Raining Stones main backdrop
Raining Stones main poster

Raining Stones

Visit website

6.9/10 • 130

1993-09-091h 30m

DramaCrime

It would be funny if it didn't hurt so much.

Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.

Directors
Ken Loach
Writters
Jim Allen
Editors
Jim Allen, Jonathan Morris

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Bruce Jones

    Bruce Jones

    Bob

  2. Julie Brown

    Julie Brown

    Anne

  3. Gemma Phoenix

    Gemma Phoenix

    Coleen

  4. Ricky Tomlinson

    Ricky Tomlinson

    Tommy

  5. Tom Hickey

    Tom Hickey

    Father Barry

  6. Mike Fallon

    Mike Fallon

    Jimmy

  7. Ronnie Ravey

    Ronnie Ravey

    Butcher

  8. Lee Brennan

    Lee Brennan

    Irishman

  9. Karen Henthorn

    Karen Henthorn

    Young Mother

Reviews1

View Reviews
Peter McGinn Avatar

Peter McGinn

May 18, 2023

6/10

I watched this to see Bruce Jones in it, who I know from long ago Coronation Street. He performed well with a limiting script. I mean, there was plenty of emotional highs and lows for him to strut his stuff, but the plot seemed weak and fell back on stereotypes. I had trouble with his being too proud to accept charity but he has no qualms about breaking the law. Do those two standards really fit with each other? I was poor for several years as a young adult and never came close to that sort of reasoning. I am in the U.S. but I have watched a lot of British programming and movies over the years and usually manage the accents quite well, but these folks often spoke very fast and low, and I missed half or more of some conversations . Luckily the plot was so simple it was still easy to follow what was going on. I give the ending credit for not being predictable, but it also seemed kind of pat, deus es machina.

Media

  • Raining Stones backdrop
  • Raining Stones backdrop

Recommendations

  • The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz main backdrop

    The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

    7.3

  • Drifting Clouds main backdrop

    Drifting Clouds

    7.6

  • Ladybird Ladybird main backdrop

    Ladybird Ladybird

    7.2

  • Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold main backdrop

    Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

    7.2

  • Twin Town main backdrop

    Twin Town

    6.2

  • It's a Free World... main backdrop

    It's a Free World...

    6.5

  • All My Sons main backdrop

    All My Sons

    6.2

  • Riff-Raff main backdrop

    Riff-Raff

    6.7

  • Karla main backdrop

    Karla

    6.5

  • Michael Collins main backdrop

    Michael Collins

    6.9

  • Pickpocket main backdrop

    Pickpocket

    7.3

  • The Angels' Share main backdrop

    The Angels' Share

    7.0

  • Bangkok Dangerous main backdrop

    Bangkok Dangerous

    5.2

  • Forbidden Planet main backdrop

    Forbidden Planet

    7.3

  • A Special Day main backdrop

    A Special Day

    8.1

  • Escape to Victory main backdrop

    Escape to Victory

    6.9

  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl main backdrop

    The Diary of a Teenage Girl

    6.6

  • Happy Together main backdrop

    Happy Together

    7.6

  • Poseidon main backdrop

    Poseidon

    5.8

  • A History of Violence main backdrop

    A History of Violence

    7.2

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
communion dresspriestworking classcatholicunemploymentmanchester