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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 80/100. Scores higher than 95% of the 445 1990s adventure movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic80/100
101 audience votes
Key crew
- John SaylesScreenplay
- John SaylesDirector
- Mason DaringOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeni CourtneyFiona
- Eileen ColganTess
- Mick LallyHugh
- John LynchTadhg
- Pat SloweyPriest
- Dave DuffyJim
- Declan HanniganOldest brother
- Richard SheridanEamon
- Micheal MacCarthaighSchoolmaster
- Fergal McElherronSean Michael
- Brendan ConroyFlynn
- Frankie McCaffertyTim
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Themes
seaislandlegendfamily historyfamily relationshipsseagullirelandstorytellingseal (animal)seaweedtalking to animalsfishing boat
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The Secret of Roan Inish is #30 of 60
