Black Irish

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Black Irish

R

2007

1h 34m

Drama

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A teen (Michael Angarano) tries to keep his life together while his parents wallow in an unhappy marriage and his brother (Thomas Guiry) tries to lure him into criminal behavior.

Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Dec 3, 2007

While the film has many well-observed moments...it ultimately suffers from its relentless piling on of crises.

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Los Angeles Times

Oct 26, 2007

3/5

Black Irish boasts many memorable scenes and fine characterizations but ultimately plays more like a series of snapshots come to life than as an organically satisfying story.

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Oct 26, 2007

2.5/4

A small-bore Southie coming-of-age drama whose heart is just a bit bigger than its cliches.

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Dave White

Movies.com

Apr 4, 2011

3.5/5

David Noh

Film Journal International

Oct 30, 2007

Could almost be labeled a Gaelic minstrel show, so riddled is it with every conceivable clich and stereotype ever associated with the sons of Eire.

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Geoff Berkshire

Metromix.com

Oct 25, 2007

3/5

It'll be worth watching to see if [director Brad Gann] plays to his strengths on future projects.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Feb 1, 2025

A movie with such colorful characters that is beautifully written that portrays an unstable realistic family dynamic that once this film was done I wanted to watch it again.....only downside this film is a bot morbid and depressing.

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Aug 13, 2018

This is a great movie ... it's more of a real life story ... if you've had a difunctional family and or Irish catholic ... you'll get it ... I loved this movie the first time I saw it .... I have no clue why the crap reviews ?

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Oct 28, 2013

I love this movie. Sad and you have to be in the right mood to watch it.

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Apr 25, 2012

Typical Family Drama...very dull nothing special here.

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Mar 17, 2012

With beautifully captioned moments in the film, there are just too many depressing scenes that weigh down the movie from even having close to a happy ending.

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Mar 16, 2012

Good story and some good performances help elevate this beyond its meager budget and director's obvious newness to the craft. It doesn't always work and the story sometimes takes downright silly turns, but it's a fine enough portrait of a Boston family you feel is probably quite common in certain southern areas of the city, even today.

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Synopsis

A teen (Michael Angarano) tries to keep his life together while his parents wallow in an unhappy marriage and his brother (Thomas Guiry) tries to lure him into criminal behavior.

Director: Brad Gann
Producer: Brad Gann, J. Todd Harris, Kelly Crean, Mark Donadio, Jeffrey Orenstein
Screenwriter: Brad Gann
Distributor: Anywhere Road Entertainment
Production Co: Palisades Pictures Entertainment Group
Rating: R (Brief Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.9K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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