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The Snapper

1993 · 95 min

A warm, funny, and sharply observed slice of Dublin family life that balances gossipy comedy with genuine emotional weight.

Tagline
She's got a little secret and a lot of explaining to do.
Overview
Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • class
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Written by
Roddy Doyle
Starring
Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe, Eanna MacLiam, Peter Rowen, Joanne Gerrard, Colm O'Byrne, Ciara Duffy
Music
Stanley Myers
Cinematography
Oliver Stapleton
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom, Ireland
Languages
English

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