Riding in Cars with Boys
2001 · Movie · 2h 11m · PG-13
DramaComedy
"She did everything wrong, but got everything right."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
48%
Metacritic
43/100
Key crew
- Morgan WardScreenplay
- Penny MarshallDirector
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Drew BarrymoreBeverly Donofrio
- Steve ZahnRay Hasek
- Adam GarciaJason
- Brittany MurphyFay Forrester
- James WoodsLeonard Donofrio
- Lorraine BraccoTeresa Donofrio
- Rosie PerezShirley Perro
- Sara GilbertTina Barr
- Peter FacinelliTommy Butcher
- Mika BooremBeverly Donofrio (Age 11)
- Vincent PastoreUncle Lou
- Maryann UrbanoAunt Ann
Stills
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Themes
pubertydreamsbabybecoming an adultwifedrug addictionbiographybased on true storyunwillingly pregnantwritermarriage problemswoman director