attempt to get his life back on track, he starts attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. But when Jack meets a mysterious beauty who shares his addiction, will she be his salvation or his destruction?
12) My favorite year
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In 1950s New York City, a drunken film star is slated to appear as a guest on a live TV show and a young writer is given the job of keeping him sober
13) The way back
Publisher
Warner Bros Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A former high school basketball phenom, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. As the team starts to win, he may have a reason to confront his old demons. But will it be enough to set him on the road to redemption?
14) Gringa
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An outcast teen and a disgraced, alcoholic ex-soccer star get a last chance to form a family when she unexpectedly reunites with him in Mexico. Both hoping things can be put back together, even if all you have are the missing pieces
15) Crazy heart
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A hard-drinking, broken-down country singer tries for a comeback and salvation with the help of a journalist who discovers the man behind the music
16) Bad Santa
Publisher
Dimension Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A bitter alcoholic working as a shopping mall Santa uses his employee status to crack security systems and rob the stores blind
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Nick, a career salesman who loses his wife and his job in the worst day of his life. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line, or, rather, on the lawn, as he moves himself and all his possessions to his front yard
20) The good house
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Good House follows Hildy Good (Sigourney Weaver), a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches, who loves her wine and her secrets. Her compartmentalized life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell (Kevin Kline), and becomes dangerously entwined in one person's reckless behavior. Igniting long-buried emotions and family secrets, Hildy is propelled toward a reckoning with the...
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