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In America (2002)
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Ratings: 7.8/10 from 26,503 users
Metascore:
76/100
Reviews: 263 user | 147 critic | 41 from Metacritic.com An Irish immigrant family adjusts to life in the United States. Director:Jim Sheridan |
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Cast
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| Paddy Considine | ... | ||
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Emma Bolger | ... | |
| Neal Jones | ... |
Immigration Officer #1
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| Randall Carlton | ... |
Immigration Officer #2
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Ciaran Cronin | ... |
Frankie
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| Juan Carlos Hernández | ... |
Papo
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| Nye Heron | ... |
Blind Man
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Jason Salkey | ... |
Tony
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Steve
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Sara James | ... |
Papo's Girlfriend
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Bob Gallico | ... |
Theatre Director
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Jason Killalee | ... |
Assistant Theatre Director
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Storyline
Following the tragic death of their two-year-old son Frankie, Irish couple Johnny and Sarah Sullivan and their remaining two offspring, 10 year old Christy Sullivan and 5 year old Ariel Sullivan, emigrate illegally to the United States via Canada with little in their pockets. Their final destination is Manhattan where Johnny hopes to work as a stage actor. They move into a unit in a run town tenement housed primarily with drug addicts, transvestites and one tenant coined "the man who screams". They do whatever they can to eke out a supportive family environment in this difficult situation, the support which ultimately extends to those around them, most specifically "the screamer" who turns out to be an African-American artist named Mateo with AIDS. But the memory of Frankie hangs over the family in good and bad ways, especially as Sarah learns she's pregnant. Christy... Written by Huggo
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Rated R for sexuality and brief language (original rating) See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(UK) See more »Also Known As:
Tierra de sueños See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£284,259 (UK) (2 November 2003) (87 Screens)Gross:
$15,539,266 (USA) (6 June 2004)Company Credits
Production Co:
Hell's Kitchen Films, East of Harlem (UK) Ltd., Irish Film Industry, Government of Ireland See more »
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Christy: [voiceover] There's some things you should wish for and some things you shouldn't. That's what my little brother Frankie told me. He told me I only had three wishes, and I looked into his eyes, and I don't know why I believed him.
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(1958)
Composed by Paul Sawtell (as Paul Sawtwell) and Bert Shefter
Published by EMI United Partnership Ltd. See more »
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Ewan McGregor and Kate Winslet were originally approach to play Johnny and Sarah at the film's early stages of production when it was entitled "East of Harlem". See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Johnny is carrying the air conditioner, he turns and we see through the grill that's it's empty. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Christy: [voiceover] There's some things you should wish for and some things you shouldn't. That's what my little brother Frankie told me. He told me I only had three wishes, and I looked into his eyes, and I don't know why I believed him.
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"The Fly"(1958)
Composed by Paul Sawtell (as Paul Sawtwell) and Bert Shefter
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