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Angela's Ashes

1999Movie2 h 25 minR

Drama
63
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.6/5Metacritic546.8Rotten Tomatoes52%81%

A deeply moving, melancholic drama movie about a real life story and family.

Good for teens · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood

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Story

The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.

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.

Feels like

  • Irish History
  • Poverty and Prejudice
  • Dysfunctional Family
  • Catholicism
  • Tragic Realism
  • Alcoholism
  • Bleak
  • Melancholy
  • Resilience

Cast

24 of 45

Crew

Directed by
Alan Parker
Written by
Alan Parker, Frank McCourt, Laura Jones
Produced by
Alan Parker, Scott Rudin, David Brown
Music by
John Williams

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Facts

December 25, 1999 · 2 h 25 min · R

Released
December 25, 1999
Runtime
2 h 25 min
Age rating
R
Content
Strong Language, Drug Use
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Budget
$50 million
Box office
$13 million
Available in
12 countries

Tropes

Stay in the Kitchen, Sex Is Evil, and I Am Horny, Cool Uncle +9

  • Stay in the Kitchen
  • Sex Is Evil, and I Am Horny
  • Cool Uncle
  • Would Hit a Girl
  • Improvised Clothes
  • Unusual Euphemism
  • Shotgun Wedding
  • Cool Teacher
  • The "Fun" in "Funeral"
  • Caught with Your Pants Down
  • Nun Too Holy
  • Children Raise You

12 of 69 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Angela's Ashes?"

Questions about Angela's Ashes

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Angela's Ashes?

KanopyHoopla

In the United States, Angela's Ashes is free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is Angela's Ashes worth watching?

63
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63 (IMDb 7.3, Letterboxd 3.6 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 52%, and Metacritic 54). Audiences rate it higher (74 out of 100) than critics (53).

Is Angela's Ashes plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Will I feel good after watching Angela's Ashes?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Was Angela's Ashes a box office flop?

Budget$50 million
Box office$13 million

Yes: it cost about $50 million to make and earned $13 million worldwide, 26% of its budget.

What tropes does Angela's Ashes use?

Stay in the KitchenSex Is Evil, and I Am HornyCool UncleWould Hit a GirlImprovised ClothesUnusual EuphemismShotgun WeddingCool TeacherThe "Fun" in "Funeral"Caught with Your Pants DownNun Too HolyChildren Raise Youand 57 more

TV Tropes lists 69 tropes for it, including Stay in the Kitchen, Sex Is Evil, and I Am Horny, and Cool Uncle.