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Ruth McCabe


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  • Takin' Over The Asylum
  • Takin' Over The Asylum review by Floot from Newent
    Rated - 5 stars Simply fantastic 11 February 2009
    ...in places, too, with a very brief Jack Nicholson impression that is uncanny. Ruth McCabe is similarly touching and funny in her portrayal of Rosalie, an ordinary housew...  

Ruth McCabe - filmography


  • The Closer You Get on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Niamh Cusack,  Ian Hart,  Ruth McCabe
    Director: Aileen Ritchie
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A group of ordinary Irish fellows are bored and dissatisfied with the local women in their small town. Led by fashion-conscious butcher Ian, they decide to pool their resources and put an ad in an American newspaper inviting American women to their town dance in the hope of attracting some exciting ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 313 members
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  • The Snapper on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Colm Meaney,  Tina Kellegher,  Ruth McCabe
    Director: Stephen Frears
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Welcome to the helter-skelter Curley household. Dessie and Kay are proud parents of six loud, lively children. When their daughter Sharon announces that she is pregnant and refuses to name the father, shock-waves reverberate through the family and the neighbourhood.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 190 members
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  • My Left Foot on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis,  Ray McAnally,  Brenda Fricker
    Director: Jim Sheridan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Daniel Day-Lewis delivers a performance for the ages in this film based on DOWN ALL THE DAYS, the autobiography of Christy Brown, who overcame severe physical limitations to become an accomplished painter and writer. The film describes the astounding arc of Brown's life, starting with a childhood ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 9,239 members
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  • Takin' Over The Asylum (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Ken Stott,  Katy Murphy,  Angus Macfadyen
    Director: David Blair
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Six part BBC Scotland television drama about a hospital radio station in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital. The station is developed by alcoholic double glazing salesperson Eddie McKenna (Ken Stott), who is an aspiring DJ. At St. Jude's Hospital, he meets a range of people with varying mental illnesses.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 663 members
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  • My Left Foot to Watch Now (1989)
    Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis,  Ray McAnally,  Brenda Fricker
    Director: Jim Sheridan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 98 minutes
    Daniel Day-Lewis delivers a performance for the ages in this film based on DOWN ALL THE DAYS, the autobiography of Christy Brown, who overcame severe physical limitations to become an accomplished painter and writer. The film describes the astounding arc of Brown's life, starting with a childhood ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 79% from 139 members
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Ruth McCabe facts

5 most recent films

An Everlasting Piece - 3.0 stars
The Closer You Get - 3.0 stars
The Snapper - 3.5 stars
My Left Foot - 3.5 stars
Takin' Over The Asylum - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Takin' Over The Asylum - 4.0 stars
My Left Foot - 3.5 stars
The Snapper - 3.5 stars
An Everlasting Piece - 3.0 stars
The Closer You Get - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Closer You Get - 3.0 stars
An Everlasting Piece - 3.0 stars
The Snapper - 3.5 stars
My Left Foot - 3.5 stars
Takin' Over The Asylum - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Eanna MacLiam - 3 times - show films
Daniel Day-Lewis - 2 times - show films
Brenda Fricker - 2 times - show films
Ray McAnally - 2 times - show films
Hugh O'Conor - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jim Sheridan - 2 times - show films
David Blair - 1 times - show films
Aileen Ritchie - 1 times - show films
Stephen Frears - 1 times - show films
Barry Levinson - 1 times - show films