

Tara Road
2005-05-11 · 101 min · ★ 5.3
A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.
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Production details
- Directors
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Production companies
- Ferndale Films, Noel Pearson Productions, Pageturner Productions, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Surefire Films, The Works, Sarah Radclyffe Productions
- Countries
- Ireland
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 875,898
Top Cast
Andie MacDowellMarilyn
Olivia WilliamsRia
Stephen ReaColm
Iain GlenDanny
Jean-Marc BarrAndy
Heike MakatschBernadette
August ZirnerGreg
Ruby WaxCarlotta
Maria Doyle KennedyRosemary
Alan DevlinBarney
Dearbhla MolloyFinola
Sarah BolgerAnnie
Brenda FrickerMona
Enrique FonsecaLimo Driver
Jia FrancisHeidi
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