In the Name of the Father
Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father’s name.
Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear h...
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1993
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A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
133 min
Release date:
12 Dec 1993
Country:
GB, IE
Languages:
English
Budget:
$13,000,000
Revenue:
$65,796,862
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. 7 wins & 41 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Daniel Day-Lewis is remarkable.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb 2014
fresh:
In the Name of the Father is a model of this kind of engaged, enraged filmmaking, a politically charged Fugitive that uses one of the most celebrated cases of recent British history to steamroller an audience with the power of rousing, polemical cinema.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb 2014
fresh:
At every point, Day-Lewis is at the center of the story, and he carries the film with an impassioned performance. It helps that it's a great part.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
28 Feb 2014
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The picture turns into a kind of stylized morality play about the right and the wrong ways for Irishmen to respond to distorted portraits of their character, and it's terrifically effective.
– Terrence Rafferty,
New Yorker,
28 Feb 2014
fresh:
Day-Lewis, so intricately repressed in The Age of Innocence, here offers a role reversal in an unreserved and emotional performance that throws caution and inhibition to the winds.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
28 Feb 2014