The read
A Balasaur Score of 55 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 34%, Metacritic 37/100. Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Most of the 6,719 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes34%
Metacritic37/100
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
333 audience votes
Key crew
- Jim SheridanWriter
- Jim SheridanDirector
- Johnny FergusonScreenplay
- Brian ByrneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rooney MaraYoung Roseanne McNulty
- Theo JamesFather Gaunt
- Vanessa RedgraveOld Roseanne McNulty
- Eric BanaDr. William Grene
- Jack ReynorMichael Eneas
- Aidan TurnerJack McNulty
- Susan LynchNurse
- Tom Vaughan-LawlorMcCabe
- Charlie KellyBeau
- Nika McGuiganChrissie
- Antony AcheampongG.I Grove
- Omar Sharif Jr.Daniel O'Brien
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookirelandunfulfilled love1920s1930s