Synopsis
How far would you go to win a fortune!
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
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Waking Ned Devine
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Ian Bannen David Kelly Fionnula Flanagan Susan Lynch Brendan Dempsey James Nesbitt Paul Vaughan Maura O'Malley Robert Hickey Paddy Ward James Ryland Fintan McKeown Eileen Dromey Kitty Fitzgerald Dermot Kerrigan Jimmy Keogh Matthew Devitt Rennie Campbell Eamonn Doyle Raymond MacCormac Larry Randall Jim Ashford Lewis Charles Barham Colin Bendall Dodo Bickerdike Joy Birnie James Bishop Peter Bradford Steven Burke Show All…
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Waking Ned, Waking Ned Devine, Lang lebe Ned Devine, Vieilles Canailles, Lang lebe Ned Devine!, Ned Devine'i diriltmek, Svegliati Ned, À la santé de Ned, Lottózsonglőrök, Despertando a Ned, להעיר את נד, A Fortuna de Ned, Despertant en Ned, Martwy farciarz, Lottovoittaja Ned, 乐翻天, 웨이킹 네드, Сюрприз старины Неда, Lottomiljonären
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Canada
Toronto International Film Festival
01 Oct 1998
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Chicago International Film Festival
Theatrical limited
20 Nov 1998
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USAPG
Theatrical
15 Sep 1998
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UKPG
08 Jan 1999
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USAPG
25 Mar 1999
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Germany12
15 Jul 1999
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TV
26 Jun 2010
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Canada
15 Sep 1998
- Premiere Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
25 Mar 1999
- Theatrical12
Netherlands
15 Jul 1999
- Theatrical6
26 Jun 2010
- TV6 Nederland 2
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15 Sep 1998
- TheatricalPG
USA
01 Oct 1998
- Premiere Chicago International Film Festival
20 Nov 1998
- Theatrical limitedPG
08 Jan 1999
- TheatricalPG
Popular reviews
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If anyone wants to watch this I will Venmo you the $4 it costs to rent on iTunes lol
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I needed a light hearted film and this one filled the bill nicely! It's not a laugh out loud film, it's mildly funny, amusing, quirky and quaint! Character driven film with wonderfully colorful characters that make this an enjoyable film!
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I enjoyed this light comedy in which a whole town defrauds the government for lottery money!
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A bunch of old dudes trying to swindle money out of a dead dude by any means necessary. A wholesome film for the whole family!
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God damn, not only was there a good amount of laughs, but there was also some pretty great emotional moments, this film is great.
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A lovely, warm hearted film with some fun, likeable characters and Irish charm set in a beautiful Irish villiage with mountains and the sea and tiny houses. Even though the story is rather dark and involves fraud commited by the whole village, it was still a funny, cute little film with some excellent songs , a feelgood vibe and a cozy film in general.
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I saw this film when it first came out and I was a pissy teenager. It didn't resonate with me then, like it does now. Here's a film that celebrates community and friendship, surrounded by death. I think this how to do a great black comedy. It never really leans into the morbid, but when it does it feels justified.
The phone booth scene was legendary.
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Maggie's in the Mud: 80s and 90s British Cinema Project
Another function for this project is finally watching films that I should have watched over 20 years ago.
Waking Ned, or Waking Ned Devine as it's called in America because the added surname adds so much explanation of the plot doesn't it, is a gentle little comedy with tons of heart and spirit that understands the potential pitfalls of a story like this and how it can sour its viewers to its characters.
Because unless you're prepared to play this out like a black comedy, which Waking Ned isn't, it can come across as a bit mean spirited to have your characters scheming to claim lottery winnings from a dead…
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