The Irishman
His story changed history.
Pennsylvania, 1956.Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino.Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
- Worldwide
- $968,853
Story overview
What It's About
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Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
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The record
Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
APRECI Award for Best International Premiere
1 win
- WinnerAPRECI Award for Best International Premiere
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Irishman returned 0.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $159M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $968,853
- Release date
- Nov 1, 2019
- Runtime
- 3h 29m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
