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Tara Road

Tara Road

Sometimes the only way to find yourself... is to lose yourself in someone else's life.

20055.31h 41m

Overview

A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.

Directed by Gillies MacKinnon
Written by Maeve Binchy, Shane Connaughton, Cynthia Cidre
Produced by Noel Pearson, Miron Blumental, Sarah Radclyffe
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $876K

Top Cast

Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell

Marilyn

Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

Ria

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Colm

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Danny

Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Andy

Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

Bernadette

August Zirner

August Zirner

Greg

Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax

Carlotta

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Rosemary

Alan Devlin

Alan Devlin

Barney

Themes & Keywords

upper classloss of loved onebankruptcookinggigolodublin, irelandroom exchangedivorceextramarital affair

About Tara Road

Tara Road is a drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of upper class, loss of loved one, bankrupt, cooking, gigolo, dublin, ireland. Directed by Gillies MacKinnon, it stars Andie MacDowell, Olivia Williams, Stephen Rea. A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.

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