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Waking Ned

Waking Ned

7,1 /10 (341 Votes)
1998 EN 91 min

Overview

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

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Release date

20/11/1998

Votes

341

Popularity

1.0

How far would you go to win a fortune!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

91 min

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$43,515,982

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Jackie O'Shea

David Kelly

David Kelly

Michael O'Sullivan

Fionnula Flanagan

Fionnula Flanagan

Annie O'Shea

Susan Lynch

Susan Lynch

Maggie O'Toole

Brendan Dempsey

Brendan Dempsey

Jim Kelly

James Nesbitt

James Nesbitt

Pig Finn

Paul Vaughan

Paul Vaughan

Narrator (voice)

Maura O'Malley

Maura O'Malley

Mrs. Kennedy

Robert Hickey

Robert Hickey

Maurice O'Toole

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Paddy Ward

Brendy O'Toole

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James Ryland

Dennis Fitzgerald

Fintan McKeown

Fintan McKeown

Pat Mulligan

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Eileen Dromey

Lizzy Quinn

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Kitty Fitzgerald

Kitty

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Dermot Kerrigan

Father Patrick

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Jimmy Keogh

Ned Devine

Matthew Devitt

Matthew Devitt

Tom Toomey

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Rennie Campbell

Rennie

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Eamonn Doyle

Dicey Riley

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Raymond MacCormac

The Whistler

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Larry Randall

Father Mulligan

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Jim Ashford

Villager of Tullymore

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Lewis Charles Barham

Villager of Tullymore

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Colin Bendall

Villager of Tullymore

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Dodo Bickerdike

Villager of Tullymore

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Joy Birnie

Villager of Tullymore

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James Bishop

Villager of Tullymore

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Peter Bradford

Villager of Tullymore

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Steven Burke

Villager of Tullymore

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Derick Bussey

Villager of Tullymore

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Norman Cain

Villager of Tullymore

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Margaret Cain

Villager of Tullymore

Peter Carroll

Peter Carroll

Villager of Tullymore

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Barbara Clague

Villager of Tullymore

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Pam Courtenay Smith

Villager of Tullymore

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Edwina Crebbin

Villager of Tullymore

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Jill Cruddace

Villager of Tullymore

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Ted Cruddace

Villager of Tullymore

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Heather Dawes

Villager of Tullymore

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George Egee

Villager of Tullymore

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Jill Foster

Villager of Tullymore

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Susan Hidson

Villager of Tullymore

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Margaret Horsfield

Villager of Tullymore

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John Kaighin

Villager of Tullymore

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Una King

Villager of Tullymore

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Anne Lace

Villager of Tullymore

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Shirley Lewney

Villager of Tullymore

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Alix Morrey

Villager of Tullymore

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Pat O'Donohue

Villager of Tullymore

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Ged Pearce

Villager of Tullymore

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Stella Pixton

Villager of Tullymore

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Joyce Pullin

Villager of Tullymore

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Charlie Read

Villager of Tullymore

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Thomas Reeder

Villager of Tullymore

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Adrian Robinson

Lotto Observer

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Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

2020-09-16

⭐ 10

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 wrote and directed the film, which apparently stated out to be a ten-minute short. Fortunately for al…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-07-07

⭐ 7

"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 puzzle is finally solved when they clock that "Ned" hasn't been seen for a while. A trip to his house d…

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