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In America
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PG13,1hr 43min
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November 26, 2003
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Fox Searchlight Pictures
Synopsis: After chronicling various chapters of Irish history in such films as In the Name of the Father and The Field, writer/director Jim Sheridan turns his lens upon his own family's experiences immigrating to the United States in the aptly titled In America. The loosely autobiographical script centers on Johnny (Paddy Considine), a young actor sneaking his wife, Sarah (Samantha Morton), and daughters, Christy and Ariel (real-life sisters Sarah and Emma Bolger, respectively), over the Canadian border in ... Full Synopsis
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Jim Sheridan's miraculous In America, a generous but never sentimental fable of Irish immigrants in '80s New York, may be the great movie of 2003. Full Review
Metascore
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76
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Sarah, Sarah Sullivan
Johnny, Johnny Sullivan
Christy, Christy Sullivan
Ariel, Ariel Sullivan
Photos
Justin Kirk accepts the award for Best Adapted Longform for Tony Kushner for Angels In America
Justin Kirk accepts the award for Best Adapted Longform for Tony Kushner for Angels In America
Justin Kirk accepts the award for Best Adapted Longform for Tony Kushner for Angels In America
Samantha Morton, Best Actress nominee for "In America"
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