Nora (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Nora is a drama film directed by Pat Murphy, running about 106 minutes. “She gave a voice to his words and fire to his passion.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. In 1904, in Dublin, James Joyce chats up Nora Barnacle, a hotel maid recently come from Galway. She enchants him with her frank, direct and uninhibited manner, and before long, he's convinced her to come with him to Trieste, where he has a job with Berlitz. Over time, Nora pulls him through phobias, tolerates his drinking, takes in his brother Stan, and bests Joyce at 'the writin' game' to bring him back to Italy from Dublin where he's gone to open a cinema. But his sexual jealousy threatens the relationship and sends her back to Galway with the children. Is there any way to tame Jim's green-eyed monster? And, will the lad ever get his stories published?

Who’s in it. Nora stars Ewan McGregor as James Joyce, Susan Lynch as Nora Barnacle, Andrew Scott as Michael Bodkin and Peter McDonald as Stanislaus Joyce, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.2/10, Nora has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Nora page.

If you liked it. Fans of Nora tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.