4 Movies Directed by Terry George

Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-12-25

Languages:

English, Irish

Countries:

Ireland, USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (2040 Reviews)

Director:

Terry George

Genres:

DramaHistory

Fullplot:

Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.

A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-05-30

Languages:

English, Vietnamese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (1142 Reviews)

Director:

Terry George

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Neil Sheehan (book)

Terry George (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Something in his past keeps career Army man John Paul Vann from advancing past colonel. He views being sent to Vietnam as part of the US military advisory force a stepping stone to promotion. However, he disagrees vocally (and on the record) with the way the war is being run and is forced to leave the military. Returning to Vietnam as a civilian working with the Army, he comes to despise some South Vietnamese officers while he takes charge of some of the U.S. forces and continues his liaisons with Vietnamese women.

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-02-04

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK, USA, Italy, South Africa, Canada

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (239902 Reviews)

Director:

Terry George

Cast:

Writer:

Keir Pearson

Terry George

Fullplot:

During the 1990s, some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees, by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.

Reservation Road

Reservation Road

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-06-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (17687 Reviews)

Director:

Terry George

Cast:

Writer:

John Burnham Schwartz (screenplay)

Terry George (screenplay)

John Burnham Schwartz (novel)

Fullplot:

On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace, and their daughter Emma are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh is playing cello - beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of their son. On the way home, they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he is taken from them forever. On a warm September evening, law associate Dwight Arno and his 11-year-old son Lucas are attending a baseball game. Their favorite team, the Red Sox, is playing - and, hopefully, heading for the World Series. Dwight cherishes his time spent with Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife, Lucas' mother Ruth Wheldon, Dwight heads towards his fateful encounter at Reservation Road. The accident happens so fast that Lucas is all but unaware, while Ethan - the only witness - is all too aware, as a panicked Dwight speeds away. The police are called, and an investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways, as do Grace and Emma. As a reckoning looms, the two fathers are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives.

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