
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts - some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir pr... (Full plot summary below)
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At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts - some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir practice, who don't call themselves alcoholic, and others, like Joseph, whose drinking almost caused the death of his child - as they talk about their lives at the meeting.
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| VarietyDaniel M. KimmelDrunks succeeds in presenting a fictional AA meeting and getting across the idea that alcoholics come from all walks of life... |
| User ReviewCody CDamn shame this movie fell by the wayside. Brilliant monologues, brilliant performances. Very simple, well-told story. Great shots of mid-90's NYC. Definitely one to check out. |
| User ReviewBea BRichard Lewis plays a "version" of himself... which means this was part of his rehab. And he's phenomenal anyway. Other actors (Wiest, Posey, Rockwell) are great too, even if it's kind of repetitive. |
| User ReviewAlexandria MIntelligent movie about alcoholism. Unexpectedly fantastic acting by Richard Lewis and (gasp!) Calista Flockhart. |
| User ReviewPrivate UThis is a really powerful look at alcoholism and AA meetings... |
| User ReviewCameron WPainful & depressing. Addiction really sucks, but seriously, not everyone has such a crappy time with recovery. Richard Lewis is great. |
| User ReviewCillian OOppresive, banal, contrived and preachey. Not a caracter study but a study in the complete caricature of an AA frequenter. |