The MatchMaker (1997)

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Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1997-10-03
Director: Mark Joffe
Writers: Greg Dinner , Karen Janszen , Louis Nowra , Graham Linehan
Language: English
Stars: Janeane Garofalo , David O’Hara , Milo O’Shea , Jay O. Sanders , Rosaleen Linehan , Paul Hickey (I) , Maria Doyle Kennedy , Saffron Burrows , Denis Leary , Olivia Caffrey
Runtime: 97 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Matchmaker (Sweden) , The MatchMaker (United States of America) , Сватовникът (Bulgaria) , The MatchMaker (Ireland) , Parringsleg (Denmark) , L'entremetteur (France, French Republic) , Te odio, mi amor (Spain) , Amori e imbrogli (Italy) , Pasiuni înselatoare (Romania) , Äktenskapsmäklaren (Sweden) , 恋はワンダフル!? (Japan) , Koi wa wandafuru!? (Japan) , Lemmen lähettiläs (Finland) , The MatchMaker (United Kingdom) , Házasságszerzők (Hungary) , Το προξενιό (Greece) , The Matchmaker (Denmark) , Swaty (Poland) , Heirat nicht ausgeschlossen (Germany) , Um Romance Inesperado (Brazil) , Likimo pokštai (Lithuania) , Peţitorul (Romania) , Provodadžija (Serbia) , El casamentero (Argentina) , The MatchMaker , The MatchMaker (Australia) , Сводник (Russian Federation)
Plot: Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the village of Ballinagra when it is preparing for an annual Matchmaking Festival. A well-dressed, handsome and single young lady, she becomes the center of attention for two professional matchmakers, Dermot and Millie, as well as for bartender Sean.
IMDB:tt0119632