FeatureR1993·95m·6.5

The Snapper

She's got a little secret and a lot of explaining to do.

ComedyDrama

Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.

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Cast

Colm Meaney

Dessie Curley

Tina Kellegher

Sharon Curley

Ruth McCabe

Kay Curley

Eanna MacLiam

Craig Curley

Peter Rowen

Sonny Curley

Joanne Gerrard

Lisa Curley

Colm O'Byrne

Darren Curley

Ciara Duffy

Kimberley Curley

Fionnuala Murphy

Jackie O'Keefe

Karen Woodley

Yvonne Burgess

Pat Laffan

George Burgess

Virginia Cole

Doris Burgess

Denis Menton

Pat Burgess

Brendan Gleeson

Lester

Ronan Wilmot

Paddy

Stuart Dunne

Bertie

Dylan Tighe

Boy

Caroline O'Boyle

Girl

Jennifer Kelly

Checkout Woman

Audrey Corr

Customer

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
R
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
BBC Film

Crew

Director

Stephen Frears

Writers

Roddy Doyle, Roddy Doyle

Oliver Stapleton

Director of Photography

Mick Audsley

Editor

Stanley Myers

Original Music Composer

Mark Geraghty

Production Design

Consolata Boyle

Costume Design

Gallery

Reviews

Peter McGinn

6/29/2022

7.0

The Snpper is certainly a lively and boisterous movie. Nobody is the least bit shy about expressing their opinion loudly and often. I have watched a lot of British and Irish movies over the years, but because of the emotional delivery and spreed of their talking, I missed a lot of details in the dialogue. But also because of the emotions displayed, I always had an idea about the tenor of the conversations. I thought a few of the subplots could have been given more screen time, but then again, they were almost always talking about the titular baby-to-be so I guess that is fair. Plus, the person who wrote the novel adapted it to the screenplay, so hr must have imported what he thought was important. (Hopefully future mothers watching the movie won’t come away thinking binge drinking during pregnancy is good for the baby and realize that yes, this is just a movie.) But The Snapper was entertaining and that is what counts.

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