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Angela's Ashes
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 81. Critics average 53, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Alan Parker
- Writers
- Alan Parker, Laura Jones
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, David Brown Productions
- Released
- 25 December 1999
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $13.0M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →3 wins from 7 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| 72nd Academy Awards 2000 | Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| BAFTA Award 2000 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Award 2000 | Best Original Score | Nominee | |
| Irish Film & Television Award 2000 | Best Actress in a Lead Role – Film | Nominee | |
| Irish Film & Television Award 2000 | Best Feature Film | Winner | |
| Irish Film and Television Award 2000 | Best Craft Achievement - Film | Winner | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award 2000 | Best Score | Winner |
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| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Nominee |
| Best Feature Film | Winner | |
| Best Actress in a Lead Role – Film | Nominee |
| Best Craft Achievement - Film | Winner |
| Best Score | Winner |