Riding in Cars with Boys Trailer

Seriocomic story based on the memoir by Beverly Donofrio, the movie follows a young woman who finds her life radically altered by an event from her teen years. Born in 1950, Beverly grew up bright and ambitious in a working-class neighborhood in Connecticut; her father was a tough but good-hearted cop who listened to his daughter's problems, and her mother was a nervous woman eager to imagine the worst. From an early age, Beverly displays a keen intelligence and an interest in literature, and dreams of going to college in New York and becoming a writer. However, she also develops an early interest in boys, and at 15 finds herself madly in love with a boy from her high school. However, an attempt to get his attention leads to an embarassing incident at a party, and Ray, a sweet but thick-headed 18-year-old, steps forward to defend her. Beverly and Ray end up making out, and after one thing leads to another, Beverly discovers she's pregnant. Telling Ray is only marginally less difficult than informing her parents, and at 16, Beverly is a wife and mother. Against the odds, Beverly is determined to still finish high school and go on to college, but that goal becomes more difficult with time, especially after Beverly's marriage begins to fall apart. Ray tries to do the right thing but has trouble holding a job, and becomes addicted to heroin.

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[Aussiegirl265]

This movie is so depressing.

[Jay Lammon]

Don't say that. Nobody deserves to die young no matter how many mistakes they have made.

[Gunnar Heath]

I would rate it a 4 out of 5

[MegaMissymee]

Remember watching this film with my dad, made us both cry like a bitch.

[pizzaboy2327]

i saw this movie in my english class today. the scene where the father leaves the kid is really sad

[PaddyLaPoint]

I remember seeing this film years ago when I couldn't sleep one night. All I remember is it was really depressing

[Pegashy123]

I hate Bev. She was a disgusting, self centered bitch who treated her son so unimanginable. I mean she blamed him for every single thing and made him feel awful constantly, she still did drugs instead of growing up causing him to almost drown, was dissappointed that he was a boy not a girl and even called him a "thing" before he was born (that pissed me off the most) If this woman actually existed, I'd smash her in the face. I'm not kiddding.

[bumpstreet88]

This movie now reminds me of like every girl that I've went to school w/ on Facebook

[midgetgirl5]

i rember watching this movie in the movie theaters!!!

[aashi ranjan]

was released when i was 5 i saw it when i m 16 !! n i love this movie ..... it just makes me emotional to imagine the situation :D love u drew

[Magnolia296]

To be honest, this is one of my favorite movies with Drew Barrymore. She did such a wonderful job here. Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy (RIP darling) and James Woods were brilliant too. The movie was very deep, emotional and very touching. Not to mention criminally underrated!!!

[MsMig88]

Watched this movie once, it was so good but I can't watch it again