When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
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70% of critics liked it
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75% of users liked it
(40,801 ratings)
A dramatic treatment of a family torn apart by alcoholism and recovering from it, this was a star vehicle for popular actress Meg Ryan, who plays Alice Green, a school counselor who has a serious drinking problem. Her husband is Michael (Andy Garcia), an airline pilot. Though she's lighthearted… More A dramatic treatment of a family torn apart by alcoholism and recovering from it, this was a star vehicle for popular actress Meg Ryan, who plays Alice Green, a school counselor who has a serious drinking problem. Her husband is Michael (Andy Garcia), an airline pilot. Though she's lighthearted and loving, Alice is often reckless and, when drunk, even neglects her children, nine-year-old daughter Jess (Tina Majorino) from a previous marriage, and four-year-old daughter Casey (Mae Whitman), whose father is Michael. After an accident, Alice realizes that she has "hit bottom" and goes into a clinic for rehab. When she returns home, she has kicked her addiction and has become independent and strong, and her perfectionist, controlling husband has trouble adjusting. Michael is used to his wife being weak and helpless, and they end up seeing a marriage counselor to recover from Michael's "co-dependency" on Alice's role as an alcoholic. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- Luis Mandoki
- Written By
- Ronald Bass, Al Franken, Ron Bass
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 29, 1994 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 15, 2000
- Studio
- Touchstone Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Meg Ryan gives a solid peformance in this flawed melodrama about alcoholics
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
There won't be a dry eye in the house. Just sublime.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Salutes the inner work that must be done to keep alive the sacred dimensions of love and commitment.
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Cast
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Andy Garcia
as Michael Green
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Meg Ryan
as Alice Green
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Lauren Tom
as Amy
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Gary
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Tina Majorino
as Jess Green
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Ellen Burstyn
as Emily
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Mae Whitman
as Casey Green
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Eugene Roche
as Walter
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La Tanya Richardson
as Dr. Gina Mendez
- Richard Bradford
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Steven Brill
as Madras Tie Guy
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James Courtney
as Earl
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Joe Drago
as AA Man #2
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William Frankfather
as Al-Anon Leader
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Ellen Geer
as Woman at Al-Anon
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Brandis Kemp
as AA Woman #3
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Gail Strickland
as Pam
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Bari K. Willerford
as Malcolm
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Ronald Bass
as AA Man #1
- Garth Craven
- Al Franken
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Andrew Magarian
as AA Man #3
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Tony Montero
as Bartender
- Cathy Sandrich
- Amanda Mackey-Johnson
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Susanna Thompson
as Janet