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28 Days

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 43m
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Sandra Bullock in 28 Days (2000)
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A big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after ruining her sister's wedding and crashing a stolen limousine.A big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after ruining her sister's wedding and crashing a stolen limousine.A big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after ruining her sister's wedding and crashing a stolen limousine.

IMDb RATING
6.0/10
49K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,218
310
  • Director
    • Betty Thomas
  • Writer
    • Susannah Grant
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Viggo Mortensen
    • Dominic West
Top credits
  • Director
    • Betty Thomas
  • Writer
    • Susannah Grant
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Viggo Mortensen
    • Dominic West
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 216User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    28 Days
    Trailer 0:32
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    Sandra Bullock and Dominic West in 28 Days (2000)
    Sandra Bullock in 28 Days (2000)
    Sandra Bullock and Viggo Mortensen in 28 Days (2000)
    Dominic West in 28 Days (2000)
    Sandra Bullock and Viggo Mortensen in 28 Days (2000)
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    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Gwen Cummingsas Gwen Cummings
    Viggo Mortensen
    Viggo Mortensen
    • Eddie Booneas Eddie Boone
    Dominic West
    Dominic West
    • Jasperas Jasper
    Elizabeth Perkins
    Elizabeth Perkins
    • Lilyas Lily
    Azura Skye
    Azura Skye
    • Andreaas Andrea
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Cornellas Cornell
    Alan Tudyk
    Alan Tudyk
    • Gerhardtas Gerhardt
    Mike O'Malley
    Mike O'Malley
    • Oliveras Oliver
    • (as Michael O'Malley)
    Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    • Roshandaas Roshanda
    Reni Santoni
    Reni Santoni
    • Danielas Daniel
    Diane Ladd
    Diane Ladd
    • Bobbie Jeanas Bobbie Jean
    Margo Martindale
    Margo Martindale
    • Bettyas Betty
    Susan Krebs
    Susan Krebs
    • Evelynas Evelyn
    Loudon Wainwright III
    Loudon Wainwright III
    • Guitar Guyas Guitar Guy
    Katie Scharf
    Katie Scharf
    • Young Gwenas Young Gwen
    Meredith Deane
    Meredith Deane
    • Young Lilyas Young Lily
    Elizabeth Ruscio
    Elizabeth Ruscio
    • Momas Mom
    Kathy Payne
    Kathy Payne
    • Aunt Helenas Aunt Helen
    • Director
      • Betty Thomas
    • Writer
      • Susannah Grant
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    New York based writer Gwen Cummings knows that she drinks a lot but doesn't believe it's a problem, and if she decides that it is an issue that she could stop drinking on her own. She and her live-in boyfriend Jasper fuel each other's hyperactivity with this excessive alcohol consumption, "a normal life" is not in either's vocabulary. Between Gwen and her older straight-laced sister Lily, Gwen more closely resembles their larger than life mother, who was also an alcoholic and who died because of that when they were children. Lily believes that Gwen's addictions makes her a difficult if not impossible person to love. While Gwen is in a drunken stupor at Lily's wedding, Gwen causes one issue after another, ruining the day for Lily. Gwen is forced to examine her drinking with the culmination of bad events she caused at the wedding, leading to her being court ordered to enter into rehab or jail for twenty-eight days, which is only marginally more tolerable an idea to her than the alternative, which is jail. For Gwen to make any progress, she has to acknowledge that she has a problem which requires the support during those twenty-eight days not only of the facility's staff, but also the other patients, each who is going through his/her own issue with respect to the demons of addiction. If she does eventually acknowledge the problem, she will also have to reconcile the events of her life with Lily, and come to the realization that a life with Jasper is not in her best interest if she has any chance of surviving outside of the facility after those twenty-eight days. —Huggo
    • wedding
    • sister sister relationship
    • alcoholism
    • rehabilitation
    • triple f rated
    • 52 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The Life of the Party... before she got a life.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving substance abuse, language and some sensuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sandra Bullock would drink a triple espresso before any scene that required her character to have uncontrollable shakes.
    • Goofs
      When Gwen leaves after 28 days, many of the other patients who were there when she arrived are still being treated at the facility.
    • Quotes

      Cornell: If that will make you happy, I will stop drinking. And then I would tell myself tonight I will not get wasted. And then something would happen. Or nothing would happen. And I'd get that feeling and you all know what that feeling is; when your skin is screaming and your hands are shaking and your stomach feels like it wants to jump through your throat. And you know that if anyone had a clue how wrong it felt to be sober, they wouldn't dream of asking you to stay that way. They would say oh geez, I didn't know. It's okay for you. Do that mound of cocaine. Have a drink. Have 20 drinks. Whatever you need to do to feel like a normal human being, you do it. And boy I did it. I drank and I snorted. I drank and snorted. I drank and snorted. And I did this day after day, day after day, night after night. I didn't care about the consequences because I knew they couldn't be half as bad as not using. And then one night something happened. I woke up. I woke up on a sidewalk and I had no idea where I was. I couldn't have told you what city I was in. And my head was pounding and I looked down and my shirt is covered in blood. And as I'm lying there wondering what happens next and I heard a voice. And it said man, this is not a way to live. This is a way to die.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits a scene is shown where a new patient is arriving at rehab. The new patient is the actor playing Falcon in the soap Santa Cruz which is the favorite of both Eddie Boone and Andrea. Eddie Boone asks Falcon for an autograph.
    • Alternate versions
      TV version changes Gerhardt's greatest wish. In the original it is to have his foreskin back, this is changed to wishing for an 'Abba (I)' box set.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: 28 Days (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Should I Stay or Should I Go
      Written by Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Topper Headon (uncredited) and Paul Simonon (uncredited)

      Performed by The Clash

      Courtesy of Epic Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews216

    Review
    Top review
    SIMILAR EXPERIENCE
    I liked it very much because I had a similar experience, so this movie gives me the chance to think about it and about my new life.

    What happens in the rehab center match my experience I had in Germany but I must underligne that the change is not so quick as it is showed in the movie. And I'd like to underline that after the therapy in the rehab center one must keep on adopting the new life rules. It is very hard and one must have the courage to want the change but it is worth it. I would like to study the script because I did not understand all the words, in fact I am not English mother tongue. Anyway, this movie is a good help to see what happens to others in the similar situation.

    Could anyone suggest me where to find the script on the web?

    Thank you in advance

    Ciao Marzia
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    • marzbut
    • Oct 28, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 28 días
    • Filming locations
      • Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Tall Trees Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $43,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $37,170,488
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,310,672
      • Apr 16, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $62,198,945
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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