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13/03/1997 Crime, Thriller, Drama 1h 47m
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They come from different worlds. They fight for different causes. Now, two men from opposite sides of the law are about to go to war.

Overview

Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.

  1. Alan J. Pakula

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Harrison Ford

    Tom O'Meara

  2. Brad Pitt

    Rory Devaney

  3. Margaret Colin

    Sheila O'Meara

  4. Rubén Blades

    Edwin Diaz

  5. Treat Williams

    Billy Burke

  6. George Hearn

    Peter Fitzsimmons

  7. Mitchell Ryan

    Chief Jim Kelly

  8. Natascha McElhone

    Megan Doherty

  9. Paul Ronan

    Sean Phelan

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06
On the face of it, two A-list men at the top of the bill should have made this compelling, but sadly what we get is a rather lacklustre thriller that is positively lacking in thrills! The story centres around police officer "O'Meara" (Harrison Ford) who takes in an Irish lodger "Devaney" (Brad Pitt and his hilarious Irish accent). From the outset, we are aware that the lodger is really an IRA terrorist who is hiding out under an assumed name, and gradually his host begins to suspect that all is not what is seems. What now ensues is a really rather poorly constructed story that leaves breadcrum...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$90,000,000.00

Revenue
$140,807,547.00

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