Film

Waking Ned 1998

Directed by Kirk Jones

  • Comedy
  • 91 min
  • PG

Finally, a comedy that will make you feel like a million bucks.

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

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Comic, classical in form, effortless and contemporary.

  • gravecomic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • effortlessdemanding
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • resolvedopen-ended

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 44The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 33The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 2The Ironist: disliked by 12 / 1The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 22The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 22The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 1The Thrill Chaser: disliked by 11 / 1The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 11The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

26 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Ironists.

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Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.

  • Is Ian Bannen the best thing in Waking Ned?

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  • Is Waking Ned too gentle for its own good?

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  • Would Waking Ned hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1998?

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