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In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

Dec 12, 1993
133 min
Drama
7.9/ 10
1,858 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.9/10
1,858 votes
IMDB
8.1/10
198,655 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
84/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$13,000,000Production cost
Box Office$65,796,862Worldwide gross
Profit$52,796,862Profitable
ROI
+406.1%Return on investment
US Box Office$25,096,862Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 7 Oscars. 7 wins & 41 nominations total

Details

Production information

"In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$65,796,862

Production Companies

Hell's KitchenUniversal Pictures

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