Veronica Guerin (2003)
Overview
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $17,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,439,660.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.845 |
Directed By
Joel Schumacher
Crew
Harry Gregson-Williams
Joel Schumacher
Carol Doyle
Chad Oman
Jerry Bruckheimer
Brendan Galvin
David Gamble
Ned Dowd
Mary Agnes Donoghue
Mike Stenson
Maggie Rodford
Nuala Moiselle
Robin O'Donoghue
Joan Bergin
Paki Smith
Jean Bourne
Richard Street
John Downer
Frank Moiselle
Kieran Horgan
Nathan Crowley
Jonathan Hession
Carol Doyle
Deirdre Fitzgerald
Tina Phelan
Jason Swanscott
Morag Ross
Sharon Doyle
Dee Corcoran
Julie Ochipinti
TOP CAST
Cate Blanchett
Veronica Guerin
Gerard McSorley
John Gilligan
Ciarán Hinds
John Traynor
Brenda Fricker
Bernie Guerin
Don Wycherley
Chris Mulligan
Barry Barnes
Graham Turley
Paul Ronan
Jimmy Guerin
Simon O'Driscoll
Cathal Turley
Gerry O'Brien
Martin Cahill
Emmet Bergin
Aengus Fanning
Charlotte Bradley
Anne Harris
Mark Lambert
Willie Kealy
Garrett Keogh
Tony Gregory
Maria McDermottroe
Geraldine Gilligan
Paudge Behan
Brian Meehan
Joe Hanley
Eugene 'Dutchie' Holland
David Murray
Charles Bowden
Karl Shiels
Gilligan Gang Member #1
Barry McEvoy
Gilligan Gang Member #2
Gina Costigan
Traynor's Girlfriend
Alan Devine
Gerry Hutch
Gabrielle Reidy
Frances Cahill
Paul Roe
Tommy Mullen
David Herlihy
Peter 'Fatso' Mitchell
Darragh Kelly
Terry Fagan
Laurence Kinlan
Timmy (14-year-old Junkie)
Ned Dennehy
Jamey the Tout
Colin Farrell
Tattooed Boy
Fiona Glascott
Meehan's girlfriend
Similar Movies
The Brasher Doubloon
Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders.
The Legend of Boggy Creek
A documentary-style drama based on true accounts of the Fouke Monster in Arkansas.
Marlowe
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.
The Long Goodbye
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
Poodle Springs
Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
In the third and final episode of the trilogy, Fantômas imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply.
Traffic
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Inherit the Wind
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
Crime of Passion
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.
Laura
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
Exodus
Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
Zodiac
The zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Sir John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.
Occupational Killer
The kidnapping and murder of an innocent child leads agents Julián Carrera "Valentín Trujillo" and Roberto Rojas to investigate an organization led by Antonio Farcas and the ruthless Albina who engage in organ trafficking and drugs.
Hell Dogs
Bent on revenge, a traumatized ex-police officer must infiltrate a yakuza organization by befriending one of the group's most unhinged members.
The Ogress
When a multitude of children go missing, one Detective must start to believe in more than just facts or history will soon repeat itself. A film inspired by the true story of Amelia Dyer. A woman who is was found guilty and hung for the murder of 6 children in the late 19th Century. Investigators later believed she had murdered over 400 children, over a 30 year span - making her one of Britains most notorious serial killers.
The Vexxer
Scotland Yard investigators have to prevent the murder of Victoria Dickman when her name is found on a death list.
Man of God
Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.
Lethal Weapon 4
Officers Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh of the Los Angeles Police Department must stop a dangerous crime lord from China from getting his brother out of jail.