The Tiger's Tail (2006)
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15% of critics liked it
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Deliverance and Tailor of Panama director John Boorman returns to the director's chair for this tale of a hawkish businessman who slowly finds his life being taken over by the twin brother he never knew he had. Liam O'Leary (Brendan Gleeson) is a no-nonsense real-estate developer who… More Deliverance and Tailor of Panama director John Boorman returns to the director's chair for this tale of a hawkish businessman who slowly finds his life being taken over by the twin brother he never knew he had. Liam O'Leary (Brendan Gleeson) is a no-nonsense real-estate developer who isn't above greasing the politician's wheels a bit to get the permits he needs. His 20-year marriage to Jane (Kim Cattrall) has been stale for over a decade, and his adolescent son, Connor (Brian Gleeson), has most recently taken to communism as a means of showcasing his rebellious streak. Though Liam still dotes on his aging mother (Moira Deady), it's plain to see that his sister, Oona (Sinéad Cusack), is the favored child in the family. One day, stuck in traffic on the way home from work and frustrated at his inability to obtain planning permission for a multi-million pound stadium, Liam is shocked to see his spitting image approach his car and begin cleaning the windshield while begging for change. Now, after discovering that he was not only adopted but has an identical twin as well, Liam finds his life rapidly being taken over by a cunning doppelganger who has had enough of life on the streets, and has finally found a means of turning his luck around by simply stepping into the shoes of his more successful counterpart. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Boorman
- Written By
- John Boorman
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 26, 2006 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 11, 2009
- Studio
- Buena Vista
Critic Reviews
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David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
A messy but absorbing mystery.
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Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals
Amateurish technical contrivance isn't this awkward, retro failure's only deficiency.
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Nora Lee Mandel, Film-Forward.com
The world recession has made this suspenseful film bitingly relevant beyond the local problems of the maiming of "The Celtic Tiger."
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Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
A real waste of a potentially interesting premise.
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Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
The Tiger's Tail, like Cassandra's Dream, prominently features a boat that is both symbol of financial attainment and emotional ruin; it also finds a master filmmaker defying the "show, don't tell" principle with almost crippling cynicism.
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Cast
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Brendan Gleeson
as Liam O'Leary
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Kim Cattrall
as Jane O'Leary
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Ciarán Hinds
as Father Andy
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Sinead Cusack
as Oona
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John Kavanagh
as Harry Oona's Husband
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Ruth McCabe
as Large Woman
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Sean McGinley
as Declan Murray
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Cathy Belton
as Sally
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Briain Gleeson
as Connor O'Leary
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Angeline Ball
as Ursula
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Stanley Townsend
as Jim Brady The Banker
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Moira Deady
as Maeve Liam's Mother
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Michael McElhatton
as Doctor Alex Loden
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Michael Fitzgerald
as Male Nurse
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Denis Conway
as Bertie Brennan
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Charlene McKenna
as Samantha
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Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
as Larry Cooney
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Ruth Lawlor
as Harry's Secretary
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Eanna Mac Liam
as The Beggar
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Conor Mullen
as MC
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Regan O'Brien
as Nurse
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Derry Power
as Eddie
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Ned Dennehy
as Felim
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Gary Murphy
as Garda
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Martin Murphy
as Garda 1
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David Herlihy
as Paul Ursula's Husband
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Aonghus Og McAnally
as Garda 2
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Mark Lambert
as District Judge
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Philip O'Sullivan
as Assistant Governor
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Paolo Tullio
as Patrick Le Say
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Nigel Linden
as Samantha's Boyfriend
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Geoff Minogue
as Ambulance Driver
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Frank Gleeson
as The Double's Double