THEME EXPLORATION

alcoholism and recovery

25 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 · Luis Mandoki
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Sherrybaby
Sherrybaby
2006 · Laurie Collyer
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Clean
Clean
2004 · Olivier Assayas
Bitter Christmas
Bitter Christmas
2026 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rebuilding
Rebuilding
2026 · Max Walker-Silverman
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
A Billionaire
A Billionaire
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Hets
Hets
1944 · Ingmar Bergman
Little Mister Jim
Little Mister Jim
1946 · Fred Zinnemann
My Name is Joe
My Name is Joe
1998 · Ken Loach
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
1983 · Bruce Beresford
The Impossible
The Impossible
2012 · J. A. Bayona
Trauma
Trauma
1993 · Dario Argento
Divia
Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko
Nobody's Calling
Nobody's Calling
1960 · Kazimierz Kutz
Patchwork
Patchwork
2021 · Emily Pasternak
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · Elia Kazan
Hope
Hope
2013 · Lee Joon-ik
Max
Max
2015 · Boaz Yakin
Butterflies Have No Memory
Butterflies Have No Memory
2009 · Lav Diaz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'The Lost Weekend' (1945) remains the definitive cinematic exploration of alcoholism's psychological and physical devastation.