Top 20 movies like In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.

In the Name of the Father is of 2 hour(s) and 13 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Hell's Kitchen, Universal Pictures. It was released on 1993-12-12. It has the tagline: Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father’s name. It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

1. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

It has an average vote of 7.514 on TMDB.

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2. Fearless

Fearless

After a terrible air disaster, survivor Max Klein emerges a changed person. Unable to connect to his former life or to wife Laura, he feels godlike and invulnerable. When psychologist Bill Perlman is unable to help Max, he has Max meet another survivor, Carla Rodrigo, who is wracked with grief and guilt since her baby died in the crash which she and Max survived.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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3. The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.

It has an average vote of 7.384 on TMDB.

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4. Who Took Johnny

Who Took Johnny

An examination of the infamous thirty-year-old cold case of Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch, the first missing child to appear on a milk carton. The film focuses on Johnny’s mother, Noreen Gosch, and her relentless quest to find the truth about what happened to her son. Along the way there have been mysterious sightings, bizarre revelations, and a confrontation with a person who claims to have helped abduct Johnny.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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5. The Power of One

The Power of One

PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.

It has an average vote of 7.439 on TMDB.

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6. Redemption (Resgate)

Redemption

A young ex-con seeking redemption is surprised by a bank foreclosure that forces him to plot against a ruthless crime boss.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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7. Elles (Elles)

Elles

A journalist tries to balance the duties of marriage and motherhood while researching a piece on college women who work as prostitutes to pay their tuition.

It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.

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8. Wit

Wit

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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9. In the Name of the Italian People (In nome del popolo italiano)

In the Name of the Italian People

An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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10. Rebels of the Neon God (青少年哪吒)

Rebels of the Neon God

Defying his parents, disaffected youth Hsiao Kang drops out of the local cram school to head for the bright lights of downtown Taipei. He falls in wit Ah Tze, a young hoodlum, and their relationship is a confused mixture of hero-worship and rivalry that soon leads to trouble.

It has an average vote of 7.305 on TMDB.

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11. Killer 2 (Kiler-ów 2-óch)

Killer 2

Jurek Kiler has become a VIP - sponsoring the Polish government, playing tennis with the President, meeting world leaders. He must oversee a transfer of a substantial amount of gold. However, in his past activities, he has made enemies. Mighty ones. And thus Jurek Kiler's next adventure begins as he has to face attempts at kidnapping, assassinations and problems in his love life...

It has an average vote of 7.202 on TMDB.

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12. The Godfather Epic: 1901-1959

The Godfather Epic: 1901-1959

The multigenerational saga of the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family. Story is told in chronological order, and numerous scenes that were deleted from each film have been restored.

It has an average vote of 8.9 on TMDB.

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13. Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town

A convict is released from prison in a small town in New Mexico. 18 years ago he killed a deputy. The then-and-now sheriff seeks revenge.

It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.

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14. Made in America

Made in America

A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.

It has an average vote of 5.499 on TMDB.

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15. The Road (Yol)

The Road

When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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16. Hai mai avuto paura? (Hai mai avuto paura?)

Hai mai avuto paura?

Inspired by the work of an award-winning Italian novelist, this post-modern noir fantasy is centered on the image of a young poet and his aristocratic family. Set in the 1800s the plot develops around an ancient curse and a series of mysterious and terrifying events occurring on the family country estate. Featuring authentic period sets and costumes, the film is a metaphor of maturing and becoming, where death and rebirth intertwine and perpetuate each other in a continuous flux of life.

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17. I Want Candy

I Want Candy

Two hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by their arty film teacher, wannabe producer Joe and his talented but neurotic director friend Baggy head to London to sell what they know is a script made of gold.

It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.

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18. Jellyfish (Meduzot)

Jellyfish

Meduzot tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a young child apparently abandoned at a local beach. Batya is one of the servers at the wedding reception of Keren, a young bride who breaks her leg in trying to escape from a locked toilet stall, which ruins her chance at a romantic honeymoon in the Caribbean. One of the guests is Joy, a Philippine chore woman attending the event with her employer, and who doesn't speak any Hebrew , and who is guilt-ridden after having left her young son behind in the Philippines.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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19. Game of Four (Détrompez-vous)

Game of Four

When a man & woman discover their spouses are having an affair with each other, they secretly plot to break them up and win them back

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20. Rainbow: A Private Affair (Una questione privata)

Rainbow: A Private Affair

Summer 1943, Piedmont, Italy. Milton loves Fulvia who plays with his love: she only likes the depth of his thought and the letters he writes to her. One year later, Milton has joined the Resistance and fights beside other partisans. He learns during a conversation that Fulvia was secretly in love with his best friend Giorgio, a partisan like him. Milton decides to go find Giorgio in the Langhe region of Italy with all its misty hills...But Giorgio has just been arrested by the Fascists.

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