Clean and Sober
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63% Critic Match

Clean and Sober

Thirty remarkable days in the life of an ordinary man.

6.3 / 10 1988 2h 4mR English
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Daryl Poynter

Lead
Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker

Charlie Standers

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Craig

Tate Donovan

Tate Donovan

Donald Towle

Henry Judd Baker

Henry Judd Baker

Xavier

Claudia Christian

Claudia Christian

Iris

J. David Krassner

J. David Krassner

Tiller

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

Bob

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Glenn Gordon Caron's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Clean and Sober is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker