Angela's Ashes (1999)
Directed by Alan Parker · 145 min · Drama
36.2 TOPICAL score · #2,995 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Angela's Ashes (1999, directed by Alan Parker) has a TOPICAL score of 36.2 - ranked 2,995 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on critics. It won 3 awards from 7 nominations, including the Irish Film & Television Award for Best Feature Film. Critics: 51% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 54. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (365 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.
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- Critics51% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 54
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (365 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Irish Film & Television Award for Best Feature Film; Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Score; Irish Film and Television Award for Best Craft Achievement - Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 31 languages
- Still read15,112 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Emily Watson (actor #287), Robert Carlyle (actor #668), Joe Breen, Michael Legge