| Affliction (1997) | 6.9 | |
| Drinker Sai (2024) | 8.9 | |
| 28 Days (2000) | 6.1 | |
| Iggy & Ace (2021) | 7.0 | |
| Under the Volcano (1984) | 6.8 |
Alcoholism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant alcoholism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, dramatic, emotional, melancholic, serious and depressing films and TV shows about / with alcoholism, alcohol abuse, alcoholic, drinking, addiction, drinking alcohol, redemption, drunkenness, alcohol and depression plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as alcoholism: Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Leviathan (2014), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Barfly (1987), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), A Star is Born (2018), Clean and Sober (1988), The Rum Diary (2011), Under the Volcano (1984), The Swamp (2001).
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
Style:
sexy, poignant, realistic, depressing, black and white ...
Plot:
addiction, alcoholic, alcoholism, alcoholics anonymous, alcohol abuse, rehabilitation, dysfunctional marriage, drunkenness, secretary, amor, recovery, love ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, texas, california, houston texas
Is relevant?
60K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Style:
depressing, bleak, atmospheric, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
lawyer, adultery, corruption, politics, courtroom, poverty, small town, corrupt mayor, alcohol abuse, drunk, alcoholism, small town life ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
russia, soviet union
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Style:
depressing, sexual, disturbing, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
addiction, loneliness, casino, alcoholism, prostitute, alcohol abuse, prostitution, depression, self destructing, tragedy, alcoholic, medical ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
las vegas, los angeles, usa, nevada
Is relevant?
23K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But they like each other's company- and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life ...
Style:
talky, black comedy, depressing, melancholic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
addiction, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, bartender, drinking, poet, misfit, biopic, drinking alcohol, dark hero, mentally unstable, loser ...
Time:
year 1987, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, texas
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.
Style:
sentimental, romantic, intense, touching, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, girls' night, date night
Plot:
alcoholic, family in crisis, family values, rehabilitation, alcoholism, addiction, alcohol abuse, love story, husband wife relationship, recovery, tragedy, single father ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa, denver colorado, mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Mike Nichols’ film from Edward Albee's play brought new themes to the film industry. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton have never been more brilliant together as they portray an experienced married couple who love each other yet verbally ...
Style:
cerebral, psychological, black and white, black comedy, retro ...
Plot:
battle of the sexes, guest, humiliation, conversation, couples, adultery, dysfunctional marriage, night, love hate relationship, childlessness, alcoholism, drinking ...
Time:
20th century, year 1966, 60s, 1930s
Place:
new england, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers-and falls in love with-struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer – until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the ...
Style:
sad, romantic drama, romantic, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
singer, country music, fame, showbiz, friendship, brother brother relationship, alcoholic, alcoholism, addiction, concert, musician, drinking problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, america, memphis, boston, arizona
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the ...
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, compassionate, melancholic ...
Plot:
drug addiction, redemption, addiction, introspection, alcoholics anonymous, drug abuse, recovery, yuppie, rehabilitation, drug, drinking, recovering drug addict ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, philadelphia, new jersey, california
Is relevant?
110K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden ...
Style:
sexy, stylized, surreal, humorous, ironic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
journalism, journalist, newspaper, cockfight, writers, alcoholism, profanity, satire, adaptation, eccentricity, gangster, addiction ...
Time:
60s, year 1960, year 2011, 20th century, 50s ...
Place:
puerto rico, caribbean, latin america, new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in ...
Style:
sexy, depressing, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
alcoholism, male nudity, depression, dysfunctional family, addiction, drinking, alcoholic, greed, introspection, human nature, crumbling marriage, couples ...
Time:
1930s, year 1984, 20th century, 70s
Place:
mexico, latin america
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Spain, Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Chekhov in contemporary Argentina. Mecha and Gregorio are at their rundown country place near La Ciénaga with their teen children. It's hot. The adults drink constantly; Mecha cuts herself, engendering a trip to the hospital and a visit from ...
Style:
neorealism, captivating, touching, sincere, suspense ...
Plot:
heat wave, racism, dysfunctional family, children, summer, incest, maid, family problems, crumbling marriage, couples, eccentric family, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, south america, los angeles, usa, argentina
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Style:
touching, ironic, compassionate, retro, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
disability, drawing, cartoonist, alcoholism, therapy, rehabilitation, alcoholic, alcoholics anonymous, paralysis, car accident, biopic, sex scene ...
Time:
70s, year 1972
Place:
oregon, long beach california, portland oregon
Is relevant?
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.
Style:
historical drama, emotional, melancholic, period piece, art house ...
Plot:
mental health, alcoholism, broadway, gay, intimate, gay interest, depression, character study, biopic, friendship, composer, addiction ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
395K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip ...
