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Jim Sheridan

Born 1949 · Irish playwright and filmmaker

Jim Sheridan is an Irish filmmaker. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed three critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, My Left Foot (1989), The Field (1990), and In the Name of the Father (1993), and later directed the films The Boxer (1997), In America (2003), and Brothers (2009). Sheridan has received six Academy Award nominations for his work.

Jim Sheridan, in order

  1. 1979 My Left Foot: directed, wrote · critics 98%, audiences 92% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, MGM+
  2. 1990 The Field: directed, wrote
  3. 1992 Into the West: wrote · directed by Mike Newell
  4. 1993 In the Name of the Father: directed, wrote, produced · critics 96%, audiences 95%
  5. 1994 Words Upon the Window Pane: acted · directed by Mary McGuckian
  6. 1996 Moll Flanders: acted · directed by Pen Densham
  7. 1996 Some Mother's Son: wrote, produced · directed by Terry George
  8. 1997 The Boxer: directed, wrote, produced · critics 80%, audiences 74%
  9. 1998 The General: acted · directed by John Boorman · critics 84%, audiences 81% · streaming on Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Fawesome
  10. 1999 Agnes Browne: produced · directed by Anjelica Huston
  11. 2001 On the Edge: produced · directed by John Carney
  12. 2002 Borstal Boy: produced · directed by Peter Sheridan · critics 47%, audiences 62% · streaming on Kanopy
  13. 2002 In America: directed, wrote, produced
  14. 2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey: acted · directed by Mary McGuckian · critics 4%, audiences 35% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
  15. 2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin': directed, produced
  16. 2009 Brothers: directed · critics 63%, audiences 62% · streaming on Prime Video, Fandango at Home (free), YouTube (free)
  17. 2011 Dream House: directed · critics 7%, audiences 36%
  18. 2016 The Secret Scripture: directed, wrote
  19. 2024 An Taibhse: produced · directed by John Farrelly
  20. 2025 Re-creation: directed
  21. H-Block: directed