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Riding in Cars with Boys

2001·2h 12m·PG-13
DramaBiographyComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.5/10
31,828 votes
Metascore
43
Metacritic

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.

Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 drama biography movie directed by Penny Marshall, starring Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 31,828 votes and runs 2h 12m.

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Director
Penny Marshall
Stars
Drew Barrymore
Steve Zahn
Brittany Murphy
Adam Garcia
Details
2001-10-19
132 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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