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A Good Person

CastFlorence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Celeste O'Connor, Molly Shannon, Chinaza Uche
Year released2023
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Ex-cop Daniel Adams: "... the neighbors are always kind..." (0:01)

Aspiring entertainer Allison Johnson: "... I am way too drunk..." 
”... my beautiful, sweet, darling fiance, Nathan...” 
Referring to Daniel’s son Nathan Adams: ”... He’s very shy.” (0:02)

Allison tells Nathan, "I’m so high from that gummy..." 
”... he can write the... prescription... ” 
”I’m only pushing Humira...” (0:05)

Allison tells Nathan’s sister Molly, referring to Molly’s high school student daughter Ryan, "... You must be so proud of her." 
Molly: ”Don’t worry about it...” 
Allison: ”... This is... nuts...” (0:08)

By telephone, Nathan and Molly’s ex-cop father Daniel tells Nathan, "Thought we weren’t talking anymore." (0:09)

Her mother Diane asks Allison, "Can you click on the morphine again?" 
”... we’ve been so worried...” 
”... you don’t have to worry about that...” 
Nathan answers Allison, referring to Molly and her husband, ”They’re gone. They’re both gone.” (0:11)

Diane tells Allison, referring to a drug, "... we were going to wean off of them..." 
”... one shrink taught you... for anxiety and stress...” 
Allison: ”... lecturing me on medicating my self.” 
”... how many Xanax you take?...” 
Allison finds a prescription bottle. 
Diane: ”... crazy little brat.” 
They rage at each other. (0:16)

Ryan and another player trade punches to the face. (0:20)

Allison tells pharmacist Carla Young, "... get a prescription refilled..." 
Young: ”... which medication?” 
Allison: ”... Oxy. Oxycontin.” 
Young: ”... wean you off of them... very addictive.” 
Pamphlet: ”The Facts About OPIOID ADDICTION” (0:21)

Allison drinks a bottle of cold medicine. (0:23)

Her friend Becka tells Allison, "... I was worried." 
Allison: ”... You’re still at Purdue, right?” 
Becka: ”Still repping Purdue... bonus last quarter was insane.” 
”... the opiate of the masses is opium.” 
Allison: ”... docs are cutting my Oxy scripts... everyone’s really freaked out about addiction...” 
Becka: ”... find the right rehab.” 
”... blackmail me for OxyContin?” (0:24)

A school official tells Daniel, referring to Ryan, "... needs to take some responsibility for her behavior." 
Daniel: ”... To be honest...” (0:28)

Allison tells her high school friend Mark, referring to his friend Diego, "... Decorum is his behavior..." 
”... you know where I could get some Oxy?” 
Mark: ”... expect us to get Oxy?...” 
”... You’re looking for a fix.” 
”The favor is a fix. You’re a... junkie now.” 
”You’re a... junkie.”
”You’re a... junkie.” 
”... say it: “I’m a... junkie”...” 
”It’s heroin in a pretty little dress.” 
”... say “I’m a... junkie”...” 
”... Say you’re a... junkie... “I’m a... junkie.”” 
Allison: ”I’m a... junkie.” (0:32)

Mark insufflates.
Allison tells Mark, ”That’s not Oxy. 
Allison insufflates. (0:36)

Diane tells Allison, "... I was so worried about you..." 
”... I was just so worried.” 
Diane, showing Allison a prescription bottle labeled “Oxy...”, referring to Linda: “... punched in the face by a shoplifter... worry about kicking it later...” (0:36)

Daniel tells his neighbor Belinda, "... found this fool in bed with my Ryan." (0:38)

Allison tells Daniel, "There are thousands of meetings..." 
”I thought you were sober.” 
Daniel: ”... coming to irregular meetings...” 
Allison: ”... thousands of these meetings.” (0:42)

Leader: "... Live and Let Live group of Alcoholics Anonymous. My name is Simone, and I’m an alcoholic and your secretary... the Serenity Prayer." 
”... the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom...” (0:44)

Allison tells Diane, "I went to an NA meeting." 
”I don’t know if I’ll be able to just quit... an inpatient program...” 
Diane: ”... You’re smart...” 
Referring to Allison’s father: ”... I will never speak to that man...” (0:44

