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Sheridan to make Irish mafia movie - 13 July 2005
Sheridan to make Irish mafia movie-Dublin-born writer and director, Jim Sheridan, is set to direct a new film called Emerald City that investigates the Irish New York mafia.-The director's career to date has often focused on all things Irish, and this film will be no

Jim Sheridan - what members say

In The Name Of The Father review by JediSi from Kent

I'm a free man, and I'm going out the front door. 2 November 2007
...edemption, and family love at its highest level, are treated with brilliance by Jim Sheridan whose wonderful direction allows the viewer to emotionally relate to every aspe... Read customer review

In America review by from Bromsgrove UK

Overall this movie is a must see and must not be missed! 6 August 2004
... no idea that it was based on a true story and the director was none other than Jim Sheridan who had directed such classics as In the Name of The Father and My Left Foot. ... Read customer review

review by from Bromsgrove UK

Overall this movie is a must see and must not be missed! 6 August 2004

In America (2002)
Jim Sheridan's autobiographical film, IN AMERICA, begins as Irish immigrants Johnny (Paddy Considine, ROOM ...
Starring: Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
(66%)

Get Rich or Die Tryin' review by from Brighton, England

Under-rated 50 6 February 2006
...This movie really is something remarkable. Here is the thing, Jim Sheridan, an Irish filmmaker, brings in his own themes of the search for a father. We know it all too well... Read customer review

review by from Brighton, England

Under-rated 50 6 February 2006

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
With GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN', rapper Curtis 50 Cent Jackson follows in the footsteps of his musical ...
Starring: 50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
(60%)

Jim Sheridan - filmography

Dream House on DVD (2011)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz
Director: Jim Sheridan
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Watch now: £3.49
Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling.

62% from 741 members

Dream House - Blu-ray (2011)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz
Director: Jim Sheridan
Certificate:
Watch now: £3.49
Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling.

60% from 184 members

Brothers on DVD (2010)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire
Director: Jim Sheridan
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Watch now: Unavailable
Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters. When Sam's Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam's charismatic ..read more »

69% from 24,453 members

Brothers - Blu-ray (2009)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal
Director: Jim Sheridan
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters. When Sam's Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam's charismatic ..read more »

68% from 6,541 members

Get Rich or Die Tryin' on DVD (2005)
Starring: 50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller
Director: Jim Sheridan
Certificate:
With GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN', rapper Curtis 50 Cent Jackson follows in the footsteps of his musical counterpart, Eminem (8 MILE), by giving movie stardom a shot. Directed by Jim Sheridan (IN AMERICA, MY LEFT FOOT) and written by Terence Winter, the film tells a fictionalised version of 50 Cent's own ..read more »

60% from 10,436 members

In America on DVD (2002)
Starring: Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger
Director: Jim Sheridan
Certificate:
Jim Sheridan's autobiographical film, IN AMERICA, begins as Irish immigrants Johnny (Paddy Considine, ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS), his wife Sarah (Samantha Morton, SWEET & LOWDOWN), and their two daughters drive their wood-panelled station wagon across the Canadian border and into the United States. As ..read more »

66% from 16,648 members

The Boxer on DVD (1997)
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox
Director: Jim Sheridan
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Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) directed this drama about a Belfast boxer, filmed with Dublin locations substituting for Belfast. Released after his 14-year prison sentence for IRA activities, 32-year-old Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) returns to his old neighborhood and sees former-flame ..read more »

67% from 1,869 member

In The Name Of The Father on DVD (1993)
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite
Director: Jim Sheridan
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If it had been written as a piece of fiction no one would have believed it, but In the Name of the Father is the true story of one of the most shocking episodes in British legal history. Dealing with the events surrounding the Guildford pub bombing in 1974 and the subsequent 15-year fight for ..read more »

77% from 6,531 members

The Field (1990)
Starring: Richard Harris, Tom Berenger, John Hurt
Director: Jim Sheridan
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Richard Harris was nominated for several awards (including the Oscar and Golden Globe) for his performance in The Field. The time is the mid-1930s; the place, western Ireland. For many years rugged individualist Bull McCabe (Harris) has been cultivating a small plot of rented land, nurturing it ..read more »

65% from 660 members
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My Left Foot on DVD (1989)
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker
Director: Jim Sheridan
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Daniel Day-Lewis delivers a performance for the ages in this film based on DOWN ALL THE DAYS, the autobiography of Christy Brown, who overcame severe physical limitations to become an accomplished painter and writer. The film describes the astounding arc of Brown's life, starting with a childhood ..read more »

73% from 11,471 members