Veronica Guerin
2003 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 6.7 · 54% critics
A determined Irish newspaper reporter digs into a growing drug trade that’s spilling into everyday life. Starting with people on the streets and working upward through uneasy sources, the investigation draws her closer to powerful criminals who respond with intimidation, forcing hard choices as the danger escalates.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-07-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (335 votes)
About
If you enjoy tense, true-story crime dramas about one person pushing into dangerous territory, this should land, especially if you liked Kill the Messenger or Night Falls on Manhattan; Not for you if you want light viewing or low-stress stakes.
Pros: gripping true-crime drive; intense lead performance; strong sense of danger | Cons: familiar biopic structure; uneven pacing at times; can feel predictable
Themes
- police
- journalism
- dublin, ireland
- based on true story
- drug scene
- murder
- drug lord
- 1990s
Cast & crew
Cate Blanchett
as Veronica Guerin
Gerard McSorley
as John Gilligan
Ciarán Hinds
as John Traynor
Brenda Fricker
as Bernie Guerin
Don Wycherley
as Chris Mulligan
Barry Barnes
as Graham Turley
- SO
Simon O'Driscoll
as Cathal Turley
- EB
Emmet Bergin
as Aengus Fanning
Charlotte Bradley
as Ann Harris
Mark Lambert
as Willy Kealy
Directed by Joel Schumacher