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1) Crazy heart
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Rachel is unemployed and devastated by a recent divorce. She fills her time with drinking, riding the commuter train, and fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple the train passes by every day. Then one morning, Rachel sees something shocking that unravels her and entangles her in an unfolding mystery.
3) The way back
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Jack Cunningham was a basketball star with a full university scholarship when he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, and drowning in alcoholism. When he is asked to coach the team at his alma mater, he reluctantly accepts. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront his demons. But will it be enough to heal the deep wounds of his past...
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2007, 1984
Language
English
Description
Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself. Based on the novel by Malcolm Lowry.
5) Affliction
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003] 1999
Language
English
Description
When events shatter the quiet of his small town, Wade Whitehouse, with the aid of his new girlfriend, is forced to confront his past and reexamine his life.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Scrappy, stubborn and strong, the Gallaghers are tested by changing times, but Season Six finds them older, wiser, and better at playing the system. Used to their natural state of chaos, the Gallaghers are as surprised as anyone at how life is turning out for them. But as they come into their own and find out who they really are is it really possible that they could grow apart for good?
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Season five finds the Gallaghers dealing with both the upside and downside of personal and urban renewal as Frank, Fiona, Lip and their family and friends band together to fight the invading hipster hordes and real estate speculators in their beloved South Side. But, as the neighborhood changes, the Gallaghers begin to reconcile their chaotic past in the hopes of building a better future.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006, c1961
Language
English
Description
Chance Wayne returns to his southern home with faded, alcoholic movie star Alexandra Del Lago. He hopes to capitalize on her fame but is regarded by others as a cheap hustler who is not welcome back in town, especially by the father of his previous girlfriend.
13) The punished
Publisher
Octane Multimedia
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Chief Inspector Jack Sullivan is in a losing battle with alcohol and his own inner demons after his wife goes missing when the case of a lifetime lands on his desk. Tracking down a vigilante serial killer stocking the northern English streets.
14) Finding Amanda
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab in a last ditch effort to save his marriage.
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Language
English
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"Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son"--IMDb.com.
16) The apology
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration. Late Christmas Eve, her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives unannounced. Trapped together by a dangerous storm, a battle of wits escalates to a violent game of revenge.
18) The verdict
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a last chance to redeem himself and his career.
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