In the Name of the Father

Released Year: 1993

Certificate: UA

Runtime: 133 minutes

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 84

Director: Jim Sheridan

Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Alison Crosbie, Philip King

No of Votes: 156842

Gross: 25010410

Overview: A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.

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