The Secret of Roan Inish fingerprintBig heart, immersive world, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, fantasy, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Secret of Roan Inish is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's awe-inspiring, wholesome, and moving. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Family, fantasy, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, fantasy, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and sound design stand out.
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The Secret of Roan Inish is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 43 min
The Secret of Roan Inish runs 1 h 43 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Secret of Roan Inish higher (88) than audiences (80). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 1.1 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Irish. Produced in Ireland, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 34 storytelling tropes for The Secret of Roan Inish, including Have a Gay Old Time, Real Life Writes the Plot, The City vs. the Country.
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