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When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

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William G. Borchert's biographical story profiles Lois Wilson (Winona Ryder), co-founder of Al-Anon, and her husband, Bill (Barry Pepper), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Christen McCurdy Bitch Media When Love Is Not Enough has some interesting moments, but ultimately flattens its characters in the interest of letting us know its commitment to its message is unambiguous. Jan 13, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Orrin L Historically accurate, well told story of the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous & his wife. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/28/23 Full Review Audience Member The story of Bill is the story of every alcoholic, except he starts AA. Most women wouldn't stay with a Bill, let alone help change the world with him. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review justin w I love AA and thought I loved Winona Ryder... but her acting is on par with the worst example you can imagine of the most stereotypical made-for-TV movie. Barry Pepper made for a better Bill than James Woods did though. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Really sad and motivating story Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I love this movie a lot its a great love story with great acting. A small low-budget movie but definatly a good one to see :) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting story on how Alcoholics Anonymous was formed. If I was in her shoes, I would've left my husband long again and not stuck around. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis William G. Borchert's biographical story profiles Lois Wilson (Winona Ryder), co-founder of Al-Anon, and her husband, Bill (Barry Pepper), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Director
John Kent Harrison
Producer
Terry Gould
Screenwriter
William G. Borchert, Camille Thomasson
Production Co
CBS, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Entertainment One
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 4, 2018
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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