Clean and Sober (1988)

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Thirty remarkable days in the life of an ordinary man.

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.

• Released: 1988-08-10
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 4m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 96 votes

Directed by Glenn Gordon Caron.

Top cast

• Michael Keaton as Daryl Poynter
• Kathy Baker as Charlie Standers
• Morgan Freeman as Craig
• Tate Donovan as Donald Towle
• Henry Judd Baker as Xavier
• Claudia Christian as Iris
• J. David Krassner as Tiller
• Dakin Matthews as Bob
• Mary Catherine Martin as Cheryl Ann
• Patricia Quinn as June

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Where to watch Clean and Sober

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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