Four Good Days
An estranged mother and her heroin-addicted daughter endure four grueling days of withdrawal in a fragile test of recovery and trust.
Overview
A gripping tale of a mother’s love battling against the demons of addiction.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- raw
- harrowing
- intimate
- serious drama night
- social issue film viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film emotionally sincere and supported by strong performances, but considered its addiction drama insufficiently authentic and overly melodramatic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Molly must endure four clean days while waiting to receive an opioid antagonist injection.
Deb attempts to protect Molly while imposing difficult conditions shaped by years of relapse.
Molly has undergone detox more than a dozen times, and the plot foregrounds withdrawal, relapse, and recovery uncertainty.
Molly returns to Deb's home seeking help, turning the household into both shelter and site of conflict.
Films like Four Good Days, and why
Ben Is Back
shared addiction drama, family strain, grounded realism, and emotionally difficult recovery process
Rachel Getting Married
shared mother child conflict, substance abuse, relapse anxiety, and intimate social realism
Beautiful Boy
shared devastating addiction subject, family impact, and serious character-driven drama
The Lost Weekend
shared addiction recovery focus, maternal concern, and raw but hopeful emotional register
Movie Details
- Director
- Rodrigo García
- Release Date
- 2021-04-30
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (295)
Cast
- Glenn Close
- Mila Kunis
- Stephen Root
- Joshua Leonard
- Rebecca Field
- Michael Hyatt
- Sam Hennings
- Mandy June Turpin
- Violet Brinson
- Gloria Garayua
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Four Good Days about?
- An estranged mother and her heroin-addicted daughter endure four grueling days of withdrawal in a fragile test of recovery and trust.
- What is Four Good Days like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Four Good Days as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Four Good Days violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Four Good Days as mild.
- What did critics think of Four Good Days?
- Critics broadly found the film emotionally sincere and supported by strong performances, but considered its addiction drama insufficiently authentic and overly melodramatic.
- Which films are like Four Good Days?
- Films with a similar feel include Ben Is Back, Rachel Getting Married, Beautiful Boy, and The Lost Weekend.
- How long is Four Good Days?
- Four Good Days runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Four Good Days?
- In United States, Four Good Days streams on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus.
