Direction: Jim Sheridan

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Jim Sheridan. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


In the Name of the Father

1993 · Movie · 135 min. · Ireland

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Daniel Day-Lewis · Emma Thompson · Pete Postlethwaite · John Lynch

Synopsis Based on Gerry Conlon's autobiography, 'Proved Innocent', Jim Sheridan's 'In the Name of the Father' tells the story of a man wrongfully imprisoned in 1974 for the bombing of a London pub. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Conlon, a young Irish...

8.2

76K votes

8.2

76K votes

My Left Foot

1989 · Movie · 103 min. · Ireland

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Daniel Day-Lewis · Brenda Fricker · Ray McAnally · Fiona Shaw

Synopsis Set in Dublin, this film tells the story of Christy Brown (1932-1981), an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could only control his left foot. Christy Brown grew up in a poor, working class family, and became a writer and...

7.6

15K votes

7.6

15K votes

The Field

1990 · Movie · 107 min. · Ireland

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Richard Harris · John Hurt · Sean Bean · Jenny Conroy

Synopsis "Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land. And when the widow who owns the field decides to sell the field in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own...

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

The Boxer

1997 · Movie · 109 min. · Ireland

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Daniel Day-Lewis · Emily Watson · Brian Cox · Ken Stott

Synopsis Danny Flynn is released from prison in Belfast after fourteen years for his part in IRA activities. He determines to avoid the bloodshed that was inherent in his political past and to build a new life in his old home....

7.1

10K votes

7.1

10K votes

In America

2002 · Movie · 103 min. · Ireland

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Samantha Morton · Paddy Considine · Djimon Hounsou · Sarah Bolger

Synopsis To begin all over again is a classic American dream. But it's remarkably hard to do, as Irish émigrés Johnny and Sarah discover when they hit the streets of modern-day Manhattan, their two spunky young daughters in tow, and emerge...

7.0

6K votes

7.0

6K votes

Brothers

2009 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Jake Gyllenhaal · Natalie Portman · Tobey Maguire · Mare Winningham

Synopsis Remake of Susanne Bier's "Brothers (Brødre)" (2004). A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Brothers tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirty-something Captain Sam Cahill and younger brother Tommy Cahill,...

6.4

12K votes

6.4

12K votes

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022 · Documentary · 90 min. · Ireland

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Peter O'Toole · Sian Phillips · Steven Spielberg · Anthony Hopkins

Synopsis The legendary actor Peter O'Toole brought a touch of danger to his art and a stroke of madness to his life yet inspired a generation of movie makers. This film is structured into four acts each introduced by a quote...

5.9

57 votes

5.9

57 votes

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

2005 · Movie · 134 min. · United States

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson · Terrence Howard · Joy Bryant · Bill Duke

Synopsis An orphaned street kid becomes a powerful drug dealer, then turns away from crime to pursue a promising music career.

5.8

4K votes

5.8

4K votes

The Secret Scripture

2016 · Movie · 108 min. · Ireland

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Rooney Mara · Vanessa Redgrave · Jack Reynor · Theo James

Synopsis A woman keeps a diary of her extended stay at a mental hospital.

5.6

819 votes

5.6

819 votes

Dream House

2011 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Daniel Craig · Rachel Weisz · Naomi Watts · Marton Csokas

Synopsis Some say that all houses have memories. For one man, his home is the place he would kill to forget. A family unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murders were committed...only to find themselves the killer's next target....

5.0

9K votes

5.0

9K votes

11th Hour (S)

2016 · Movie · 11 min. · Ireland

Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Gabriel Castilho · Gary Douglas · Tony Doyle · Salma Hayek

Synopsis Maria José (Salma Hayek Pinault) and her Irish husband run a bar in uptown Manhattan. On the evening of 9/11 it is heaving with shell-shocked locals and battle weary troops from the NYPD, united in disbelief, grief and anger. On...

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Direction Jim Sheridan

Cast Jim Sheridan

Synopsis Explore the murder of television producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in County Cork, Ireland in 1996.

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