SummaryIt's early autumn of 1975 in Brooklyn and 18 year-old Brian Leary is killing time, pulling off petty crimes with his street tough older brother Danny, whom he both idolizes and fears. They both live with their parents, Paddy, a longshoreman, and his long suffering wife, Margaret who puts up with Paddy's drinking and abusive behavior, especially t... Read More
White Irish Drinkers
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Mixed or Average
51
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Universal Acclaim
8.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
31% Positive
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56% Mixed
9 Reviews
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13% Negative
2 Reviews
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Mar 25, 2011
75
Writer-director John Gray, who created "Ghost Whisperer" on TV, is a son of Brooklyn whose love for the borough is as thick as a pint of Guinness, and he keeps finding fresh ways to present familiar plot points.
Mar 21, 2011
70
A modestly engaging domestic drama that earns few points for originality but rewards aud attention with persuasive performances, outbursts of robust humor and a vivid yet understated evocation of time and place.
User score
Universal Acclaim
81% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
10% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
10% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
May 8, 2013
10
Wow. Wasn't expecting to be knocked off my couch when I watched this on Netflix, but it moved me so deeply, I couldn't stop thinking about it. Rented it again when an old friend came to town and we were both laughing hysterically and weeping like babies toward the end. Peter Riegert was great, Stephen Lang was scary and Karen Allen is still beautiful. And the new kid, Nick Thurston another Wow. If you want the kind of experience that only heartfelt little movies can offer, this is your film. Highest recommendation. (Oh and the music is great, too!)
Apr 24, 2011
10
This was a FANTASTIC movie and I hope it gets more theatre exposure!! Such a compelling story of how so often fear affects our choices and actions... and how the choices we make regarding the people we choose to care about and manner in which we choose to care is whats it all about. We don't get to choose plenty in our live's (like our parents, our gender, etc....) - but we do get to make choices about who and what matters! Great movie and great acting / direction!
Mar 25, 2011
60
There's an unexpected appeal to John Gray's modest drama, emanating from its center.
Mar 24, 2011
50
From that title on down, White Irish Drinkers is a compendium of clichés struggling to upgrade its status and become a respectable archetype.
Mar 22, 2011
50
Even though Gray is no raw-boned rookie-he has made TV movies for decades, plus, back in the day, a single Steven Seagal floater-his movie is rather inexcusably obvious, going for "troot," but recycling dese-dose-dem clichés already pressed into plastic lumber 25 years ago.
Mar 22, 2011
40
Atmosphere and acting can't save a script filled with easy-target irony ("Who ever heard of gettin' rich from workin' with computers?") and a plot that telegraphs every left turn miles in advance.
Mar 24, 2011
30
As you might have guessed from its title, Drinkers is as full of cheap sentimentality and predictable behavior as a Hell's Kitchen bar would have been in the 1970s.
Apr 21, 2011
10
This is a great film. Inspiring, funny, moving, romantic, and intense. Stephen Lang's performance is jaw-dropping. The movie strikes a great balance between tension and laughter and the final scene is a shocking resolution to all that tension. Great movie, great writing, great acting, great music...highly recommend!
Apr 10, 2011
10
I LOVED this movie!!! The music, the humor, the actors, and it was great to see Peter Riegert and Karen Allen again. This is what Brooklyn was like in the 70's. The director nailed it! Go see it!!
Apr 8, 2011
10
Can't believe I hadn't heard anything about this film before; just saw it at Laemmle Sunset 5 in LA on recommendation of a friend. I am still thinking about it. The family reminds me of my own (Framingham MA in the '80's, not Brooklyn New York in the '70s, but it doesn't matter, it's universal)..realistically shows the residual harm an alcoholic family can cause, but also shows how love can survive and conquer, even among those unable to express it. Nick Thurston is a star in the making. Stephen Lang and Karen Allen should win Oscars. So much to think about. May see it again. No exaggeration. GO!!!
Apr 8, 2011
10
Nick Thurston was dynamite!! This movie is one of those movies that makes you want do something different in your life and in away is very inspirational. Through the compelling story you realize your in contol of what you want to do. White Irish Drinkers delivers and delivers hard! its one of those movies that hits every aspect a movie should, drama, romance, action, humor, some crime. Its soo good, that i would definitely go see it again..... Its a must see... oh and ignore the critics... they are clueless.
Feb 22, 2013
6
White Irish Drinkers is a coming of age story, centered around a boy who doesn't quite fit in with the rest of his dysfunctional family. It's a common theme in many similar films and to be honest, I didn't see anything here, that made this movie stand out from the rest of them. This is just another coming of age film without many surprises. The story wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special. The acting was OK, as was the pace of the film. I'm finding it really difficult to say anything positive or negative about White Irish Drinkers, because the truth is, it's just a simple, ordinary story that I've seen a hundred times before. The names and places always change, and there was a familiar face or two, but nothing about this film stands out positively or negatively in any way. It's just a very common type of story with a very ordinary cast. Everyone does their job and the story gets told, I don't know what you'll think, but my reaction to this film was simple neutrality. A decent movie, but easily forgotten, as nothing made any kind of impact on me at all.
Production Company:
- Annus Mirabilis Inc.
- Ovington Avenue Productions
Release Date:Mar 25, 2011
Duration:1 h 49 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Blood is thicker than Brooklyn.
Awards
Manhattan Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Woodstock Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Gotham Awards
• 1 Nomination
