Alcoholism Movies

Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life, 15-year-old Sarah Travis starts drinking in secret. At...

Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's distraught father perseveres with his new life in a...

A man's heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter.

An Australian trading company hires an inept, drunk Korean as their head of security, but their new employee is not exactly what he appears to be.

One of several films by the Hoffman-Skórzewski duo, made as part of the "black series" of Polish documentaries showing social problems hidden...

Noah Talbot is a long-time alcoholic whose drinking begins to have a devastating effect not only on his personal life but on his family as well.

This short film is a telling portrait of the discourse about and treatment of alcohol addiction in the middle of the 20th century. In a fictional...

After the tragic loss of her husband Ron, Lily finds herself navigating a challenging new reality with her son Kevin. As they settle into a modest...

Michael is a recovering addict. Back on the wagon, he's now responsible for a young, beautiful, and pregnant wife. He's working the graveyard shift...

After a dark night, a man considers his options in life

The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.

The story of Kari Tapio, who sang his way into the hearts of the Finns in the 70's and whose popularity lasted until his death in 2010.

In a 1-hour long stand-up special, Cameron Esposito guides the audience through the ups and downs of her bipolar disorder diagnosis, with detours to...

Only when a 12-year-old boy dies as a result of his alcohol addiction do parents and educators take action. His mother, herself an alcoholic, tries...

A quarantine short about grief and the horrors of the cosmos.

Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's struggle to come to terms with her tragic...

A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.

Mary Holmes (MacKellar), once a famous opera star known as Maria di Nardi, now lives in a run-down shanty and suffers from alcoholism. Known for her...

Are you a risky drinker? Nearly 70% of American adults drink alcohol and nearly 1/3 of them engage in problem drinking at some point in their lives....

Abraham, a dedicated husband and father, struggles to provide for his young wife, Katie, and their four-year-old daughter. But, through his creative...