In the Name of the Father (1993)

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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.

• Released: 1993-12-27
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 13m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 2,048 votes

Directed by Jim Sheridan.

Top cast

• Daniel Day-Lewis as Gerry Conlon
• Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon
• Emma Thompson as Gareth Peirce
• John Lynch as Paul Hill
• Corin Redgrave as Robert Dixon
• Beatie Edney as Carole Richardson
• John Benfield as Chief PO Barker
• Paterson Joseph as Benbay
• Marie Jones as Sarah Conlon
• Gerard McSorley as Belfast Detective Pavis

Full cast & crew

Where to watch In the Name of the Father

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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