Veronica Guerin
Seen it?2003 | 98 min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved GoodFellas or Layer Cake, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
53% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$9 million worldwide on a $17 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 54K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joel Schumacher
- Cate BlanchettVeronica Guerin
- Gerard McSorleyJohn Gilligan
- Ciarán HindsJohn Traynor
- Brenda FrickerBernie Guerin
- Don WycherleyChris Mulligan
- Barry BarnesGraham Turley
- Simon O'DriscollCathal Turley
- Emmet BerginAengus Fanning
- Charlotte BradleyAnn Harris
- Mark LambertWilly Kealy