Is In the Name of the Father sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does In the Name of the Father end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is In the Name of the Father scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is In the Name of the Father easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is In the Name of the Father violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

In the Name of the Father

Name: In the Name of the Father
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993
Duration: 133 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave

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

Directed by Jim Sheridan

Produced by Hell's Kitchen

1993133 min7.9 / 10

A harrowing true-crime drama about systemic injustice and wrongful imprisonment, anchored by a father-son relationship tested by years of incarceration and corruption.

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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Questions people ask

Is In the Name of the Father sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does In the Name of the Father end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is In the Name of the Father scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is In the Name of the Father easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is In the Name of the Father violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.