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Belle maman
Belle maman (1999)
, 1h40
Directed by Gabriel Aghion
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Aviation films, LGBT-related films, Films about marriage, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Mathilde Seigner, Vincent Lindon, Line Renaud, Stéphane Audran, Danièle Lebrun

A comedy about the ideal dysfunctional family in modern France, the grandmother is a lesbian, her girlfriend is mentally unstable, her daughter is a free spirit and her granddaughter is a seriously uptight attorney.
Betty
Betty (1992)
, 1h43
Directed by Claude Chabrol, Alain Wermus
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran, Jean-François Garreaud, Christiane Minazzoli, Pierre Martot, Thomas Chabrol

Betty (Marie Trintignant), a young alcoholic woman, is caught cold while cheating on her bourgeois husband. Wasting no time, he and his family arrange a quick divorce settlement, ousting her from home and keeping her away from the two children the couple have. One night she ends up in a restaurant called Le Trou (The Hole), where she meets Laure (Stéphane Audran), an older woman, an alcoholic herself. Laure decides to take care of Betty after hearing the heart-breaking stories of her being a victim of a rich and ruthless society. Betty receives care and friendship from Laure, who's in a relationship with Mario (Jean-Francois Garreaud), the restaurant's owner. The envy toward Laure for Mario grows each day and will drive Betty to artfully contrive the means to conquer her new friend's lover. Laure realizes she has made a mistake by trusting her new friend and things soon begin to tremble between them. Betty's true colors are now visible and she sees her life at a point of no return, as she selfishly stomped on the last chance she had been given to be a better person.
Beur Blanc Rouge
Beur Blanc Rouge (2006)

Directed by Mahmoud Zemmouri
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Yasmine Belmadi, Karim Belkhadra, Julien Courbey, Nozha Khouadra, Biyouna, Didier Becchetti

Brahim, jeune chômeur d'origine algérienne, passionné de football, cultive sa nostalgie de l'Algérie.
Black and White
Black and White (2008)
, 1h40
Directed by Cristina Comencini
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Fabio Volo, Ambra Angiolini, Aïssa Maïga, Eriq Ebouaney, Anna Bonaiuto, Awa Ly

Carlo, ingénieur informatique, est plutôt sur la défensive quand sa femme, Elena le traine aux manifestations de son association contre le racisme. Leur foyer s'est installé dans la routine.
Bill W.
Bill W. (2012)
, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities

The film includes interviews with several recovering alcoholics who are photographed in dark shadows to obscure their identity, and also makes use of dramatic reenactments to visualize key events in Wilson's life. Blake J. Evans portrays Wilson in the film.
Biutiful
Biutiful (2010)
, 2h27
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, La précarité, Films about cancer
Actors Javier Bardem, Nasser Saleh, Eduard Fernández, Martina García, Blanca Portillo, Rubén Ochandiano

Uxbal lives in a shabby apartment in Barcelona with his two young children, Ana and Mateo. He is separated from their mother Marambra, a woman suffering from alcoholism and bipolar disorder. Having grown up an orphan, Uxbal has no family other than his brother Tito, who works in the construction business. Uxbal earns a living by procuring work for illegal immigrants and managing a group of Chinese women producing forged designer goods along with the African street vendors who are selling them. He is able to talk to the dead and is sometimes paid to pass on messages from the recently deceased at wakes and funerals. When he is diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer leaving him with only a few months to live, his world progressively falls apart.
Blind Date
Blind Date (1987)
, 1h31
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Bruce Willis, Kim Basinger, John Larroquette, William Daniels, Phil Hartman, Mark Blum

Walter Davis (Willis) allows his brother, Ted (Phil Hartman), to set him up on a blind date with his wife's cousin, Nadia (Basinger).
Boudu Saved from Drowning
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
, 1h21
Directed by Jean Renoir
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Théâtre, La précarité, Films based on plays
Actors Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Jean Gehret, Jean Dasté, Max Dalban, Jacques Becker

