SummaryFred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.
Directed By:Darragh Byrne
Written By:Ciaran Creagh
Parked
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Mixed or Average
47
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Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
38% Positive
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Nov 27, 2012
80
Packing two terrific turns and an offbeat spirit, this coming-of-middle-age comedy is an unexpected treat.
Nov 28, 2012
70
This engaging character study functions best as a two-hander: The male leads build a wholly believable, offbeat co-dependency, while their interactions with others tend toward the more generic.
Nov 29, 2012
40
Parked collapses into sentimentality that not even an actor of Mr. Meaney's dignity and restraint can redeem from mawkishness.
Nov 27, 2012
40
The fact that director Darragh Byrne has laden things with a Celtic Whimsy 101 score and a sketched outline of a script makes it even tougher for Meaney to lift this film out of its social-drama rut.
Nov 25, 2012
25
The film takes dramatic material that sounds fairly standard-issue to begin with and proceeds to uncover precious little of genuinely fresh intrigue within it.
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Jul 10, 2023
10
An excellent movie! Colin Morgan is a superb actor! He has shown his versatility time and time again through the years. He is a fine actor who has made a name for himself. Meany was also wonderful in his role. The movie drew me in from the opening to the tearful ending. I thought the movie was well executed and well acted. Great ensemble cast. And worth your time to watch! Ignore the so-called 'professional critics'. Some wouldn't know how to find their 'derriere' if you gave them a map.
Jun 22, 2014
8
An interesting movie on life's unexpected outcomes and friendships. The two main characters, played by Colm Meaney and Colin Morgan, are poetically, subtly and elegantly embodied. A deep story which offers us a meditation on topics such as our reaction towards unexpected events and situations, self esteem in particular situations...Absolutely original and delightful.
Production Company:
- Ripple World Pictures
- Helsinki-Filmi
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
- Suomen Elokuvasäätiö
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Release Date:Nov 30, 2012
Duration:1 h 34 m
Tagline:Sometimes the person you least expect can help you find your way home.
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Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 4 Nominations
Brussels European Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
