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- 1993
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 31 m
- 1993
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 31 m
Summary Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters. When she gets herself pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.
Directed By: Stephen Frears
Written By: Roddy Doyle
- 1993
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 31 m
- 1993
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 31 m
The Snapper
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Summary Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters. When she gets herself pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.
Directed By: Stephen Frears
Written By: Roddy Doyle
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
83
100% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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This rip-roaring Irish comedy is the freshest surprise of the season.
Breezy, good-hearted Irish comedy. [17 Dec 1993, p.H3]
The Snapper sees its characters with warmth and acceptance, and earns its laughs by being wise about human nature.
There’s plenty of unvarnished, off-the-wall Irish humor, especially in the ensemble scenes of family life and boozy barroom chat, plus real warmth beneath the rough one-liners.
Written by Roddy Doyle this was never going to be a depressing tale of single parenthood. Instead we watch through rose-tinted glasses as the ever watchable Colm Meaney bonds with his family over his daughter's pregnancy out of wedlock in Catholic Ireland.
Better-than-average sitcom stuff, enhanced by the lively performances, Doyle's own adaptation, and the able direction of Stephen Frears.
This adaptation of Roddy Doyle's novel may not display the glitz and relentless energy of The Commitments, but it has wit, feeling and authenticity.
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Production Company
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Release Date Dec 3, 1993
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline She's got a little secret and a lot of explaining to do.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
