Riding in Cars with Boys
In 1965, bright and ambitious 15-year-old Beverly discovers she's pregnant. Therefore, at 16, Beverly is a wife and mother. She has always dreamt of becoming a writer, but finds her life radically altered by the event. Now she has to go through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
30 July 1960, New York, USA
14 July 1946, Bronx, New York, USA
20 November 1977, Huntington, New York, USA
4 July 1979, Smithtown, Long Island, New York, USA
30 December 1978, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
25 January 1956, Portland, Oregon, USA
October 21, 2002
Barrymore is a wonder in this role.
October 19, 2001
The movie may be based on Beverly Donofrio's memoir of the '60s, but it misses the honesty and grit of the source.
January 22, 2002
Beverly is supposed to be a bad girl running with the wrong crowd, but most of the time she seems to be right out of a serioso episode of Laverne & Shirley.
April 24, 2007
Columbia's marketing exploits the commercial title and producer James Brooks pedigree, but this humorless chick flick is one of Penny Marshall's worst films.
October 24, 2001
A film with honesty, sincerity and a great big heart.
November 14, 2003
We've suffered through worse chick flicks throughout the years . . .
October 19, 2001
Despite being scrubbed almost spotless, the story still makes its mark.
August 01, 2003
...[Drew Barrymore's] best performance to date...
October 19, 2001
There's a sort of Hallmark tyranny at work.
February 13, 2003
should bring Barrymore at least the promise of more interesting scripts through the letterbox.
December 28, 2010
Not a great movie, although Drew Barrymore shines.
October 29, 2001
The rough edges of Donofrio's life are either ignored or smoothed away, replaced by broad laughs and easy sentiment.

