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Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
52 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark JoffeDirector
- Karen JanszenScreenplay
- Greg DinnerScreenplay
- Louis NowraScreenplay
- Graham LinehanScreenplay
- John AltmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Janeane GarofaloMarcy Tizard
- David O'HaraSean Kelly
- Milo O'SheaDermot O'Brien
- Jay O. SandersSenator John McGlory
- Rosaleen LinehanMillie O'Dowd
- Paul HickeyDeclan Kelly
- Maria Doyle KennedySarah Kelly
- Saffron BurrowsMoira Kennedy Kelly
- Denis LearyNick
- Olivia CaffreyAnnie
- Joan SheehyBus Passenger
- Anne GildeaAirport Assistant
Stills
Themes
election campaignirish-americanmake a match