Bourgeois Parisian, Latin Quarter bookseller, Edouard Lestingois, (Charles Granval), rescues a tramp, Boudu, from a suicidal plunge into the river Seine, from the Pont des Arts. Boudu is brought into Lestingois' household. The family adopts the man and dedicates itself to reforming him into a proper middle class person. Boudu (Michel Simon) shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations, challenging the hidebound manners of his hosts and seduces not only the housemaid but also Madame Lestingois herself. Gradually Boudu is tamed, shaved and given a haircut, and put in a suit. Then he wins a large sum of money on the lottery, and is guided into marrying the housemaid. Finally however, at the wedding scene, Boudu capsizes a rowing boat and floats away from the wedding party, and "back to his old vagrancy, a free spirit once more.
Boyhood
Boyhood (2014)
, 2h46
Directed by Richard Linklater
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about alcoholism, Films about children, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Brad Hawkins, Lorelei Linklater, Nick Krause

In 2002, six-year-old Mason, Jr. (Ellar Coltrane) and his older sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater) live with their single mother Olivia (Patricia Arquette) in Texas. Mason overhears Olivia arguing with her boyfriend, saying she has no free time. Olivia then moves the family so she can attend the University of Houston, complete her degree, and get a job.
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses (2000)
, 1h50
Directed by Ken Loach
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Political films
Actors Adrien Brody, Elpidia Carrillo, Pilar Padilla, Jack McGee, Lillian Hurst, George Lopez

Le cœur gros, Maya a laissé sa mère a Cuernavaca pour émigrer aux États-Unis. Après bien des péripéties, elle arrive à Los Angeles où vit depuis longtemps sa sœur ainée Rosa. Énergique et décidée, Maya décroche un premier job de serveuse dans un bar de nuit puis obtient de Rosa, employée dans une entreprise de nettoyage, qu'elle la présente à son directeur, Perez. Devenue femme de ménage, Maya se retrouve au milieu d'une armée d'employées de toutes les nationalités, qui travaillent dans des conditions inacceptables. Maya refuse de se soumettre.
Brothers
Brothers (2015)
, 2h35
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Combat libre, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Sidharth Malhotra, Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Jackie Shroff, Shefali Shah, Kareena Kapoor

The film opens at in media res where street fighting issues are raised in Mumbai. Sports chairman Peter Braganza (Kiran Kumar) expresses his desires of making street fighting a legal sport and decides to open a league called Right 2 Fight (R2F). Meanwhile, in prison, Garson "Gary" Fernandes (Jackie Shroff), a recovering alcoholic, is released from his jail term and his younger foster son Monty (Sidharth Malhotra) comes to pick him up. Monty gets a bit enraged when his father asks about his elder son David (Akshay Kumar) and takes him away to their home. David, now a physics teacher, who has a daughter suffering from a kidney disease, arranges money through street fights. This enrages his wife Jenny (Jacqueline Fernandez) as she is worried about David. Meanwhile, Gary, who misses his wife Maria (Shefali Shah), starts hallucinating about her. Gary then tries to meet David but the latter ends up throwing Monty and Gary out of his house in rage.
Buy Your Own Cherries
Buy Your Own Cherries (1904)
, 4minutes
Directed by Robert W. Paul
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs

Dans un débit de boissons, un homme, apparemment aisé, consomme un verre d'alcool, encouragé par la patronne. Un autre client entre, un portefaix, pauvrement habillé. Il commande un verre d'ale que la patronne ajoute à son ardoise déjà remplie. Un marchand ambulant entre et vend des cerises à la patronne qui s'empresse d'en offrir à son meilleur client. Le portefaix n'hésite pas à se servir à son tour, mais la patronne lui reproche son sans-gêne et le force à apurer sa dette en vidant ses poches de toute monnaie. Furieux, il sort après avoir brisé son verre.