In the Name of the Father (1993)

R ★ 7.9/10 133 min Drama Ireland English

Director: Jim Sheridan

Screenplay by: Jim Sheridan, Terry George
Book: Gerry Conlon

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In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.

Description

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

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Top Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson Gareth Peirce

John Lynch Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney Carole Richardson

John Benfield Chief PO Barker

Paterson Joseph Benbay

In the Name of the Father Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

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IMDb Top 250

IMDb #198

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux

Metacritic #1177

National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10

National Board of Review #329

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