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The Secret of Roan Inish
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Overview

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7.3/10   3,677 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Rosalie K. Fry (book)
John Sayles (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 February 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The secret's out! more
Plot:
10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
A good story well told more (57 total)

Cast

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Jeni Courtney ... Fiona
Pat Slowey ... Priest
Dave Duffy ... Jim
Declan Hannigan ... Oldest brother
Mairéad Ní Ghallchóir ... Barmaid
Eugene McHugh ... Bar Patron 1
Tony Rubini ... Bar Patron 2
Mick Lally ... Hugh
Eileen Colgan ... Tess
Richard Sheridan ... Eamon
Micheal MacCarthaigh ... Schoolmaster
Fergal McElherron ... Sean Michael
Brendan Conroy ... Flynn
John Lynch ... Tadhg
Frankie McCafferty ... Tim
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some moments that may be disquieting to small children.
Runtime:
103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Revealing mistakes: When Fiona is painting the windowsill in the cabin on Roan Inish, you can clearly see that the paintbrush is dry. more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
A good story well told, 14 August 2004
Author: itsmewendylee from Ohio

I loved this movie. While this was not a movie specifically made for a young audience (by that I mean, it's not a "kid flick,") this is a great family film. If you give your kids a chance to love an intelligent film, they will. This story is told so vividly, so beautifully, that it held my 6 and 9 year old daughters rapt in spite of the fact that it did not resemble a Disney Channel video.

Anyone who can appreciate folklore tales should love this movie. The cinematography is absolutely breathtaking, the script well written, the actors all wholly believable. I could watch it again and again.

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