This is My Father (1998)
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75% of critics liked it
(28 reviews) -
76% of users liked it
(1,327 ratings)
This Is My Father chronicles the journey of a disillusioned Chicago schoolteacher who returns to Ireland with his nephew in search of the man who was his father. Widowed and childless, the lonely Kieran Johnson is no longer able to relate to his students. His fragile mental state is mirrored by his… More This Is My Father chronicles the journey of a disillusioned Chicago schoolteacher who returns to Ireland with his nephew in search of the man who was his father. Widowed and childless, the lonely Kieran Johnson is no longer able to relate to his students. His fragile mental state is mirrored by his family circumstances: his mother has had a stroke and is unable (or unwilling) to communicate and his divorced sister, Betty, is burdened with their mother's care while trying to raise her troubled teenage son Jack.
- Directed By
- Paul Quinn
- Written By
- Paul Quinn
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International
R,
- In Theaters
- May 7, 1999 Limited
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Classics
Critic Reviews
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Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune
The disturbing, embarrassing domestic moments and conflicts are quirky, slightly weird, and yet they boast the shock of recognition because they're so true to the strife in every family.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Like all stories, it belongs to the teller, not the subject.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
The impassioned romance is enough to recommend it.
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Clint Morris, Film Threat
An excellent movie the likes of which you don't see too often
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Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Playing a doomed farmer in 1939 Ireland, Aidan Quinn is at the top of his game -- but fans may be shocked by his very different physical appearance here.
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Cast
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Aidan Quinn
as Kieran O'Day
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James Caan
as Kieran Johnson
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Stephen Rea
as Father Quinn
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John Cusack
as Eddie Sharp
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Moya Farrelly
as Fiona Flynn
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Jacob Tierney
as Jack
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Colm Meaney
as Seamus Kearney
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Donal Donnelly
as John Maney
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Brendan Gleeson
as Officer Jim
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John Kavanagh
as Liam
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Eamon Morrissey
as Father Mooney
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Maria McDernottroe
as Mrs. Maney
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Gina Moxley
as Mary Flynn
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Moira Deady
as Mrs. Kearney
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Pauline Hutton
as Maria
- John Kavanaugh
