There was nothing wrong with the disk nor cover. I always liked the director Jim Sheridan.

Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. First rate screenplay and cinematography with well researched representation of Belfast at the time (speaking as one who was there !). To rate the story itself, however, I would give it a two star rating.

There is little in favour of British army, police, lawyers, prison officers and judges, though it is acknowledged throughout that the main character is a petty crook, though innocent of this particular crime and murder.

I am sensitive to imbalance and bias in favour of either side, but soberly consider this to be an accurate account.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2017. Travelling or based outside United States? Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2016. The movie may depict past events but it is so relevant even now. I prefer to give movie and book ratings based on the quality of the product that was sent and not based on the story themselves. With invasions under false pretences of other sovereign states (vile leaders used as justification when that is not the real motivation at all) and the world almost on the brink of financial collapse in 2008 (and the underlying problems dormant not solved ) you can be damn sure that what you think you hear and see around you can and will be manipulated - including YOU. There is a lot of swearing and violence, which is not my normal entertainment, but it is entirely in context here and so remains inoffensive. Sign in to see videos available to you.

An enraging film that will inspire indignation! Messrs Day-Lewis and Postlethwaite excel themselves with superb performances. When local IRA leaders get fed up with him, he flees to England and meets up with his friend Paul Hill (John Lynch). Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Superb depiction of a shameful episode in Britain's handling of the Ulster conflict. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2016. Video availability outside of United States varies. True story of the Guildford Four and a miscarriage of 'justice' following the IRA bombing campaign on mainland UK in the 1970s. His silly start in the movie changes into a more and more nuanced approach to a man marred by misfortune. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. That's why I gave it a five star rating. On the same night that the IRA bombs a nearby pub, the friends get kicked out of their communal digs and are forced to sleep in a park. Pete Postlethwaite is incredible as Gerry Conlon's sickly and meek father Giuseppe Conlon. Something either rings true or it doesn't - without absolute evidence in my possession that is the only way we can assess anything. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2015. Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. We are expected to give deference to authority yet the state will conceal for its own ends. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2014. Goes to prove the old adage, "the truth will out". Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Relevant and fresh 24 years after release. In the Name of the Father is one of Daniel Day-Lewis' finest performances and perseveres as one of his most important. I therefore conclude this is a true account, given a certain amount of poetic licence is allowable, which it must be in film making. Thankfully no paddywhackery or glamourisation of PIRA, indeed the very psychosis of violent republicanism is plain to see, alongside the contempt for justice demonstrated by the Metropolitan Police Constabulary. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Select the department you want to search in. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2015. HD. In the Name of the Father 1993 Full Movie - video dailymotion His other movie THE BOXER is one of my favorite. Daniel Day-Lewis stars in this superb drama about an Irishman and his fight to overturn his wrongful conviction in an IRA bombing.

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019. Truth is casualty now just like it was then and the innocent suffer.

Unemployed young Irishman Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) gets by as a petty thief in 1970s Belfast. All in all an outstanding production. Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2019. A convincing account of the injustice and mistreatment of innocently convicted family sent to prison for the Guilford pub bombings.