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Riding in Cars with Boys - 2001
6.749
She did everything wrong, but got everything right.
Overview:
In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.
Status: Released
Release: 2001-10-19
Runtime: 132 minutes
Ratings: 6.749
Vote Counts: 454
Budget: 48000000 $
Revenue: 35700000 $
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