
Riding in Cars with Boys(2001)
In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.


“The Life of the Party... before she got a life.”
After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.

Sandra Bullock
Gwen Cummings

Viggo Mortensen
Eddie Boone

Dominic West
Jasper

Elizabeth Perkins
Lily Cummings

Azura Skye
Andrea

Steve Buscemi
Cornell

Alan Tudyk
Gerhardt

Mike O'Malley
Oliver

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Roshanda

Reni Santoni
Daniel
28 Days is a comedy, drama film released in 2000 exploring themes of drug addiction, car crash, alcoholism, drug rehabilitation, wedding, withdrawal. Directed by Betty Thomas, it stars Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West. After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.
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