Nathan tells Daniel, referring to Ryan, "She’s worried about you." 
Daniel: ”She’s worried about me? That girl’s crazy.” 
”... you and your sister were much better behaved than Ryan.” 
Nathan: ”AA?” 
”What the hell does she need AA for?” 
”... Of all the meetings...?” (0:47)

Daniel, at a meeting: "I used to drink whiskey until I blacked out... My father was a drunk. He beat me right up to the day he died. I vowed I would never lay a hand on my children... while I was sober... couldn’t remember... Nathan... bleeding from the head... I had beat him so bad..." (0:50)

Allison tells Daniel, "I wasn’t drunk, or on anything..." 
”... at the meeting... worried that... drinking or on drugs on the day of the accident... I was sober...” 
Daniel: ”... every report... committed to memory.” 
”No, we’ll be going the abstinence route.” 
Allison: ”... the instinct to help...” 
”Do you think I’m f****d-up?”
Daniel: ”Are you high right now?” 
”... I was an addict... Are you high right now?” 
”... I think you’re f****d-up... all f****d-up.” (0:53)

Daniel tells Ryan, "... see that therapist again." (0:59)

Simone tells Allison, "... I’ll sponsor you." 
”... You can’t keep coming to meetings high.” 
”Then I want you to do 90 meetings in 90 days.” 
”... get started to step one.” (1:02)

Allison, in a meeting: "Hi, I’m Allison, and I’m addicted to, uh, pills." 
”... I’m nervous.” 
”... I’m an addict.” 
”... I wasn’t on drugs or booze, or drunk... prescribed them for physical pain... I want to die...” (1:03)

Daniel tells Allison, "... My wife passed..." 
Referring to his father: ”No, he was passed out drunk...” (1:09)

Ryan tells Allison and Daniel, "... he shot himself..." (1:12)

Ryan asks Allison, "So, you’re an alcoholic too?" 
Allison: ”No, alcohol’s not exactly my problem.” 
Ryan: ”... Meth?” 
Allison: ”... not meth... prescription painkillers.” 
Ryan: ”Oxy.” 
Daniel: ”... you know about Oxy?” 
Ryan: ”Kids at my school snort it.” 
Daniel: ”It’s heroin.” (1:14)

Allison tells Daniel, "Honestly..." (1:)17

Prescription bottle labeled "OxyContin" (1:18)

Ryan tells Allison, referring to Daniel, "... He’s memorized them..." 
Allison, referring to Molly: ”... that would make her really proud.” (1:21)

Daniel asks Allison, "Withdrawal?" 
”Don’t use.” (1:24)

Allison crushes and insufflates tablets from a prescription bottle. (1:25)

Diane: "... shut up, Mom, you’re drunk..." (1:27)

Allison, to herself: "... I... hate you. I hate you..." 
Allison dumps all the pills from a prescription bottle into her mouth then spits them out. (1:28)

Diane tells Daniel, "... Drives me crazy..." 
”... never stop worrying.” 
”... for being so kind to Allison...” (1:31)

Allison asks Ryan, "Are you insane?..." (1:36)

A partier insufflates a marijuana cigarette. 
Drug dealer Jarvis tells Allison, ”I don’t have any thirties, just dope.” 
Allison insufflates white powder. (1:38)

Quinn tells Ryan, "Don’t worry about it." (1:39)

By telephone, Simone tells Daniel, "... I’m worried about..." (1:39)

A partier tells Allison, "... You’re wasted..." (1:40)

Daniel appears intoxicated. 
Nathan punches Quinn in the nose. (1:41)

Daniel tells Allison, "... you walked into that meeting... a higher power... pill-junkie..." 
Allison: ”You drank.” (1:43)

Allison appears to join a group psychotherapy session in a rehab center. (1:48)

Allison and Nathan reconnect. 
Allison tells Nathan, ”... handle my own grief... was allowed to grieve.” 
”... that was so selfish...” 
”... I will forever grieve...” (1:51)

Sign on podium: "TREATMENT CENTER" (1:55)

By telephone, Allison tells Nathan, ".... you’re calling about my one year clean..." (1:57)

Wake for Daniel (1:58)

Allison reads her letter from Daniel, "... neighbors are always kind..." (1:59)

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