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 featuring Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaite is streaming on HBO, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, and 5 others. It's an action & adventure and biography movie with a very high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 94% and a high IMDb audience rating of 8.1 (138,977 votes).