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  • 2012
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2012
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 34 m
Parked

Summary Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.

Directed By: Darragh Byrne

Written By: Ciaran Creagh

  • 2012
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2012
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 34 m

Parked

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
47
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
7.4
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Summary Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.

Directed By: Darragh Byrne

Written By: Ciaran Creagh

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
47
38% Positive
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50% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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38% Positive
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50% Mixed
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13% Negative
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80
Nov 27, 2012
Packing two terrific turns and an offbeat spirit, this coming-of-middle-age comedy is an unexpected treat.
By Paul Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 28, 2012
This engaging character study functions best as a two-hander: The male leads build a wholly believable, offbeat co-dependency, while their interactions with others tend toward the more generic.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 27, 2012
Elegant, engaging meditation on displacement and the modern man.
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40
Nov 29, 2012
Parked collapses into sentimentality that not even an actor of Mr. Meaney's dignity and restraint can redeem from mawkishness.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 27, 2012
Parked putters, but doesn't go anywhere.
By Henry Barnes FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 27, 2012
The fact that director Darragh Byrne has laden things with a Celtic Whimsy 101 score and a sketched outline of a script makes it even tougher for Meaney to lift this film out of its social-drama rut.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
25
Nov 25, 2012
The film takes dramatic material that sounds fairly standard-issue to begin with and proceeds to uncover precious little of genuinely fresh intrigue within it.
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
7.4
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25% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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25% Mixed
3 Ratings
0% Negative
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Production Company Ripple World Pictures, Helsinki-Filmi, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Suomen Elokuvasäätiö, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Release Date Nov 30, 2012
Duration 1 h 34 m
Genres
Tagline Sometimes the person you least expect can help you find your way home.
Website http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Parked-movie/161526390556408
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Awards

Irish Film and Television Awards
• 4 Nominations
Brussels European Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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