THEME EXPLORATION

alcoholism recovery

12 films · 2 directors

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
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Sherrybaby
Sherrybaby
2006 · Laurie Collyer
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Affliction
Affliction
1998 · Paul Schrader
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Clean
Clean
2004 · Olivier Assayas
Nino
Nino
2026 · Pauline Loquès
Bitter Christmas
Bitter Christmas
2026 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'The Lost Weekend' (1945) unflinchingly depicts the spiral of alcoholism and its psychological devastation with groundbreaking realism.

 Nick Cassavetes USA

His raw, intimate films like 'Husbands' (1970) capture the chaos and emotional wreckage of alcoholism within relationships with brutal honesty and improvisational depth.