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  • Angela's Ashes
  • Opened December 25, 1999 | Runtime:2 hr. 25 min.
  • R
    sexual content and strong language
  • In 1935 when it is more common for Irish families to leave their famine-stricken country for America, the impoverished McCourt family does the reverse. Following the sudden death of her 7-week-old daughter, Angela (Emily Watson) and her unemployable, Read More
  • Cast: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, Michael Legge
  • Director: Alan Parker
  • Genres: Period Film, Drama, Family Drama, Coming-of-Age, Urban Drama

Angela's Ashes Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    True to the book's squalor but also finding honest humor where it can.

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Desmond Ryan

    Parker has honored the core of the work and in the process turned a great...

  • 70
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Artfully evokes the physical realities of Irish poverty, but mostly misses the...

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    If this beautifully made if flawed film sends people back to his book, it will...

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