Clean and Sober

Clean and Sober

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1988-08-10
Genre:Drama
Duration:124 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Glenn Gordon Caron
Actors:Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, Tate Donovan, Henry Judd Baker
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures, Imagine Entertainment

Overview:

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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