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Riding in Cars With Boys

Play trailer Poster for Riding in Cars With Boys PG-13 Released Oct 19, 2001 2h 12m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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49% Tomatometer 109 Reviews 66% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
The fresh, funny, touching and true story of writer Beverly Donofrio (played by Drew Barrymore, who ages from 15 to 35 in the role), reveals her coming of age in the late 1960s and her whole life colored by an event that happened when she was 15. The events span more than two decades, as the young heroine experiences often-humorous, sometimes-irreverent, but certainly a unique personal journey to make something meaningful of her life.
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Riding in Cars With Boys suffers from mixing grit and pathos with cuteness and comedy. Ironically, many critics found Zahn's character more compelling and three-dimensional than Barrymore's.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Not a great movie, although Drew Barrymore shines. Rated: 3/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Peter Rainer New York Magazine/Vulture Beverly is supposed to be a bad girl running with the wrong crowd, but most of the time she seems to be right out of a serioso episode of Laverne & Shirley. Jan 22, 2002 Full Review Kit Bowen Hollywood.com Rated: 2/5 Nov 20, 2008 Full Review Bob Grimm Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Columbia's marketing exploits the commercial title and producer James Brooks pedigree, but this humorless chick flick is one of Penny Marshall's worst films. Rated: C- Apr 24, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/03/25 Full Review Stern G I adore this movie. I welcome the comedy with the pain of life’s circumstances. After all… it’s how we get through. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/25 Full Review Taurino P Great story line of a single mother doing what's best for the kid this movie is unforgivable! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Eye C Mommy issues THE MOVIE Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/24 Full Review Kevin M Good enough as a comedy. Feels like the plot of the movie shorts something. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/16/23 Full Review Kim W So much heart in this film. I can't think of many films that examine topics like this. The critics obviously missed the point. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Penny Marshall

Director

Drew Barrymore

Beverly Donofrio

Steve Zahn

Ray Hasek

Brittany Murphy

Fay Forrester

Adam Garcia

Jason (Age 20)

Lorraine Bracco

Mrs. Donofrio

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Synopsis The fresh, funny, touching and true story of writer Beverly Donofrio (played by Drew Barrymore, who ages from 15 to 35 in the role), reveals her coming of age in the late 1960s and her whole life colored by an event that happened when she was 15. The events span more than two decades, as the young heroine experiences often-humorous, sometimes-irreverent, but certainly a unique personal journey to make something meaningful of her life.
Director
Penny Marshall
Producer
James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai, Julie Ansell, Sara Colleton
Screenwriter
Beverly D'Onofrio, Morgan Ward
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Flower Films, Parkway Productions, Gracie Films
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Drug Content|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 19, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 25, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.8M
Runtime
2h 12m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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