Drunks

R

1995

1 hr. 30 min.

Drama

List

63%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

500+ Ratings

Audience Score

Alcoholics in various stages of recovery tell their stories at an AA meeting in the basement of a New York church.

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Audience Member

I'm grossed out by the overall rating. This movie is one of my new favorites. It might help if you are in recovery. It's a little dramatized (it's based on a play), but they are trying to say a lot in a little over an hour. And Richard Lewis is particularly great in this film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

This movie is great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Damn shame this movie fell by the wayside. Brilliant monologues, brilliant performances. Very simple, well-told story. Great shots of mid-90's NYC. Definitely one to check out.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

I recommend this movie to everyone who has insomnia or sleeping problems.. it'll take you to Morpheus arms before you notice it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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jack c

Richard Lewis plays a "version" of himself... which means this was part of his rehab. And he's phenomenal anyway. Other actors (Wiest, Posey, Rockwell) are great too, even if it's kind of repetitive.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Oppresive, banal, contrived and preachey. Not a caracter study but a study in the complete caricature of an AA frequenter.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Peter Cohn

Director

Richard Lewis

Jim

Faye Dunaway

Becky

Calista Flockhart

Helen

Spalding Gray

Louis

George Martin

Marty

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Daniel M. Kimmel

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Drunks succeeds in presenting a fictional AA meeting and getting across the idea that alcoholics come from all walks of life...

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 12, 2002

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

'Drunks' is a thoroughly unsentimental group portrait of people in various stages of recovery struggling with the same inner demons that torment all of us.

Jan 1, 2000

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Eve Tushnet

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Last line is very, very poignant.

Sep 13, 2021

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Rated: 2/5

Jun 29, 2005

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Rated: 1/5

Nov 13, 2003

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Synopsis

Alcoholics in various stages of recovery tell their stories at an AA meeting in the basement of a New York church.

Director: Peter Cohn
Production Co: Kardana Films, Northern Lights Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016