The Boxer 1997  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley, Eleanor Methven, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Kenneth Cranham, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan, Michael James Ford, Ian McElhinney, Maria McDermottroe, Kirsten Sheridan, Veronica Duffy
Upon his release after a 14-year imprisonment for IRA activities, Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) enters a changed community–including that of Protestant vs. Catholic AND his former love, Maggie (Emily Watson), who is now a married woman. Danny seeks to revive a local boxing club through which he works with both Catholic and Protestant youth while the town gossips about Danny and Maggie.
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The Field 1990  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Richard Harris, Sean Bean, Tom Berenger, Frances Tomelty, Brenda Fricker, John Hurt, Ruth McCabe, Joan Sheehy, Jer O'Leary, Noel O'Donovan
"Bull" McCabe's (Richard Harris) family has farmed a plot in a small Irish community for generations. When the owner decides to auction it off, Bull decides to buy it, and no one in the area would have it otherwise. However, a rich American, Peter (Tom Berenger), arrives in town to buy it for development. When Bull and his son (Sean Bean) decide to talk Peter out of competing for the land, the results are tragic. Harris received an Academy Award nomination.
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: 50 Cent, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller, Tory Kittles, Terrence Howard, Ashley Walters, Marc John Jefferies, Viola Davis, Bill Duke, Mpho Koaho, Russell Hornsby, Sullivan Walker, Serena Reeder, Joseph Pierre
In this loosely based biography on his own life, 50 Cent takes on the role of an inner-city drug dealer, Marcus, who later obtains success as a rapper. Beginning his life as an orphaned street kid and later sent to jail, Marcus aspires to making it in the music world. His girlfriend Charlene (Joy Bryant) supports Marcus, and he moves on and records a demo tape–but, this does not happen without complications from his former business associates.
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 In America 2003  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, Neal Jones, Randall Carlton, Ciaran Cronin, Djimon Hounsou, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Nye Heron, Jason Salkey, Rene Millan
An Irish family–Johnny (Paddy Considine) and Sarah (Samantha Morton) and their two daughters, 11-year-old Christy (Sarah Bolger) and seven-year-old Ariel (Emma Bolger)–tries to pull itself together after losing a young son to cancer. This story is told through Christy as they come to America with hopes for a better life and then struggle to survive on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Samantha Morton was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, and Djimon Hounsou was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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In the Name of the Father 1993 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, Corin Redgrave, John Lynch, Joanna Irvine, Beatie Edney, Daniel Massey, Britta Smith, Don Baker, Gerard McSorley, John Benfield, Mark Sheppard, Anthony Brophy
Following an Irish Republican Army bombing attack in 1974, Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his commune friends (John Lynch, Mark Sheppard, and Beatie Edney), along with members of Gerry's own family, including his father Guiseppe (Pete Postlethwaite), are falsely convicted and sent to prison. Guiseppe dies while in prison, and during his 15 years of imprisonment Gerry, with help from British Attorney Gareth Peirce (Emma Thompson), tries to prove their innocence. Based on a true story. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor and Actress (Pete Postlethwaite and Emma Thompson), and Director.
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Moll Flanders 1996 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Pen Densham
Cast: Robin Wright Penn, Stockard Channing, John Lynch, Morgan Freeman, Brenda Fricker, Geraldine James, Aisling Corcoran, Jim Sheridan, Jeremy Brett, Britta Smith
This film adaptation of Daniel Defoe's 1722 novel features Robin Wright Penn in the title role of the prostitute who remains proud and pure despite her profession.
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 1989 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: My Left Foot
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Cyril Cusack, Ruth McCabe, Ray McAnally, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Eanna MacLiam, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Marie Conmee, Phelim Drew, Pat Laffan
Cerebral Palsy did not stop Irish painter and author Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis) from succeeding in life. This is his story of overcoming adversity to find love and professional acclaim. Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best Actor Academy Award, and Brenda Fricker won for Best Supporting Actress. Three other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Director.
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| 1. The Boxer (1997)
2. The Field (1990)
3. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
4. In America (2003)
5. In the Name of the Father (1993)
6. Moll Flanders (1996)
7. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
aka: My Left Foot
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