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- 1999
- R
- Oldies.com
- 2 h 25 m
- 1999
- R
- Oldies.com
- 2 h 25 m
Summary Based on the best selling autobiography by Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes is the story of young Frankie and his siblings being raised in abject poverty in the slums of Limerick.
Directed By: Alan Parker
Written By: Frank McCourt, Laura Jones, Alan Parker
- 1999
- R
- Oldies.com
- 2 h 25 m
- 1999
- R
- Oldies.com
- 2 h 25 m
Angela's Ashes
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6.7
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Summary Based on the best selling autobiography by Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes is the story of young Frankie and his siblings being raised in abject poverty in the slums of Limerick.
Directed By: Alan Parker
Written By: Frank McCourt, Laura Jones, Alan Parker
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
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47% Positive
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38% Mixed
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12 Reviews
16% Negative
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5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
54
47% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
38% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
16% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Haunts the conscience, troubles the spirit.
Artfully evokes the physical realities of Irish poverty, but mostly misses the humor, lyricism and emotional charge of Frank McCourt's magical and magnificent memoir
As well-crafted and sensitive as it is, the movie remains one step removed from inspiration.
As with so many recent literary adaptations, it was the writing that was the art, not its infrastructure of plot and character.
A sharp and pungent distillation of the book. However, as far as the theme of childhood under duress goes, I found "My Life as a Dog" or the stridently Irish "Into the West" to be significantly more fulfilling.
The effect of the 2 1/2-hour film is deadening.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 User Ratings
6.7
50% Positive
10 Ratings
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35% Mixed
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15% Negative
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
