Black Irish

Black Irish (2007)

  • 31% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (1,618 ratings)

A young man struggles to grow up with principles as his family begins to self-destruct around him in this coming of age drama. Cole McKay (Michael Angarano) is a boy in his middle-teens growing up in an Irish-Catholic family in Boston. While Cole has dreams of playing major league baseball some day,… More

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R, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By
Brad Gann
Written By
Brad Gann
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Oct 26, 2007 Wide
On DVD
Jan 8, 2008
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Critic Reviews

  • Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

    While the film has many well-observed moments...it ultimately suffers from its relentless piling on of crises.

  • , Los Angeles Times

    Black Irish boasts many memorable scenes and fine characterizations but ultimately plays more like a series of snapshots come to life than as an organically satisfying story.

  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe

    A small-bore Southie coming-of-age drama whose heart is just a bit bigger than its cliches.

  • Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze

    The film draws strength from sensitively scrutinizing character, but tends to confuse Catholic guilt with narrative redemption.

  • Kam Williams, NewsBlaze

    Irish coming-of-age Beantown drama reminiscent of Angela's Ashes, especially in terms of maintaining a relentlessly pessimistic and morose tone.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Gulry, Melissa Leo, Emily VanCamp, Michael Rispoli, Francis Capra DIRECTED BY BRAD GANN Wow. This movie was not at all what I was expecting. it was much better then what I had anticipated. I thought it was just going to be based around… More

  • Nani V


    Bravo! Loved it!!! Michael Angarano was great in here. This movie made me laugh and cry...lovely film.

  • Chosen 7


    Not as good as i thought it would be [based on the trailer] but it had some good performances. Tom Guiry was the highlight of the movie despite the fact that he for the most part he played a slightly subdued version of the character he played on the short-lived cult hit tv show The… More

  • Marion R


    I really liked it and Angarano was really good. It's a pretty tough story, but a very neat watch.

  • Leo L


    Oh wow! I thought I had already rated this before. Hmmm.....this is definitely one of interest about a boy who struggles with the indifference of leaving childhood, entering adulthood. The story plot follows his pursuits of dealing with just about everything life tosses at him.… More

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