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Waking Ned

1998 · 91 min

A gentle, good-natured caper that ambles along with a twinkle in its eye, leaving you charmed and quietly moved.

Directed by
Kirk Jones
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan
Tagline
Finally, a comedy that will make you feel like a million bucks.
Overview
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

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Directed by
Kirk Jones
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • greed
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Kirk Jones
Written by
Kirk Jones
Starring
Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, Brendan Dempsey, James Nesbitt, Paul Vaughan, Maura O'Malley
Music
Shaun Davey
Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Irish, Latin

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