The Secret of Roan Inish
1994 · Movie · PG · 103 min · ★ 6.7 · 88% critics
A young girl is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village on Ireland’s coast, where she hears an old family legend about seals that can become human. Still grieving a sibling lost to the sea, she follows clues to a nearby island and becomes determined to learn what’s real behind the stories.
Based on Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-05-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (96 votes)
- Box office
- $6,159,269
- Budget
- $5,700,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this gentle, folklore-tinged family tale if you like quiet, comforting stories and coastal atmosphere; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big stakes, or constant action like Shrek 2.
Pros: soothing fable-like mood; gorgeous Irish coastal setting; family-friendly story | Cons: very slow pacing; lots of exposition; may feel uneventful
Themes
- sea
- island
- legend
- family history
- family relationships
- seagull
- ireland
- storytelling
- seal (animal)
- seaweed
- talking to animals
- fishing boat
- +15 more
Cast & crew
- JC
Jeni Courtney
as Fiona
- EC
Eileen Colgan
as Tess
Mick Lally
as Hugh
John Lynch
as Tadhg
- PS
Pat Slowey
as Priest
Dave Duffy
as Jim
Declan Hannigan
as Oldest brother
- RS
Richard Sheridan
as Eamon
- MM
Micheal MacCarthaigh
as Schoolmaster
Fergal McElherron
as Sean Michael
Directed by John Sayles