When a Man Loves a Woman

1994

When a Man Loves a Woman

Critics Consensus

When a Man Loves a Woman delves into the complex dynamics of a marriage shadowed by addiction, aided by strong performances from Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan.

71%

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Average Rating: 3.4/5

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A dramatic treatment of a family torn apart by alcoholism and recovering from it, this was a star vehicle for popular actress Meg Ryan, who plays Alice Green, a school counselor who has a serious drinking problem. Her husband is Michael (Andy Garcia), an airline pilot. Though she's lighthearted and loving, Alice is often reckless and, when drunk, even neglects her children, nine-year-old daughter Jess (Tina Majorino) from a previous marriage, and four-year-old daughter Casey (Mae Whitman), whose father is Michael. After an accident, Alice realizes that she has "hit bottom" and goes into a clinic for rehab. When she returns home, she has kicked her addiction and has become independent and strong, and her perfectionist, controlling husband has trouble adjusting. Michael is used to his wife being weak and helpless, and they end up seeing a marriage counselor to recover from Michael's "co-dependency" on Alice's role as an alcoholic.

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Cast

Meg Ryan
as Alice Green
Andy Garcia
as Michael Green
Ellen Burstyn
as Emily
Lauren Tom
as Amy
Tina Majorino
as Jess Green
Mae Whitman
as Casey Green
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Gary
Eugene Roche
as Walter
Gail Strickland
as Pam
LaTanya Richardson
as Dr. Gina Mendez
Garth Craven
Al Franken
Steven Brill
as Madras Tie Guy
Amanda Mackey
Cathy Sandrich
Susanna Thompson
as Janet
Erinn Canavan
as Shannon
Bari K. Willerford
as Malcolm
James Jude Courtney
as Earl
Jacques De Groot
as Guy in the Back
Anne Ohliger
as Jess (age 4)
Tony Montero
as Bartender
Cynthia Mace
as Detox Nurse
Jennie Yee
as Vu
William Frankfather
as Al-Anon Leader
Ellen Geer
as Woman at Al-Anon
Richard Bradford
Angelina Fiordellisi
as Joanna
Liz Lang
as AA Woman
Syd Field
as 1st Patient
Peer Ebbighausen
as 2nd Patient
Ronald Bass
as AA Man
Joe Drago
as AA Man
Andrew Magarian
as AA Man
Amy Treese
as AA Woman
Brandis Kemp
as AA Woman
Judith Ann Friend
as AA Woman
Deana Kobrynski
as AA Woman
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Audience Reviews for When a Man Loves a Woman

Meg Ryan really freaked me out in a hot-mess kind of way.

Jennifer Xu
Jennifer Xu

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not good acting plot was lacking. too slow and to serious.

erika bruhns
erika bruhns

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½

MegRyan continues to be one of my favourite actresses and this movie is proof why. Andy Garcia also excelled as a loyal husband helping his wife get through her troubles.

Sajin P A
Sajin P A

Super Reviewer

Michael and Alice Green (Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan) appear to be the perfect " yuppie" couple. They live in a cozy home and have two lovely young daughters. Theyre passionate about their jobs (hes an airline pilot, shes a junior high guidance counselor) and after five years of marriage, they still look at each other with the sexy adoration of high school sweethearts but Alice has a dirty little secret she drinks....from the moment she gets up.
When her addiction is discovered, she goes into detox, and the movie becomes the story of how her agonizing recovery tears apart a family that was never what it seemed in the first place.

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