When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story is a 2010 American biographical drama television film about Lois Wilson, the co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. The film stars Winona Ryder as Lois Wilson and Barry Pepper as Bill Wilson, and is based on William G. Borchert's 2005 biography The Lois Wilson Story: When Love Is Not Enough. Lois, played by Winona Ryder, is portrayed as a college-educated woman from an affluent family who struggles to manage her husband Bill's (Barry Pepper) increasing reliance on alcohol, ultimately leading to his recovery with the support of a fellow alcoholic, Dr. Bob Smith.