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The Devil's Own

  • 6.2 /10

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  • 37%

Plot

Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.

Cast

Harrison Ford as Tom O'Meara
Harrison Ford

as Tom O'Meara

Brad Pitt as Rory Devaney
Brad Pitt

as Rory Devaney

Margaret Colin as Sheila O'Meara
Margaret Colin

as Sheila O'Meara

Rubén Blades as Edwin Diaz
Rubén Blades

as Edwin Diaz

Treat Williams as Billy Burke
Treat Williams

as Billy Burke

George Hearn as Peter Fitzsimmons
George Hearn

as Peter Fitzsimmons

Mitchell Ryan as Chief Jim Kelly
Mitchell Ryan

as Chief Jim Kelly

Natascha McElhone as Megan Doherty
Natascha McElhone

as Megan Doherty

Paul Ronan as Sean Phelan
Paul Ronan

as Sean Phelan

Simon Jones as Harry Sloan
Simon Jones

as Harry Sloan

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • March 13, 1997

Production Companies

  • Columbia Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $90,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $140,807,547.00

Runtime

  • 1.78 hrs

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Reviews

On the face of it, two A-list men at the top of the bill should have made this compelling, but sadly what we get is a rather lacklustre thriller that is positively lacking in thrills! The story centres around police officer "O'Meara" (Harrison Ford) who takes in an Irish lodger "Devaney" (Brad Pitt and his hilarious Irish accent). From the outset, we are aware that the lodger is really an IRA ter…