In the Name of the Father
In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.
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.
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $66M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
How In the Name of the Father actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
In the Name of the Father appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #7
Placed at #7 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #10
Placed at #10 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 8 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 7 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Berlin International Film Festival
1 win
- WinnerGolden Bear
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
European Film Award for Best Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
In the Name of the Father returned 5.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $13M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $66M
- Release date
- Dec 27, 1993
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Ireland
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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