Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

10/19/2001 (US) • 2h 12m

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

Drew Barrymore

Beverly Donofrio

Steve Zahn

Ray Hasek

Brittany Murphy

Fay Forrester

James Woods

Leonard Donofrio

Lorraine Bracco

Teresa Donofrio

Rosie Perez

Shirley Perro

Sara Gilbert

Tina Barr

Peter Facinelli

Tommy Butcher


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$48,000,000.00

Revenue

$35,700,000.00

Keywords

puberty

dreams

baby

becoming an adult

wife

drug addiction

biography

based on true story

unwillingly pregnant

writer

marriage problems

woman director

sentimental

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