In the Name of the Father (1993)

Not under 14

Reason:ViolenceProfanity

Plot

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.

Cast

Daniel Day-LewisGerry Conlon

Pete PostlethwaiteGiuseppe Conlon

Emma ThompsonGareth Peirce

John LynchPaul Hill

Corin RedgraveRobert Dixon

Beatie EdneyCarole Richardson

John BenfieldChief PO Barker

Paterson JosephBenbay

Gerard McSorleyBelfast Detective Pavis

Frank HarperRonnie Smalls

Anthony BrophyDanny

Writers and directors

Jim SheridanDirector

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Shreyance Parakh ★ 10.0/10

**In the name of INNOCENCE !!** Sometimes i say to myself **this can't happen to me** for the simple reason that it sounds really unfair to be happening..But watching a movie like this changes all …4. May 2017

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Filipe Manuel Neto ★ 6.0/10

**A low-key, much-forgotten but well-executed film.** This movie is totally forgotten these days. Well, actually, if you're not native or very close to Ireland, I think the very existence and actio…21. Nov 2022

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Andre Wilfred Sanders ★ 9.0/10

**Oscar for Best Duo Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaite**strong text**** The movie tries to convey the horrors of injustice, investigation, and rulings under the pretext of emergency laws and …2. May 2023

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

Tensions in Britain are running high after indiscriminate bombings in IRA defined “army pubs” in Guildford have left five people dead and scores injured. Unluckily, petty thief Gerry Conlan (Daniel Da…6. Mar 2026

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