A Good Person

Allison is a young saleswoman for a drug company whose life changes after she looks at her phone while driving and causes a crash that kills her future sister-in-law and her husband. A year later, she lives with her mother and struggles with painkiller and alcohol addiction. Daniel, the dead woman’s father, raises his angry teenage granddaughter Ryan while carrying his own grief and past failures. Allison meets Daniel at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, and their tense friendship gives both of them a path toward recovery. The film is a sad, sometimes funny drama about loss, blame, and forgiveness.

The story follows personal guilt, addiction, grief, and the hard work of recovery. Allison is a white woman, while Daniel, Ryan, and Allison’s former fiancé Nathan are black, and their family ties drive the main conflict. Allison is a flawed lead who makes serious mistakes, loses control, and must accept help, so her arc is about responsibility rather than female power. The film also criticizes drug sales rewards that help push pain medicine. Its hopeful ending comes from forgiveness, honest talks, and daily choices to live better.