7.1 Score

1994 • 2h 6min • R • Drama, Romance

When a Man Loves a Woman

"Through the good times. Through the bad times. When a Man Loves a Woman it's for all times."

An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.

IMDb 6.6

RT 70%

Director

Luis Mandoki

Writers

Ronald Bass

Al Franken

Composer

Zbigniew Preisner

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Andy Garcia

Michael Green

Meg Ryan

Alice Green

Tina Majorino

Jessica Green

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Gary

Mae Whitman

Casey Green

Ellen Burstyn

Emily

Eugene Roche

Walter

Gail Strickland

Pam

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Tina Majorino Jessica Green

Philip Seymour Hoffman Gary

Mae Whitman Casey Green

Ellen Burstyn Emily

Eugene Roche Walter

Gail Strickland Pam

Susanna Thompson Janet

Lauren Tom Amy

Steven Brill Madras Tie Guy

Erinn Canavan Shannon

LaTanya Richardson Jackson Dr. Gina Mendez

Bari K. Willerford Malcolm

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