The Closer You Get
2000, English. Directed by Aileen Ritchie.
For five desperate Irishmen, the perfect girl is abroad.
Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 and 21, to live in their isolated Donegal village. The whole town knows about the ad, and it sharpens everyone's sense of the opportunities for happiness already at hand. Kate, a publican with a young daughter, is separating from her husband and catches the eye of a bachelor sheep farmer. Kieran the butcher realizes that his assistant Siobhan is comely, and then he discovers she's fiery as well. Ollie sends off for Dutch skin magazines that the village postmistress won't release to him. The men, and women, find counsel in their movie-loving priest. Will anyone answer the ad?
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 27 December 2000
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Written by
- William Ivory, Herbie Wave
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The Closer You Get runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Closer You Get isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Closer You Get?
If you liked The Closer You Get, try Duplex, Sextuplets, The Ladies Man.
Who directed The Closer You Get?
The Closer You Get (2000) was directed by Aileen Ritchie and stars Ian Hart, Sean McGinley, Niamh Cusack.