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    The Boxer 1997 POSTER

    The Boxer

    1997

    English

    7.0

    33

    80%

    74%

    Action

    boxer

    Drama

    love

    politics

    prison

    Romance

    Sport

    sports

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Bill Clinton Bill Clinton as Himself Brian Cox Brian Cox as Joe Hamill Emily Watson Emily Watson as Maggie Andrea Irvine Andrea Irvine as Wedding Guest
    Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.
    Brothers 2009 POSTER

    Brothers

    2009

    English

    7.1

    135

    63%

    62%

    Action

    afghanistan war (2001- )

    afghanistan war (2001-2021)

    brother-in-law

    Drama

    loss of loved one

    remake

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    Thriller

    War

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Tobey Maguire Tobey Maguire as Capt. Sam Cahill Natalie Portman Natalie Portman as Grace Cahill Rebecca Grant Rebecca Grant as Nurse Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal as Tommy Cahill
    When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.
    In America 2002 POSTER

    In America

    2002

    English

    7.6

    14

    90%

    91%

    Action

    aids

    Drama

    immigration

    new york city

    semi autobiographical

    struggling actor

    tenement

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Nick Dunning Nick Dunning as Gynaecologist Djimon Hounsou Djimon Hounsou as Mateo Frank Wood Frank Wood as Paediatrician Adrian Martinez Adrian Martinez as Shopkeeper
    A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba 2022 POSTER

    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

    2022

    English

    6.6

    1

    Action

    Documentary

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh as Self Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins as Self Brian Cox Brian Cox as Self Michael Jayston Michael Jayston as Self
    Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that encapsulates his life during a specific period.
    The Secret Scripture 2016 POSTER

    The Secret Scripture

    2016

    English

    6.7

    15

    34%

    69%

    1920s

    1930s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    ireland

    Romance

    unfulfilled love

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Eric Bana Eric Bana as Dr. Grene Adrian Dunbar Adrian Dunbar as Dr. Hart Theo James Theo James as Father Gaunt Aidan Turner Aidan Turner as Jack Conroy
    The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
    In the Name of the Father 1993 POSTER

    In the Name of the Father

    1993

    English

    8.1

    121

    94%

    95%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    bomb

    Crime

    Drama

    faith

    History

    parent child relationship

    prison

    rebellion

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Emma Thompson Emma Thompson as Gareth Peirce Al Pacino Al Pacino as Michael Corleone Peter Howitt Peter Howitt as Remand Prison Officer Paul Warriner Paul Warriner as Soldier
    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.
    Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005 POSTER

    Get Rich or Die Tryin'

    2005

    English

    5.5

    32

    17%

    70%

    Action

    attempted murder

    Biography

    career

    Crime

    Drama

    loss of loved one

    Music

    musical

    rapper

    street gang

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Arnold Pinnock Arnold Pinnock as Detective Paulino Nunes Paulino Nunes as Detective Pedro Salvín Pedro Salvín as Man Russell Hornsby Russell Hornsby as Odell
    A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
    Dream House 2011 POSTER

    Dream House

    2011

    English

    6.0

    49

    7%

    36%

    Action

    author

    Drama

    family relationships

    house fire

    Mystery

    neighbor

    psychiatric hospital

    snow

    Thriller

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Sarah Gadon Sarah Gadon as Cindi Marton Csokas Marton Csokas as Jack Patterson Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz as Libby Joe Pingue Joe Pingue as Martin
    Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.
    My Left Foot 1989 POSTER

    My Left Foot

    1989

    English

    7.8

    23

    98%

    92%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    bodily disabled person

    Drama

    foot

    poet

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw as Dr. Eileen Cole Ruth McCabe Ruth McCabe as Mary Adrian Dunbar Adrian Dunbar as Peter Tom Hickey Tom Hickey as Priest
    No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.
    The Field 1990 POSTER

    The Field

    1990

    English

    7.3

    7

    43%

    82%

    Action

    cattle

    cliff

    Drama

    farmer

    farmland

    ireland

    sheep

    Thriller

    Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director John Hurt John Hurt as Bird' O'Donnell Richard Harris Richard Harris as 'Bull' McCabe Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson as Quarryman Sean Bean Sean Bean as Tadgh McCabe
    "Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and return home, but the consequences of their plot prove sinister.
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