Tara Road
Sometimes the only way to find yourself... is to lose yourself in someone else's life.
2005 · 101 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama
A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.
Directed by Gillies MacKinnon · Written by Shane Connaughton
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Andie MacDowell Marilyn -
Olivia Williams Ria -
Stephen Rea Colm -
Iain Glen Danny -
Jean-Marc Barr Andy -
Heike Makatsch Bernadette -
August Zirner Greg -
Ruby Wax Carlotta -
Maria Doyle Kennedy Rosemary -
Alan Devlin Barney -
Dearbhla Molloy Finola -
Sarah Bolger Annie
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