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The Best Years
“In a city divided by History, Religion and Politics. Greed will Unite them.”
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1h 33m
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The Best Years (2013) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Best Years (2013) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Crime, and Drama with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Peace is declared in Northern Ireland after thirty years of troubles. The criminal empires that have existed during the troubles can no longer operate and are being shut down. George is released from prison and returns to his old working-class neighbourhood to resume his life and steer clear of trouble which include… Our models also surface themes such as friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~93 min).
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Synopsis
Peace is declared in Northern Ireland after thirty years of troubles. The criminal empires that have existed during the troubles can no longer operate and are being shut down. George is released from prison and returns to his old working-class neighbourhood to resume his life and steer clear of trouble which includes his best friend Emmet. Nadine has also come back to Derry after many years away, she is the estranged daughter of the resident crime boss Simon McKnight and also George first love. When Emmet finds a bag of money belonging to a ruthless loyalist hit-man Giggles, George is compelled to help him one last time to return it. This step is too far and they are forced to enlist the help of a gang from the other side of the community.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2013-04-25
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 0.0
- TMDB ID
- 381417
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Peace is declared in Northern Ireland after thirty years of troubles. The criminal empires that have existed during the troubles can no longer operate and are being shut down. George is released fr... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Best Years?
The official runtime for The Best Years is approximately 93 minutes.
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Cast
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Connor Barr
Burger Van Vendor

Martin Kemp
Simon McKnight
- L
Leon Bearman
Jerome Jackson

Enn Reitel
Father Jude Best
- M
Matt Healy
Jackie 'Giggles' McGarrigle

Nigel Boyle
Dougie

Ayden Callaghan
Frank Mallone

Sarah Jane Honeywell
Crystal

Anna Nightingale
Nadine McKnight
- S
Slaine Kelly
Atlanta Earle
- J
Jason Gerard
George Best

Richard Hawley
Detective Sergeant Torks
- P
Penelope Driver
Club promotional model
- K
Kate Korbel
Nightclub dancer
- D
Danny Ogle
Arthur Clock

Marc Pickering
Emmet Nelis
- A
Amanda Smith
Restaurant diner
- J
Jilly St. John
Melanie
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