Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin

Why would anyone want to kill Veronica Guerin?

Genres

DramaCrimeThriller

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.

Others

Budget

$17000000

Revenue

$9439660

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

11 July 2003

Country

Ireland

Cast

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Veronica Guerin

Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley

John Gilligan

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

John Traynor

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker

Bernie Guerin

Don Wycherley

Don Wycherley

Chris Mulligan

Barry Barnes

Barry Barnes

Graham Turley

Simon O'Driscoll

Simon O'Driscoll

Cathal Turley

Emmet Bergin

Emmet Bergin

Aengus Fanning

Charlotte Bradley

Charlotte Bradley

Ann Harris

Mark Lambert

Mark Lambert

Willy Kealy

Garrett Keogh

Garrett Keogh

Tony Gregory

Maria McDermottroe

Maria McDermottroe

Geraldine Gilligan

Paudge Behan

Paudge Behan

Brian Meehan

Joe Hanley

Joe Hanley

Eugene 'Dutchie' Holland

David Murray

David Murray

Charles Bowden

Karl Shiels

Karl Shiels

Gilligan Gang Member No. 1

Barry McEvoy

Barry McEvoy

Gilligan Gang Member No. 2

Gina Costigan

Gina Costigan

Traynor's Girlfriend

Alan Devine

Alan Devine

Gerry Hutch

Gerry O'Brien

Gerry O'Brien

Martin Cahill

Gabrielle Reidy

Gabrielle Reidy

Frances Cahill

Paul Roe

Paul Roe

Tommy Mullen

David Herlihy

David Herlihy

Peter 'Fatso' Mitchell

Darragh Kelly

Darragh Kelly

Terry Fagan

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Tattooed Boy

Laurence Kinlan

Laurence Kinlan

Timmy (14 year old Junkie)

Danielle Fox-Clarke

Danielle Fox-Clarke

Girl Junkie

Sarah O'Reilly-Maloney

Sarah O'Reilly-Maloney

Girl Junkie No. 2

Paul Ronan

Paul Ronan

Jimmy Guerin

Philip O'Sullivan

Philip O'Sullivan

Solicitor

Niall Tóibín

Niall Tóibín

Judge Ballaugh

Kevin McHugh

Kevin McHugh

Judge at Assault Trial

Joe Taylor

Joe Taylor

Priest (Bernadette's Church)

Vinnie McCabe

Vinnie McCabe

Priest at Funeral

Des Cave

Des Cave

Police Spokesman

Luke Hayden

Luke Hayden

Protection Garda No. 1

Joe Gallagher

Joe Gallagher

Protection Garda No. 2

Ned Dennehy

Ned Dennehy

Jamey the Tout

Tommy O'Neill

Tommy O'Neill

Cahill Thug No. 1

Shane McCabe

Shane McCabe

Cahill Thug No. 2

Brian McGuinness

Brian McGuinness

Cahill Thug No. 3

Sally Ann Doddy

Sally Ann Doddy

Mrs. Hutch

Aaron Harris

Aaron Harris

Press Conference Reporter No. 1

Jonathan White

Jonathan White

Press Conference Reporter No. 2

Maggie Wade

Maggie Wade

Coleen the Parole Clerk

Anne Cassin

Anne Cassin

Woman Newscaster

Elizabeth Moynihan

Elizabeth Moynihan

Woman Newscaster No. 2

Jimmy Greeley

Jimmy Greeley

Newscaster No. 1

Brian Dobson

Brian Dobson

Newscaster No. 2

Kevin Reynolds

Kevin Reynolds

Studio Interviewer No. 1

Gerry Ryan

Gerry Ryan

Studio Interviewer No. 2

Barbara Brennan

Barbara Brennan

Jealous Journalist No. 1

Gary Lilburn

Gary Lilburn

Jealous Journalist No. 2

Jane Brennan

Jane Brennan

Jealous Journalist No. 3

Frank Smith

Frank Smith

Jealous Journalist No. 4

Malachy McKenna

Malachy McKenna

Male Officer No. 1

Kieran Hurley

Kieran Hurley

Male Officer No. 2

Terry Byrne

Terry Byrne

Man in Registry Office

Mick Nolan

Mick Nolan

Tax Assessor

Barbara Ryan

Barbara Ryan

Aengus' Secretary

Enda Oates

Enda Oates

Warehouse Worker No. 1

Martin Dunne

Martin Dunne

Warehouse Worker No. 2

Helen Norton

Helen Norton

Witness Nurse No. 1

Noelle Brown

Noelle Brown

Witness Nurse No. 2

Veronica Duffy

Veronica Duffy

ICU Attendant

Brian Munn

Brian Munn

Elegant Equestrian

Cathy White

Cathy White

Elegant Equestrian Woman

Amy Shiels

Amy Shiels

Gilligan's Mistress

Fiona Glascott

Fiona Glascott

Meehan's Girlfriend

Shelly Smith

Shelly Smith

Gang Girlfriend No. 1

Gráinne de Buitléar

Gráinne de Buitléar

Gang Girlfriend No. 2

Emily Kelly

Emily Kelly

Gang Girlfriend No. 3

Vanessa Keogh

Vanessa Keogh

Hooker No. 1

Joe Taylor

Joe Taylor

Priest (Bernadette's Church)

Similar Movies

8.4

Psycho

June 1960 •English

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

7.8

Dogville

May 2003 •English

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

7.8

Absolut

April 2005 •English

Two guys against globalization want to plant a virus in the network of a finance corporation. On the day of the attack Alex has an accident and cannot remember anything. Visions and reality are thrown together in a confusing maze. Alex tries to escape from this muddle but what he discovers turns out to be rather frightening…

7.8

Die Hard

July 1988 •English

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

7.5

Apollo 13

June 1995 •English

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.

6.3

Next Door

March 2005 •Norwegian

After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is impossible to separate truth from lies.

7.1

Frenzy

May 1972 •English

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

7.9

Titanic

November 1997 •English

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

8.4

City of God

August 2002 •Portuguese

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

8.1

Full Metal Jacket

June 1987 •English

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

7.5

The Killing Fields

November 1984 •English

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

6.4

THX 1138

March 1971 •English

People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.

7.5

Lost Highway

January 1997 •English

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

8.0

Catch Me If You Can

December 2002 •English

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

2.7

Ostia: The Last Night

March 2011 •Italian

A dark story of desire and betrayal inspired by the events of the night of the brutal slaying of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini.

7.3

The 39 Steps

June 1935 •English

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.

7.5

Breathless

March 1960 •French

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

8.3

The Silence of the Lambs

February 1991 •English

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

8.0

Amadeus

September 1984 •English

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

6.5

Swimming Pool

May 2003 •English

A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.