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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 90/100. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 677 1990s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic90/100
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
870 audience votes
Key crew
- Anne DudleyOriginal Music Composer
- Neil JordanDirector
- Neil JordanWriter
Cast
- Stephen ReaFergus
- Miranda RichardsonJude
- Jaye DavidsonDil
- Forest WhitakerJody
- Adrian DunbarMaguire
- Breffni McKennaTinker
- Joe SavinoEddie
- Birdy SweeneyTommy
- Andrée BernardJane
- Jim BroadbentCol
- Ralph BrownDave
- Tony SlatteryDeveroux
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Themes
love of one's lifetranssexualityhostagesecret identitybritish armynorthern irelandbetrayalteenage crushsoldierira (irish republican army)safe houselgbt
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