Angela's Ashes
The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.
1999 | 145m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Alan Parker |
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| Writer: | Alan Parker, Frank McCourt, Laura Jones |
| Staring: |
| An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1999 |
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| Director: | Alan Parker |
| Writer: | Alan Parker, Frank McCourt, Laura Jones |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | emigration, irish-american, hunger, socially deprived family, rain, famine, alcoholism, poverty, based on memoir or autobiography, ireland, brooklyn, new york city, alcoholic father, dead children, irish catholic, 1930s, life in the slums, drunkard, children in need, irish, limerick, rainy setting |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, David Brown Productions, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Dirty Hands Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $13,042,112
Budget: $50,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Emily Watson | Angela McCourt |
| Robert Carlyle | Malachy McCourt |
| Joe Breen | Young Frank |
| Michael Legge | Older Frank |
| Ciarán Owens | Middle Frank |
| Ronnie Masterson | Grandma Sheehan |
| Pauline McLynn | Aunt Aggie |
| Liam Carney | Uncle Pa Keating |
| Eanna MacLiam | Uncle Pat |
| Shane Murray-Corcoran | Young Malachy |
| Devon Murray | Middle Malachy |
| Peter Halpin | Older Malachy |
| Frank Laverty | Young Paddy Clohessy |
| James Mahon | Middle Paddy Clohessy |
| Laurence Kinlan | Older Paddy Clohessy |
| Des McAleer | Mr. Benson |
| Brendan McNamara | Toby Mackey |
| Johnny Murphy | Seamus |
| Maria McDermottroe | Bridey Hannon |
| Gerard McSorley | Father Gregory |
| Eamonn Owens | Quasimodo |
| Phelim Drew | Rent Man |
| Daire Lynam | Margaret Mary |
| Ben O'Gorman | Eugene |
| Sam O'Gorman | Oliver |
| Lucas Neville | Willie Harold |
| Walter Mansfield | Fintan Slattery |
| Sean Kearns | Dotty O'Neill |
| Les Doherty | Mr O'Dea |
| Brendan Cauldwell | Mr O'Halloran |
| Shay Gorman | Mr Hannon |
| Alan Parker | Dr. Campbell |
| Stephen Marcus | English Agent |
| Jon Kenny | Lavatory Man |
| Brendan O'Carroll | Funeral Carriage Driver |
| Susan Fitzgerald | Sister Rita |
| Oliver Maguire | Confession Priest |
| Daithi O'Suilleabhain | Young Priest |
| Eileen Pollock | Mrs Finucane |
| Alvaro Lucchesi | Laman Griffin |
| Mark O'Regan | Dr Troy |
| Moira Deady | Mrs Purcell |
| Kerry Condon | Theresa |
| Garrett Keogh | Mr Hegarty |
| John Anthony Murphy | Redemption Priest |
| Maggie McCarthy | Miss Barry |
| Bairbre Ní Chaoimh | Mrs O'Connell |
| Nuala Kelly | Dance Teacher |
| Brian Clifford | Telegram Boy |
| Edward Murphy | Young Mike Molloy |
| Kieran Maher | Older Mike Molloy |
| James McClatchie | Bishop |
| Patrick Bracken | Young Question Quigley |
| Terry O'Donovan | Older Question Quigley |
| Danny O'Carroll | Clarke |
| David Ahern | Cyril Benson |
| Marcia DeBonis | Mrs Leibowitz |
| Helen Norton | Delia |
| Eileen Colgan | Philomena |
| Pauline Shanahan | Eye Nurse |
| Gerry Walsh | Farmer |
| Brendan Morrissey | Brother Murray |
| Darragh Neill | Heffernan |
| Sarah Pilkington | Minnie MacAdorey |
| Donncha Crowley | Sacristan |
| Veronica O'Reilly | Mrs Carmody |
| Anne O'Neill | Mrs Dooley |
| Phil Kelly | Father Gory |
| Jaz Pollock | Roden Lane Neighbour |
| Paddy Scully | St Vincent Man #1 |
| J.J. Murphy | St. Vincent Man #2 |
| Frankie McCafferty | St Vincent Man #3 |
| Jack Lynch | St Vincent Man #4 |
| Patrick David Nolan | Travel Agent |
| Gerard Lee | Priest |
| Martin Benson | Christian Brother |
| Birdy Sweeney | Old Priest |
| Owen O'Gorman | Sleeping Sailor |
| Pat McGrath | Butcher |
| Ray McBride | Mill Foreman |
| John Sheedy | Coal Yard Foreman |
| Sam Ryan | Shaved Head Boy #1 |
| Donnacha Gleeson | Shaved Head Boy #2 |
| Jim McIntrye | Gravedigger #1 |
| Richard Walker | Gravedigger #2 |
| Mary Ann Spencer | Parent #1 |
| Kathleen Lamb | Parent #2 |
| Jer O'Leary | Parent #3 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Seresin | Director of Photography |
| Alan Parker | Director, Screenplay |
| John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| Juliet Taylor | Casting |
| Consolata Boyle | Costume Design |
| Geoffrey Kirkland | Production Design |
| Malcolm Middleton | Art Direction |
| Frank McCourt | Novel |
| Chris Connier | Director of Photography |
| Jonathan McKinstry | Art Direction |
| Laura Jones | Screenplay |
| Gerry Hambling | Editor |
| David Wimbury | Line Producer |
| Fiona Daly | Art Direction |
| Jennifer Williams | Set Decoration |
| John Hubbard | Casting |
| Audrey Doyle | Makeup Artist |
| Clare Lambe | Makeup Artist |
| Ed Colyer | Foley Mixer |
| Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Scott Rudin | Producer |
| James Flynn | Co-Producer |
| Morgan O'Sullivan | Co-Producer |
| Doochy Moult | Associate Producer |
| Eric Steel | Executive Producer |
| Kit Golden | Associate Producer |
| Adam Schroeder | Executive Producer |
| Alan Parker | Producer |
| David Brown | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 41 | 113 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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