Emily Watson
/Actor
Joe Breen
/Actor
Robert Carlyle
/Actor
Michael Legge
/Actor
Ciaran Owens
/Actor
Devon Murray
/Actor
Alan Parker
/Director
Alan Parker
/Producer
David Brown
/Producer
Scott Rudin
/Producer
December 25, 1999
Drama
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir by Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes is an alternately funny and heartbreaking look at growing up in Ireland. Born in Brooklyn, NY, young Frank (Joe Breen) moves at an early age to Limerick, Ireland, with his parents Angela (Emily Watson) and Malachy (Robert Carlyle), who have been unable to support their family in America and are hoping for better prospects in their home country.