Movies and TvShows featuring "reformed-alcoholic" theme.

Empire Falls is a small town in Maine with a blue-collar community. Miles Roby, the manager of the Empire Grill, goes through various challenges as he navigates his personal and professional life. The series explores themes of family, love, and the struggles of working-class individuals.

Wonder Wheel tells the story of an unhappy marriage, an affair, and the lives of people living in 1950s Coney Island. Ginny, a former actress, is trapped in a loveless marriage with Humpty, a carousel operator. When she meets Mickey, a lifeguard, their forbidden romance threatens to undo their lives. As Ginny's estranged daughter Carolina returns, the situation becomes more complicated.

Terriers follows the story of a pair of private investigators in San Diego as they navigate the dark underbelly of the city. The ex-cop and recovering alcoholic duo take on cases ranging from murder to mysterious disappearances, all while dealing with their own personal demons. With a mix of dark comedy, intense investigation, and complex relationships, Terriers offers a unique take on the crime genre.

An ex-convict and alcoholic father goes on the run with his teenage daughter after she becomes the target of a Mexican drug cartel. As they navigate the dangerous criminal underworld, they must confront their troubled past and find redemption.

Sibyl is a psychoanalyst who decides to quit her practice and return to her true passion - writing. She becomes fascinated by a young actress named Margot, who is struggling with her emotional state. As Sibyl starts to unravel Margot's secrets, she becomes more and more involved in her life, blurring the line between reality and fiction. Sibyl's obsession with Margot leads her down a dangerous path of obsession, adultery, and self-destruction.

When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean honeymoon, a woman turns into a one-woman army to seek revenge and uncover the truth. With her skills in hand-to-hand combat and self-defense training, she fights against dangerous criminals and finds herself in a deadly showdown.

A young boy named Josiah, living in a small town, experiences horrifying visions that reveal the town's dark secrets. As he delves deeper into the truth, he uncovers sinister forces and the hidden past of his community. Josiah must confront his own trauma and navigate a web of mysteries involving gypsies, murder, kidnappings, and the pursuit of stolen Nazi gold.

This documentary explores the life and career of a renowned film critic who battles cancer while reflecting on his relationships, struggles with addiction, and his impact on the world of cinema. It delves into his journey of rehabilitation and his passion for writing. The film provides a poignant exploration of his life and the challenges he faced.

In this hilarious spoof of classic movies, a delivery boy and a chorus girl find themselves caught up in a plot involving gangsters, Broadway musicals, and a fake trailer for a double feature.

Twelve-year old Theo plays for a local soccer club and has enough talent to eventually go pro. But his father has been on a self-destructive spiral ever since he started drinking and got divorced, and Theo feels powerless and anxious as he watches his dad slowly destroying his own life. But he refuses to give up on him. When a recruiter for a prestigious British club takes notice of him, Theo sees an opportunity to rekindle his father’s hope, but despite all his efforts he is not selected. So he decides to lie and say he was, hoping to make his father happy and proud. Theo’s dad is so overjoyed that he puts all his heart into helping his son prepare for “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” gradually regaining his taste for life and motivation for the future. Until the lie reaches unforeseen proportions and completely spins out of control. Thankfully, Theo’s little lie has already operated big change and generated so much hope, that life is able to get back on track. Only better!

Amy, a successful novelist, is delayed on her book release tour when she returns to her hometown to care for her injured grandfather. While there, she reunites with her old friend Kit and discovers that he is now working at her grandfather's pumpkin store. As they spend time together, they all come to important realizations about their lives.

The Big Day follows a man on his brother's wedding day, as he navigates through honesty, doubts, secrets, and making amends. With a hilarious twist, the movie explores the complexities of relationships and the chaos that ensues on this memorable day.

Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi follows the story of two sisters who were separated at birth and grow up in different households. They are reunited as adults and face a series of challenges and misunderstandings. The movie explores themes of family, love, and identity, with elements of comedy and drama.

Psychiatrist finds herself falling for her patient.

Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide. Then a former flame, the successful Eilert, enters the picture, violence and blackmail aren't far behind.

A recovering alcoholic named Glenn comes to work at a newspaper and finds renewed purpose as he battles his own demons and tries to save others from their addictions. Along the way, he navigates a love triangle and faces various challenges, including a gangster and a sabotaged car accident.

Eight-year-old Eva and her mother have a very positive CHILD-TO-CHILD-RELATION. The mother is incapable of mature behaviour when problems arise. When the mother forgets to fetch Eva at school in her car, Eva does not know the way home. Panicking and crying she just runs and is overrun by a car. The driver is obviously innocent. He is a second-hand bookseller (Etienne) and a mountain climber and has a phenomenal memory. The hospital cannot tell whether Eva will ever wake up from her coma, or will speak or move.

Growing up story of a high school girl that struggles with the emptiness of her life.

Danielle Darrieux stars as Arabella Delvaire in this baroque adaptation of Pierre Benoit's novel Bethshabee. Arabella is a woman of the world who arrives at a remote Foreign Legion outpost for a rendezvous with her current lover, Captain Duveuil. It so happens that one of Arabella's previous amours, Captain Somerville (Paul Meurisse), is also serving at the same post. So much for joining the Foreign Legion to forget. A climactic knife duel "solves" the film's various plot complications. Despite its Foreign Legion background, Bethsabee has next to no action, which must have made things difficult when the film was distributed to the U.S.