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Clean and Sober (1988)
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Cast: Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, Tate Donovan
Runtime124 min
Rating15
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Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the mentorship of counselor Craig, Daryl accepts that he has a substance abuse problem. As he falls in love with fellow patient Charlie, Daryl begins committing to a newly sober life.
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Clean and Sober (1988) offers a powerful dramatic performance from Michael Keaton as a real estate salesman struggling with addiction, directed with nuance by Glenn Gordon Caron. Fans of character-driven dramas and thoughtful explorations of substance abuse will find this film particularly compelling.
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Clean and Sober is a 1988 American drama film directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Michael Keaton as a real estate agent struggling with a substance abuse problem. This film was Keaton's first dramatic departure from comedies. The supporting cast includes Kathy Baker, M. Emmet Walsh, Morgan Freeman, Luca Bercovici and Tate Donovan. The film received strong acclaim, but was a box-office flop.
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