Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
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.
- new york city
- assassin
- anonymity
- showdown
- chase
- politics
- northern ireland
- revenge
- terrorism
- ira (irish republican army)
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Treat Williams — Billy Burke
- George Hearn — Peter Fitzsimmons
- Mitchell Ryan — Chief Jim Kelly
- Natascha McElhone — Megan Doherty
- Paul Ronan — Sean Phelan
- Simon Jones — Harry Sloan
- Julia Stiles — Bridget O'Meara
- Ashley Acarino — Morgan O'Meara
- Kelly Singer — Annie O'Meara
- David O'Hara — Martin MacDuff
- David Wilmot — Dessie
- Directed
- Alan J. Pakula
- Written
- Vincent Patrick, Kevin Jarre, David Aaron Cohen
Production
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 · 1,403 ratings
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
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