Riding in Cars with Boys
2001 · 2h 11m · Comedy, Drama · United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)
She did everything wrong, but got everything right.
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.
Directed by
Penny MarshallWritten by
Morgan Ward6.6Smart score
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babybased on true storybecoming an adultbiographydreamsdrug addictionmarriage problemspubertysentimentalunwillingly pregnantwifewoman directorwriter
RatingPG-13 (US)
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