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Angelas Ashes
In 1935, when it is more common for Irish families to leave their famine-stricken country for America, the impoverished McCourt family do the reverse because of financial difficulties and family problems caused by his father's alcoholism.
28 October 1988, County Kildare, Ireland
1967, County Donegal, Ireland
4 June 1960, USA
17 July 1899, New York City, New York, USA
20 April 1889, Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
2 September 1968, Dublin, Ireland
2 October 1943, Dublin, Ireland
July 02, 2002
A dreary, ultimately punishing adaptation of Frank McCourt's memoir, where every other scene has somebody either getting sick, puking or dying.
January 01, 2000
Despite its harsh scenes, Angela's Ashes will leave you with lovely memories.
January 01, 2000
Probably (Alan Parker's) best movie after The Commitments.
August 02, 2002
Like bread without yeast, 'Angela's Ashes' minus the author's wit can't rise to meet expectations.
July 23, 2007
I enjoyed the relentless gloomy realism, the refusal to put a happy face on McCourt's miserable childhood.
October 14, 2007
Sometimes humorous and wholly inspiring tale.
January 01, 2000
Of course, the movie is a thinner version of the novel, but you still get a drama that has you laughing and brokenhearted, often at the same time.
August 21, 2002
Misses the mark as an exceptional drama yet manages to vividly convey the soul-shattering effects of poverty.
January 01, 2000
Lacks the magnificence of his book, but it is worth seeing.
January 01, 2000
A quietly triumphant experience.
January 01, 2000
There is in the film a beauty and ambition rare in most current movies.
March 17, 2011
A tedious, vastly disappointing film that does not do justice to the wonderful and touching book upon which it is based.