The Snapper

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The Snapper

R,

1993,

1h 34m,

Comedy

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97%

31 Reviews

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86%

2,500+ Ratings

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31 Reviews

86%

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2,500+ Ratings

Twenty-year-old Irish lass Sharon Curley (Tina Kellegher) still lives at home with her mom (Ruth McCabe), dad (Colm Meaney) and many siblings. But notoriety in her small town suddenly arrives in the unlikeliest of forms when, after a boozy night on the town, she becomes pregnant and refuses to divulge the identity of the baby's father. Eventually, the not-so-proud dad is exposed, bringing new levels of embarrassment and complication to the devout Roman Catholic Curley household.

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Critics Consensus

Warm, funny, and populated by easily relatable characters, The Snapper is a compulsively watchable slice-of-life dramedy with much to recommend.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

Aug 31, 2020

It sounds like a drab little tale, but in the hands of the film's director, Stephen Frears, it becomes a headlong tumble into good humor...

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 13, 2015

As warm and lived-in as an old pair of boots, The Snapper is an honorable feel-good movie.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Mar 11, 2008

4/5

At once realistic and idealised, this is a rare attempt to make drama of ordinary people doing the right thing.

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Film4 Staff

Film4

Mar 11, 2008

Gritty, charming and with a heart as big as the Emerald Isle itself.

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TV Guide

Mar 11, 2008

3.5/4

Well written and directed, The Snapper celebrates common sense and human decency, qualities which triumph over prudishness and restrictive social mores.

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Draco W

Aug 16, 2018

Joyful and positive film!

Finn S

Jul 15, 2018

As Macho Man Randy Savage would say: Snap into it! Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh yeah!

Hermione S

Apr 29, 2018

Offbeat, a bit contrived and one note (how many bar scenes/drunkenness/barfing, and how much yelling can we have?), but also charming and illustrative of a tight Irish clan in the 80s/90s. While not played as a straight drama, it is much more drama than outright comedy. I was hoping to laugh more, but found Colm Meany's evolving father figure to be an interesting sub-plot in itself that added to the depth of the story.

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Rey S

Nov 18, 2017

It's a comedy about a very young woman (maybe early 20s) who gets pregnant, but somehow the dad ends up being the focus of attention.

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Poe R

Oct 28, 2017

Somewhat dated, but great acting by Colm Meaney (the father) and Ruth McCabe (the mother). Enjoyable.

Leia P

Apr 30, 2008

Better-than-average sitcom stuff, enhanced by the lively performances, Doyle's own adaptation, and the able direction of Stephen Frears.

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Dessie Curley

Tina Kellegher

Sharon Curley

Ruth McCabe

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Synopsis

Twenty-year-old Irish lass Sharon Curley (Tina Kellegher) still lives at home with her mom (Ruth McCabe), dad (Colm Meaney) and many siblings. But notoriety in her small town suddenly arrives in the unlikeliest of forms when, after a boozy night on the town, she becomes pregnant and refuses to divulge the identity of the baby's father. Eventually, the not-so-proud dad is exposed, bringing new levels of embarrassment and complication to the devout Roman Catholic Curley household.

Director: Stephen Frears
Producer: Lynda Myles
Screenwriter: Roddy Doyle
Distributor: Alta Films S.A., Miramax Films
Production Co: BBC
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 6, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $674.8K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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