Tara Road(2005)
Sometimes the only way to find yourself... is to lose yourself in someone else's life.
A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.
Movie: Tara Road
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marilyn
Ria
Colm
Danny
Andy
Bernadette
Greg
Carlotta
Rosemary
Barney
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A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.
Release Date
2005-05-11
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5.359
Rating:
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Sometimes the only way to find yourself... is to lose yourself in someone else's life.
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