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Waking Ned

Waking Ned

1998
91 min
Comedy

Plot Summary

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

7.0
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

7.0
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

91 min
Runtime
1998-09-15
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1998
Year
Genres
Comedy

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User Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

10.0/10
Recent

I know that no movie is perfect, but I am hard pressed to think of any criticism for this movie, known as Waking Ned Devine here in the U.S. Perhaps I will come up with a weakness by the time I finish writing this. This is a feel good movie from start to finish. Okay, a character dies at the beginning, but only right after he wins the lottery. They set up the action by introducing several characters and fill in background on them. Then the story itself is told simply and well. Kirk Jones w...

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7.0/10
Recent

"Jackie" (Ian Bannen) has an ingenious way of getting his wife "Annie" (Fionnula Flanagan) to bring his ice cream to his armchair - he feigns a lottery win! That sets the tone for the rest of this light-hearted comedy as he discovers that one of their number has actually won over £6 millions. Now it's a tiny village, so together with his pal "Michael" (David Kelly) the three of them begin a process of elimination to discover the real winner. Nobody seems to be splashing the cash, though! The puz...

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