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Angela's Ashes
“The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.”
7.3 / 10• 1999• 2h 25m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
Cast & Crew
Emily Watson
Angela McCourt
Lead
Robert Carlyle
Malachy McCourt
Joe Breen
Young Frank
Michael Legge
Older Frank
Ciarán Owens
Middle Frank
Ronnie Masterson
Grandma Sheehan
Pauline McLynn
Aunt Aggie
Liam Carney
Uncle Pa Keating
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Parker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Angela's Ashes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
