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  • In the Name of the Father
  • Opened December 12, 1993 | Runtime:2 hr 12 min
  • Unemployed young Irishman Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) gets by as a petty thief in 1970s Belfast. When local IRA leaders get fed up with him, he flees to England and meets up with his friend Paul Hill (John Lynch). On the same night that the IRA Read More
  • Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave
  • Director: Jim Sheridan
  • Genres: Docudrama, Courtroom Drama, Political Drama, Drama

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Must Go! Avg. Critic Score 84 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Austin Chronicle |

    For in relating the true story of Conlon's wrongful conviction and 15-year...

  • 100
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    But the filmmakers have invigorated and enriched the story through the use of a...

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Sheridan, however, works with such piercing fervor and intelligence that In the...

  • 90
    The New York Times |

    And, riskiest of all, the film makers eschewed another grainy documentary go at...

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