Riding in Cars with Boys

A 1960s teenage mom navigates the backseats and bad decisions of early motherhood. A woman’s ill-timed pregnancy sparks a scattershot journey through suburban chaos. The ride is bumpier than the era’s station wagons.

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Penny Marshall directed Riding in Cars with Boys in 2001. See Penny Marshall's full filmography, where to start with Penny Marshall, or where to go after you've seen everything by Penny Marshall.

Riding in Cars with Boys was released in 2001 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 131 minutes.