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Riding in Cars with Boys

She did everything wrong, but got everything right.
She did everything wrong, but got everything right.
Comedy, Drama - 2001
Riding in Cars with Boys
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6.5
48%
43
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.
Director:
,
Penny Marshall
Cast:
,
Brittany Murphy
,
Sara Gilbert
,
James Woods
,
Rosie Perez
,
Lorraine Bracco
,
Steve Zahn
,
Adam Garcia
,
Logan Lerman
,
Peter Facinelli
,
Drew Barrymore

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
131 min
Release date:
19 Oct 2001
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$48,000,000
Revenue:
$35,700,000
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Beverly is supposed to be a bad girl running with the wrong crowd, but most of the time she seems to be right out of a serioso episode of Laverne & Shirley.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
22 Jan 2002
rotten:
The rough edges of Donofrio's life are either ignored or smoothed away, replaced by broad laughs and easy sentiment.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct 2001
fresh:
A film with honesty, sincerity and a great big heart.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
24 Oct 2001
rotten:
There's a sort of Hallmark tyranny at work.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
19 Oct 2001
rotten:
The movie may be based on Beverly Donofrio's memoir of the '60s, but it misses the honesty and grit of the source.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
19 Oct 2001
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