Jim Sheridan

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Jim Sheridan

Directing 77 February 6, 1949

Dublin, Ireland

Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Fath…

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Brothers

Brothers

7.3 2009 Movie
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

7.9 1993 Movie
Dream House

Dream House

6.2 2011 Movie
Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

6.8 2005 Movie
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

7.5 1989 Movie
In America

In America

7.1 2003 Movie
Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

7.2 2002 Movie
The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

7.2 2017 Movie
The Boxer

The Boxer

6.7 1997 Movie
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.2 1967 TV Show
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

7.2 2025 TV Show
The General

The General

6.7 1998 Movie

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Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin' and In America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Sheridan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Guggi

    Movie Self

  2. 2025
    Re-Creation

    Movie Juror 1

  3. 2025
    Juliet & Romeo

    Movie The Irishman

  4. 2025
    The Ghost

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 2025
    Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

    TV show Executive Producer

  6. 2025
    One Last Show in Taghmon

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 2024
    St Pancras Sunrise

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 2022
    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

    Movie Director

  9. 2022
    The Ghost of Richard Harris

    Movie Self

  10. 2021
    The Letters

    Movie Thanks

  11. 2021
    Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie

    TV show Self. Presenter. Storyteller. Filmmaker

  12. 2021
    L'énigme : L'affaire Toscan du Plantier

    TV show Director

  13. 2017
    11th Hour

    Movie Director

  14. 2017
    The Secret Scripture

    Movie Writer

  15. 2014
    Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy

    Movie Himself

  16. 2012
    Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion

    Movie Father O'Brien

More credits
  1. 2012
    John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

    Movie Self

  2. 2012
    Dollhouse

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 2011
    Muide Éire

    Movie Self

  4. 2011
    Dream House

    Movie Director

  5. 2009
    Brothers

    Movie Director

  6. 2006
    What If?

    Movie

  7. 2005
    Get Rich or Die Tryin'

    Movie Director

  8. 2004
    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    Movie The King of Spain

  9. 2004
    The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  10. 2003
    In America

    Movie Producer

  11. 2002
    Bloody Sunday

    Movie Executive Producer

  12. 2001
    On the Edge

    Movie Executive Producer

  13. 2001
    Borstal Boy

    Movie Executive Producer

  14. 1999
    Agnes Browne

    Movie Producer

  15. 1998
    The General

    Movie CPAD Leader

  16. 1997
    The Boxer

    Movie Director

  17. 1997
    This Is the Sea

    Movie Station Master

  18. 1996
    Some Mother's Son

    Movie Writer

  19. 1996
    Moll Flanders

    Movie le prêtre

  20. 1994
    Words Upon the Window Pane

    Movie Jonathan Swift / Dean Swift

  21. 1993
    In the Name of the Father

    Movie Producer

  22. 1992
    Into the West

    Movie Screenplay

  23. 1990
    The Field

    Movie Director

  24. 1989
    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    Movie Director