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Darkness Before Dawn

  • TV Movie
  • 19931993
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
245
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Darkness Before Dawn (1993)
Drama
A nurse at a methadone clinic, with her own secret, falls in love and marries an addict that doses there. Together, they fall down a hole of addiction while trying to keep a marriage and fam... Read allA nurse at a methadone clinic, with her own secret, falls in love and marries an addict that doses there. Together, they fall down a hole of addiction while trying to keep a marriage and family.A nurse at a methadone clinic, with her own secret, falls in love and marries an addict that doses there. Together, they fall down a hole of addiction while trying to keep a marriage and family.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
245
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    • John Patterson
    • Karen Hall
  • Stars
    • Meredith Baxter
    • Stephen Lang
    • Gwynyth Walsh
    • John Patterson
    • Karen Hall
  • Stars
    • Meredith Baxter
    • Stephen Lang
    • Gwynyth Walsh
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    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Meredith Baxter
    Meredith Baxter
    • Mary Ann Guard
    Stephen Lang
    Stephen Lang
    • Guy Grand
    Gwynyth Walsh
    Gwynyth Walsh
    • Sandra Guard
    L. Scott Caldwell
    L. Scott Caldwell
    Chelsea Hertford
    • Jennifer
    Bill Applebaum
    Bill Applebaum
    Michael Bryan French
    Michael Bryan French
    • Jack
    Lee Tergesen
    Lee Tergesen
    Natalie West
    Natalie West
    • Mrs. Guard
    Robert Desiderio
    Robert Desiderio
    • Al Van Petten
    Richard Grove
    Richard Grove
    • Father
    Alana Austin
    Alana Austin
    • Mary Ann Guard (age 9)
    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Sandra Guard (age 8)
    Tim Farrell
    • John L.
    Matthew Linville
    Matthew Linville
    • Daryl
    Mary Anne McGarry
    Mary Anne McGarry
    • Mrs. Grand
    James Dean
    • Mr. Conklin
    Rusty Schwimmer
    Rusty Schwimmer
    • Evelyn
      • John Patterson
      • Karen Hall
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    • Trivia
      Is based on a true story.
    • Quotes

      Jennifer: Mommy, look!

      Mary Ann Guard: Hmm?

      Jennifer: Look!

      [Mary Ann sees purple lines on Jennifer's arms]

      Mary Ann Guard: What's on your arms?

      Jennifer: I drew it.

      Mary Ann Guard: Why?

      Jennifer: I want to be like you and daddy.

      Mary Ann Guard: [furiously] You go in the bathroom, and you wash this off - and DON'T YOU EVER do this again! Just go!

      [Jennifer runs off sobbing]

    • Connections
      Referenced in Beavis and Butt-Head: For Better or Verse (1993)

    User reviews6

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    10/10
    Fantastic film helps keep on the straight and narrow
    This is probably my favorite TV movie of all time. Not only does it star my best guy Stephen Lang, but it deals with a subject close to my heart. I was addicted to painkillers (not heroine, thank god) and, although I've been clean for years, watching a movie such as this once in a while, which reminds us of the horrors of drug addiction and withdrawal, keeps me on the right path. Besides that, this movie is well-made, interesting and not your typical "junkie" movie. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in seeing the darker side of what starts out as "fun". Anyone know if this movie can be purchased? I'd like to have a copy other than the one I taped myself. thanks. Kristi
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    • kjones205
    • Dec 7, 2004

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      • February 15, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Production companies
      • Diana Kerew Productions
      • Hearst Entertainment Productions
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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