Movies by Gavin O'Connor
As part of the cast:
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50 Dead Men Walking (2008)
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Rose McGowan …
Directed by: Kari Skogland
Belfast hood Martin (Jim Sturgess) is recruited by a British agent (Ben Kingsley) to infiltrate the IRA during the height of the Northern Irish conflict and quickly becomes embroiled in a…
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The Front Line (2007)
Cast: James Frain, Eriq Ebouaney, Gerard McSorley …
Directed by: David Gleeson
Security guard Joe Yumba (Eriq Ebouaney) -- a Congolese émigré to Ireland -- turns the tables on a band of bank robbers led by the sadistic Eddie Gilroy (James Frain) in this twisty…
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Turning Green (2005)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Alessandro Nivola, Colm Meaney …
Directed by: Michael Aimette, John G. Hofmann
Sent to live with his aunts in Ireland, sex-obsessed teen James (Donal Gallery) goes to work for a bookie (Alessandro Nivola), trying to raise enough cash to return to the States. But when he…
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Warrior (2011)
Cast: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Set in the violent world of mixed martial arts combat, this gritty drama follows two brothers at war with each other, who have pursued separate lives. But preparation for a championship bout…
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Pride and Glory (2007)
Cast: Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
A corruption scandal fractures a family of New York City cops in this generational drama about homicide detective Ray Tierney (Edward Norton), a man tasked with investigating a police…
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Miracle (2004)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich …
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Focused on achieving the impossible -- defeating the Soviet Union's unbeaten hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics -- brash U.S. hockey coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) unites a motley…
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Tumbleweeds (1999)
Cast: Kimberly Brown, Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown …
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Janet McTeer earned an Oscar nod for her portrayal of nomadic single mom Mary Jo, who looks for love in all the wrong places and skips town when the going gets tough. Daughter Ava (Kimberly…