Movie Information
Overall Rank: 1089
Average Rating: 3/4
# of Ratings: 136
Theatrical Release Date: 12/29/1993
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jim Sheridan
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Mark Sheppard, Anthony Brophy, Pete Postlethwaite, Frankie McCafferty
Plot: An man and his father are wrongly convicted of IRA terrorist bombings in 1970s England, and must fight against all odds to prove their innocence. -- pixienerd487
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Rating of
3.5/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 09/27/2020
Simultaneously gripping, unflinching, and ultimately inspiring drama about Irishman Gerry Conlon (Day-Lewis) and his father (Postlethwaite) who were unjustly convicted of a terrorist bombing in 1970s England. A compassionate lawyer (Thompson) fights to clear their name in this true life story. Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaite are excellent as a deeply fractured son-and-father that must survive incarceration together and achieve true justice.
Rating of
3/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 09/13/2011
A moving and powerful legal drama that succeeds when it focuses on the emotions of a family put under great duress. The legal courtroom parts get bogged down with pacing issues sometimes, but the personal moments between father and son in prison are golden. Both Day-Lewis and Postlethwaite turn in magnificent performances.
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Rating of
4/4
In the Name of the Father review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 10/13/2011
A film about the real story of the Guildford Four, 4 individuals wrongfully accused for being responsible in the IRA's Guildford pub bombings. Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a carefree soul who does everything to survive with friend Paul Hill (John Lynch). The other 2 victims were Paddy Armstrong (Mark Sheppard) and Carole Richardson (Beatie Edney). The heartless Inspector Robert Dixon (Corin Redgrave) was responsible for imprisoning the four which includes Giuseppe Conlon (Pete Postlethwaite). Gareth Peirce (Emma Thompson) is a lawyer who sides with the Conlon’s to attain justice. From the beginning of the film, it will grab your attention because of its enticing soundtrack (Bono, The Kinks, Bob Marley, Sinead O’Connor, etc.) and the development of Gerry. A brilliant …
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