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Riding in Cars With Boys

  • Rated PG 13
  • 2hr 12m
  • 43

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Penny Marshall, Penny Marshall

Producer:

James L Brooks, Sara Colleton, Richard Sakai, Julie Ansell, Laurence Mark, Julie Ansell, Timothy M. Bourne, James L. Brooks

Writer:

Morgan Upton Ward, Beverly D'Onofrio, Morgan Ward

Release Date:

Oct 19, 2001

Runtime:

2hr 12m

Synopsis

A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.

Cast

  • Drew Barrymore
  • Vincent Pastore
  • Drew Barrymore
  • Adam Garcia
  • Steve Zahn
  • Mika Boorem
  • Adam Garcia
  • Brittany Murphy
  • Brittany Murphy
  • James Woods
  • Lorraine Bracco
  • Rosie Perez
  • Sara Gilbert
  • Peter Facinelli
  • Mika Boorem

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Metacritic

43
metacritic
Based on 31 Critics
7.7

USER SCORE (19)

Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Reviews
80

It's Zahn's heartbreaking performance that drives Riding in Cars with Boys.

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Metacritic review by Kevin Maynard
Kevin Maynard
Mr. Showbiz
30

Hardly out of the driveway before director Penny Marshall loses control.

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Metacritic review by Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
60

As the movie jumps back and forth in time, it displays an impressive cut-and-paste agility, skillfully interweaving humor and drama without tipping over into farce or soap opera.

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Metacritic review by Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
The New York Times
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