Angela's Ashes
“The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.”
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.
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Cast
88 people
Emily Watson
Angela McCourt
Known for
Chernobyl
Corpse Bride
Robert Carlyle
Malachy McCourt
Known for
Once Upon a Time
Trainspotting
Joe Breen
Young Frank
Michael Legge
Older Frank
Known for
Outcasts
Shameless
Ciarán Owens
Middle Frank
Known for
Krypton
Small Axe
Ronnie Masterson
Grandma Sheehan
Also in
Malice Aforethought
Byzantium
Pauline McLynn
Aunt Aggie
Known for
Father Ted
Last Night in Soho
Liam Carney
Uncle Pa Keating
Known for
The Virtues
Sacrifice
Eanna MacLiam
Uncle Pat
Known for
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
The Snapper
Shane Murray-Corcoran
Young Malachy
Known for
Stitches
Devon Murray
Middle Malachy
Also in
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Yesterday's Children
Peter Halpin
Older Malachy
Known for
Marvel's Daredevil
Garage
Alan Parker Director · Laura Jones Screenplay Frank McCourt Author
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $50M · United States release December 25, 1999
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,042,112
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Paramount Pictures
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
David Brown Productions
Production
Dirty Hands Productions
Production
Scott Rudin Productions
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 25, 1999
Limited theatrical
United States
January 21, 2000 · Theatrical
Australia
May 18, 2000 · Theatrical
Austria
January 28, 2000 · Digital
Czechia
September 7, 2000 · Theatrical
France
March 22, 2000 · Theatrical
Germany
March 2, 2000 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 14, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
February 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Poland
March 10, 2000 · Digital
Spain
January 21, 2000 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 13, 2000 · Theatrical
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