Style:
psychological, tense, inspirational, emotional, heroic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
airplane, addiction, air disaster, aviation, courage, pilot, character study, airplane crash, stewardess, morality, airport, danger ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, orlando florida, atlanta georgia, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
teacher, childhood, single parent, life philosophy, death, boy, good deed, disfigurement, addiction, abusive husband, childhood trauma, teacher student relationship ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, 90s
Place:
tibet, usa, nevada, las vegas
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoid making bad decisions.
Style:
sexy, erotic, witty, cynical, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
womanizer, lifestyle, dark humor, writer's life, writers, lust, addiction, sexual relations, female nudity, nudity, sex scene, alcoholism ...
Time:
y2k, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new york, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
TV show
Story:
Iggy and Ace are two gay alcoholic best mates who live, work and play together but after Ace decides to get sober - a rift develops between the them as Iggy balks at the idea of recovery.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, satirical, realistic
Plot:
friendship, alcoholism, addiction, abstinence, friends, changing lives, alcohol abuse, relationship problems, social satire, best friend, satire, alcoholic ...
Is relevant?
223K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.
Style:
dark comedy, sexy, social, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, drinking, teacher, midlife crisis, group of friends, alcohol abuse, nordic, experiment, marriage, friendship between men, dancing, drunkenness ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, year 2013, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.
Style:
realistic, touching, inspirational, serious, spiritual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
basketball, basketball coach, prodigy, sport team, alcoholism, basketball team, coach, underdog, beer, lifestyle, youth, teenager ...
Time:
future, year 1998
Place:
usa, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their ...
Style:
gothic, psychological, psychological horror, black comedy, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
mental illness, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, beach, sibling rivalry, child star, jealousy, actress, filmmaking, dysfunctional family, murder, rat ...
Time:
year 1935, 20th century, 1930s, year 1917, 1910s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, america, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life, 15-year-old Sarah Travis starts drinking in secret. At first, alcohol provides comfort and release. Then it sends her life spiraling out of control.
Style:
sad, realistic, educational, intense, period piece ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
alcoholism, substance abuse, rehabilitation, alcoholic, divorce, babysitter, drinking, teenage protagonist, young woman, coming of age, family drama, teen angst ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Norway, USA, Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along ...
Style:
dark comedy, philosophical, humorous, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
unemployment, gambling, alcoholic, alcoholism, writer's life, alcohol abuse, drinking, lifestyle, down on your luck, life is a bitch, society, bookies ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new jersey
Is relevant?
57K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
touching, realistic, intense, emotional, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
addiction, drug addiction, wedding, rehabilitation, drug addict, alcoholism, dysfunctional family, going straight, doctors and patients, siblings relations, life is a bitch, drug abuse ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
'Forever Tomorrow' weaves a narrative out of the speeches given in AA meetings, the interrupted life of a party girl, a young couple who have lost their connection to one another, and the relationships Aaron, a rent boy, and his clients ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
alcoholism, relationships, recovery, homelessness, redemption, addiction, rent boy, life is a bitch, male female relationship, penance, character study, urban ...
Is relevant?
31K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has ...
Style:
emotional, breathtaking, intellectual, inspirational, atmospheric ...
Plot:
painter, artist, art, painting, biopic, genius, addiction, alcoholism, bohemian life, art history, self destructing, rise and fall ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 1945, year 1941 ...
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in his slowly disintegrating mentally.
Style:
psychological, rough, psychological thriller, neo noir, independent film ...
Plot:
small town, sheriff, snow, small town life, alcoholism, dysfunctional family, insanity, abusive father, domestic violence, addiction, character study, drinking ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
new hampshire, usa, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
As a construction manager, drinking is more of a normality for Mark than not drinking. In addition to his work on construction sites, during business dinners and sprawling Berlin party nights, there is always a reason for him to fully indulge in ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, semi serious, emotional, reflective
Plot:
alcoholism, rehabilitation, addiction, alcoholic, satire, changing lives, alcohol abuse, male protagonist, abstinence, temptation, friendship, redemption ...
Place:
berlin germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A decadent London aristocrat hires a man-servant to attend to his needs. However, the balance of power starts to shift...
Style:
sexy, psychological, psychosexual thriller, atmospheric, surreal ...
Plot:
manipulation, servant, master and servant, decadence, class differences, dysfunctional relationship, alcoholism, master servant relationship, classism, gay subtext, lgbt, sexual repression ...
Time:
60s, year 1963, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
england, london, america, britain, united kingdom
Is relevant?
106K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The story of the famous and influential 1960's rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Style:
psychedelic, sexy, factual, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
rock and roll, music band, musician, drug addiction, addiction, musician's life, life philosophy, music, biopic, drug abuse, rise and fall, hippie ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s, year 1965, year 1969 ...
Place:
california, paris france, los angeles, usa, miami ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake -- an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend -- they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son. But can he leave behind an ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sincere, romantic, depressing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
musician, country music, loneliness, character study, music, happy ending, addiction, redemption, country singer, love and romance, alcoholism, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, texas, austin texas, usa, nashville tennessee ...
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