Tara Road (film)

Tara Road is a 2005 drama film directed by Gillies MacKinnon, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Maeve Binchy. The film stars Olivia Williams, Andie MacDowell, Stephen Rea, and Iain Glen, and was produced by Noel Pearson and David Collins.

Marilyn and Ria—one American, one Irish—do a two-month house swap, as both have suffered crises and need a change. Both gradually becomes part of the other’s community, forming new friendships and gaining perspective on their own lives.

Tara Road was released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2005 and later in the United States in 2007. It received mixed reviews from critics and had a modest box office performance, with limited international release and distribution.