Film1999145 min

Angela's Ashes

Name: Angela's Ashes
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999
Duration: 145 min
Cast: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Michael Legge, Ciaran Owens

Taste attributes: dramabiographyhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

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Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a slow-paced drama, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 204 votes

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankie's siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankie's Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the IRA, and when he does find money, he spends the money on drink.

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