Movie
Riding in Cars with Boys
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-10-19
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Gracie Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Drew Barrymore as Beverly Donofrio
- Steve Zahn as Ray Hasek
- Adam Garcia as Jason
- Brittany Murphy as Fay Forrester
- James Woods as Leonard Donofrio
- Lorraine Bracco as Teresa Donofrio
- Rosie Perez as Shirley Perro
- Sara Gilbert as Tina Barr
- Peter Facinelli as Tommy Butcher
- Mika Boorem as Beverly Donofrio (Age 11)
- Vincent Pastore as Uncle Lou
- Maryann Urbano as Aunt Ann
Crew
- Penny Marshall - Director
- Morgan Ward - Screenplay
More like this
Fatherhood
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
Moxie
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
The Girl in the Book
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
Losing Isaiah
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
Goodrich
Andy Goodrich's life is upended when his wife enters a rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids. Goodrich leans on his daughter from his first marriage, Grace, as he ultimately evolves into the father Grace never had.
Unpregnant
After discovering she can’t legally get an abortion in Missouri without her parents’ permission, teenager Veronica convinces her former best friend Bailey to take a road trip to Albuquerque to seek the procedure.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.
Joy
A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.
Young Adult
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
Good One
On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.