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Bill W.
Directed by
Kevin Hanlon
and
Dan Carracino
Not Rated
2012
1h 44m
Documentary
,
Biography
,
and more
7.9
78%
85%
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A documentary about Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Cast of Bill W.
Bill Wilson
Self
Dr. Bob
Self
Blake J. Evans
Bill Wilson
Chris Gates
Dr. Bob
Dennis Lowell
Hank Parkhurst
Julia Schell
Lois Wilson
Denis McKeown
cast
Rachel Lynn Jackson
Ruth Hock
Leila J. Babson
Anne Smith
Lenore Pershing
Henrietta Seiberling
Max Owens
Young Bill Wilson
Ron Nagle
Bill's Grandfather
Laura Kauffmann
Martha Deane
Patrick Kleeman
Bill's Armistice Day Friend
Francis Stallings
Kathleen Parkhurst
Norman Shultz
Father Ed Dowling
Ed Moroney
Tom the Caretaker
Catherine Hogan
Waitress
Brendan McMahon
Man at 182 Clinton St.
David Caporale
Man at 182 Clinton St.
Martin McColgan
Man at 182 Clinton St.
Robert Shulman
Man at 182 Clinton St.
Kathleen Emmans
Nell Wing
Bill Weeden
Financier
Milo Jaimes
cast
Dan Burkarth
Early AA Member
Paul Desiderio Jr.
Bartender
Christopher G Gates
Dr. Bob
Terry Gavin
Waiter
David Hunte
Patient
Tim Intravia
Ebby T.
Bradley Dean Jones
Early AA Member
Raymond Mamrak
Early AA Member
Mark E. Phillips
Mr. Grinnell
Stephen A. Schwartz
Kevin Swift
Jody E. Smith
Emily, Bill Wilson's Mother
Roger Brenner
AA Member
Eddie Gibbons
AA Member
Bill W. Ratings & Reviews
Arizona Republic
Kerry Lengel
A fascinating character study, whether you have any connection (as so many do) to the so-called recovery movement.
Newsday
John Anderson
[Wilson's] presence feels genuine, and adds to the unalloyed honesty of Hanlon and Carracino's storytelling.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
"Bill W." draws on a treasure trove of archival footage, audio recordings and interviews with people who knew him, and drives home his lifelong struggle with depression, as well as the sheer emotional burden of becoming a hero to millions.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Lewis
Pretty much like the man himself: solid, sometimes flawed and seriously unflashy.
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
This film's impact is hampered by a slavish adherence to chronology and vintage audio materials.
Washington Post
Stephanie Merry
This is a real portrait that demonstrates that even when alcoholics quit drinking, it doesn't cure them of their other flaws. But it also gives credit where it's due.
Los Angeles Times
Sheri Linden
There's an unflashy clarity to the documentary "Bill W." that suits its subject.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"Bill W." tells the story of Bill Wilson and the organization he co-founded, Alcoholics Anonymous.
Detroit News
Tom Long
The best thing about "Bill W." is it paints the man as both inspirational and weak, damaged and determined and always searching. It makes Bill W. human.
Las Vegas Weekly
Josh Bell
Slickly but somewhat dully recounts Wilson's life and work with AA.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Philip Martin
... provides us with a surprisingly nuanced picture of one of the most important Americans of the 20th century.
Shockya.com
Brent Simon
A doc about the man who clawed his own way out of drunkenness and then forged a path for countless others to follow, Bill W. suffers from some misplaced focus, but benefits from the plainly fascinating nature of its subject.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Despite the filmmakers' efforts to humanize Wilson, however, Bill W. still dabbles in hagiography, valorizing the man while also painting him as a reluctant hero.
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
John Wirt
A beautifully assembled documentary that reveals the purposefully low-profiled co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
John Beifuss
The audiotapes are the treasures: They resurrect Wilson as a warm, amicable presence. It's almost if Wilson had -- dare we say it? -- invited us pull up a stool to join him for conversation and a (non-alcoholic) drink at a friendly bar.
Village Voice
Ernest Hardy
A loving, exhaustive, warts-and-all look at the man who spent years battling his own alcoholism before a spiritual experience in the hospital set him on the course to help others.
Eugene Weekly (OR)
Molly Templeton
If you're hoping for a full, deep understanding of the founding and success of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W. probably won't be the film you'd like it to be.
East Bay Express
Kelly Vance
This unsexy, informative doc might have worked just as effectively as a book or magazine article, rather than a film.
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