Directed by:
Alan ParkerCinematography:
Michael SeresinComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Pauline McLynn, Eanna MacLiam, Des McAleer, Johnny Murphy, Kerry Condon, Gerard McSorley, Alan Parker, Martin Benson (more)Plots(1)
When eldest son Frank's baby sister dies and father Malachy (Robert Carlyle) can find no work, the McCourt family is forced to leave America and return to their native Ireland, where conditions are even more destitute than in Brooklyn. Malachy's northern accent is frowned upon in Limerick, keeping him on welfare and the family living in poverty. Things turn even more sour when two more children die and Malachy leaves the family to go to work (or, better yet, drink) in England. He never returns. Frank struggles through the poverty and his new role as man of the house, but throughout the seeming hopelessness his dream of traveling to America keeps him determined and optimistic. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Emily Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/527/163527514_533b47.jpg)
Emily Watson
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
![Robert Carlyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/859/164859286_607b4b.jpg)
Robert Carlyle
UK
Best movies:
Trainspotting (1996)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Priest (1994)
Joe Breen
Ireland
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)
![Pauline McLynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/025/161025491_09e4d3.jpg)
Pauline McLynn
Ireland
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Quills (2000)
Eanna MacLiam
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
The Commitments (1991)
The General (1998)
Des McAleer
UK
Best movies:
Wuthering Heights (2009) (TV movie)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Rebus: Resurrection Men (2007) (TV movie)
Johnny Murphy
Ireland
Best movies:
The Commitments (1991)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Into the West (1992)
![Kerry Condon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/756/162756911_7d274c.png)
Kerry Condon
Ireland
Best movies:
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![Gerard McSorley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273858_bc7705.jpg)
Gerard McSorley
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
![Alan Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/673/164673385_f66423.jpg)
Alan Parker
UK
Best movies:
The Life of David Gale (2003)
The Commitments (1991)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
![Martin Benson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477945_e24e71.jpg)
Martin Benson
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The Omen (1976)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Peter Halpin
Ireland
Best movies:
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
![Devon Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205222_0defe6.png)
Devon Murray
Ireland
Best movies:
![Eamonn Owens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/428/428880_9d2631.jpg)
Eamonn Owens
Ireland
Best movies:
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
The General (1998)
![Laurence Kinlan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443432_c7ee3b.jpg)
Laurence Kinlan
Ireland
Best movies:
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
The Emigrants (2021)
![Marcia DeBonis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280547_2212a8.jpg)
Marcia DeBonis
USA
Best movies:
The Truman Show (1998)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Sully (2016)
Jer O'Leary
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
My Left Foot (1989)
Brendan O'Carroll
Ireland
Best movies:
The Tale of Sweety Barrett (1998)
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Agnes Browne (1999)
![Jon Kenny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/942/161942033_a08bf3.jpg)
Jon Kenny
Best movies:
Wolfwalkers (2020)
Song of the Sea (2014)
Les Misérables (1998)
![Andrew Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/252/166252692_fc08aa.jpg)
Andrew Bennett
Best movies:
The General (1998)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Angela's Ashes (1999)