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Tara Road (2005) -- Two women -- one American, one Irish -- swap houses and alter the course of their lives.

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6.0/10   679 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Cynthia Cidre (screenplay) and
Shane Connaughton (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
7 October 2005 (Ireland) more
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Sometimes you must lose your life to find a new one...
Plot:
Two women -- one American, one Irish -- swap houses and alter the course of their lives. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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A film of the Mave Binchy book of the same title more (14 total)

Cast

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Olivia Williams ... Ria

Andie MacDowell ... Marilyn
Johnny Brennan ... Brian

Iain Glen ... Danny
Jennifer Buckley ... Secretary

Stephen Rea ... Colm
Virginia Cole ... Mrs. Doyle
Maria Doyle Kennedy ... Rosemary
Sarah Bolger ... Annie
Eileen Colgan ... Nora
Jean-Marc Barr ... Andy
Alan Devlin ... Barney
Enrique Fonseca ... Limo Driver
Jia Francis ... Heidi (as Jia Frances)
Brenda Fricker ... Mona
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some sensuality.
Runtime:
97 min
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Fun Stuff

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Maeve Binchy, author of the novel on which the movie is based, makes an uncredited cameo as a restaurant patron. She can be glimpsed seated at the end of the bar, right after the scene where Ria offers to take the job advertised at the restaurant cashier's counter. more
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A film of the Mave Binchy book of the same title, 12 October 2007
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Author: (vccc@highsouth.com) from United States

I do like Maeve Binchy as a writer and liked Circle of Friends so I thought Tara Road might be along those lines but alas it wasn't.

The acting seemed very forced and the characters were just not real at all. I just didn't get the feeling that anyone really believed in the character they were playing. I usually like Andie MacDowel and Stephen Rea but their characters just didn't fit.

And the American scenes were supposed to be set in New England but were filmed in South Africa. Did the producers and director really think we Americans would think that was New England. Come on! It was ludicrous to expect that leap of faith from us.

I would not really recommend this film at all.

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