Drama
Angela's Ashes
"The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child."
User Score344 votes
73%7.3/10
Release1999→
Runtime2H 25M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8

Emily Watson
Angela McCourt

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
Media14
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Alan Parker
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Budget$50M
Revenue$13M
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RKeywords
emigrationirish-americanhungersocially deprived familyrainfaminealcoholismpovertybased on memoir or autobiographyirelandbrooklyn, new york cityalcoholic fatherdead childrenirish catholic1930slife in the slumsdrunkardchildren in needirishlimerickrainy setting
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Countries:IrelandUnited KingdomUnited States of America
Production:Universal PicturesParamount PicturesPolyGram Filmed EntertainmentDavid Brown ProductionsDirty Hands ProductionsScott Rudin Productions

































