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      Clean and Sober

      R Released Aug 10, 1988 2 hr. 4 min. Drama List
      53% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 62% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl (Michael Keaton) has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the mentorship of counselor Craig (Morgan Freeman), Daryl accepts that he has a substance abuse problem. As he falls in love with fellow patient Charlie (Kathy Baker), Daryl begins committing to a newly sober life. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 27 Buy Now

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      Jeff U Definitely an 80s movie but one of the best recovery movies still! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/21/23 Full Review Steve D Not always an easy story but a powerful one and a believable one. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review antonis k Great acting although the story is kinda heavy and lacks some on the script part. (7/10) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member An absolute amazing performance from Michael Keaton, one of the best. Well done movie. Morgan Freeman is great as well. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Michael Keaton gives his best performance here. A deep, dark, funny, true-to-life character study about modern man's struggle with addiction in contemporary America. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Intentionally focusses on the path to sobriety rather than deliberate entertaining. But that's ok, because too many films around this time didn't have that firm, serious approach to a given sensitive subject matter and rather chose to make money off it, for e.g. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times One of the strengths Michael Keaton brings to Clean and Sober is his wild, tumultuous energy, which makes his character seem less like a victim than like an accident causing itself to happen. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...benefits from Keatons often spellbinding turn as the impressively unlikable protagonist... Rated: 2/4 Apr 27, 2022 Full Review Eve Tushnet Patheos Sentimental ending; too much sentiment in general... Sep 13, 2021 Full Review Richard Freedman Newhouse News Service Not the least extraordinary thing about Clean and Sober is that it stars popular frenetic comedian Michael Keaton, and it's not only by far the best performance of his career, but will surely be on voters' minds when Oscar time next rolls around. Jan 5, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An intense drama about substance abuse that turns out all too predictable, but is nevertheless powerful. Rated: B Apr 17, 2015 Full Review Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Rated: 4/5 May 7, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl (Michael Keaton) has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the mentorship of counselor Craig (Morgan Freeman), Daryl accepts that he has a substance abuse problem. As he falls in love with fellow patient Charlie (Kathy Baker), Daryl begins committing to a newly sober life.
      Director
      Glenn Gordon Caron
      Distributor
      Warner Bros.
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 10, 1988, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2008
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $8.6M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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