The Snapper

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Theatrical Release Date:

03/15/1994

DVD Release Date:

12/18/2001

Run Time:

90min.

Starring:

Colm Meaney , Tina Kellegher , Ruth McCabe , Fionnula Murphy , Pat Laffan

Director(s):

Stephen Frears

MPAA Rating:

R for language and some sexuality.

Genre(s):

Comedy

Plot: The Snapper is Stephen Frears's adaptation of the second book in Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy. The Curley family is a poor but eccentric and loving Irish family. Read More

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