“She did everything wrong, but got everything right.”
Riding in Cars with Boys
6.7
485 votes·2001
·2h 11m
·MovieDramaComedy
Overview
In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.7x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Significant financial loss
Keywords
pubertydreamsbabybecoming an adultwifedrug addictionbiographybased on true storyunwillingly pregnantwritermarriage problemswoman director
Cast
Drew Barrymore
Beverly Donofrio
Steve Zahn
Ray Hasek
Adam Garcia
Jason
Brittany Murphy
Fay Forrester
James Woods
Leonard Donofrio
Lorraine Bracco
Teresa Donofrio
Rosie Perez
Shirley Perro
Sara Gilbert
Tina Barr
Peter Facinelli
Tommy Butcher
Mika Boorem
Beverly Donofrio (Age 11)
Vincent Pastore
Uncle Lou
Maryann Urbano
Aunt Ann
Alexia Landeau
Jenny
Kristin Proctor
Cindy
Celine Ordioni
Janet Donofrio (Age 8)
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