An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
Angela's Ashes has generally received positive reviews.
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Angela's Ashes was released in 1999 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 395 reviews, giving Angela's Ashes (1999) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 62%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Angela's Ashes than critics were.
With a score of 70%, Angela's Ashes is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like The Mummy, Man on the Moon and The End of the Affair.
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