Movies About Sobriety

From Blake Edwards, starring Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Jack Klugman
Rated Approved

Days of Wine and Roses is an American drama film directed by Blake Edwards and released in 1962. The film stars Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, and Jack Klugman. It tells a tragic story of two people, Joe Clay and Kirsten Arnesen, who begin an affair that soon spirals out of control as they both become addicted to alcohol. Joe is an alcoholic who works in advertising and Kirsten is a struggling secretary. The film follows the couple as they attempt to mend their relationship and battle their addictions but ultimately succumb to their downward spiral. The film is a cautionary tale about the destructive power of alcoholism and its consequences.

From Mike Figgis, starring Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis
Rated R

Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 romantic drama directed by Mike Figgis, starring Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue. The film follows the story of Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who has recently been fired and decides to move to Las Vegas, where he plans to drink himself to death. Along the way, he meets the prostitute Sera, and the two form a relationship despite their mutual loneliness and desperation. As their relationship deepens, Ben and Sera continue to explore the dark underbelly of their lives and the city of Las Vegas. In the end, the strength of their connection helps to bring them both some measure of peace and redemption.

From Roger Spottiswoode, starring Luke Treadaway, Bob the Cat, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt
Rated Not Rated

From James Ponsoldt, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally
Rated R

From John Dahl, starring Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson, Dennis Farina
Rated R

From Betty Thomas, starring Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Elizabeth Perkins
Rated PG-13