We're No Angels (1989)
Comedy | Crime
Ned and Jim, two escaped convicts on the run, find refuge with the Catholic Church when they are confused for and pose as priests.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, Hoyt Axton, Bruno Kirby, Ray McAnally
Director: Neil Jordan
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown / My Left Foot (1989)
Biography | Drama
The true story of the artist, writer and cerebral palsy sufferer Christy Brown, based on his own book. It recounts the many problems he faced growing up in his native Ireland, and charts the ways in which he developed the use of his left foot – the only limb over which he had any control – to achieve success as an artist. Oscars were won by Daniel Day-Lewis (playing the adult Brown) and Brenda Fricker (playing Brown's mother).
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Kirsten Sheridan
Director: Jim Sheridan
Jack the Ripper (1988)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
During the latter half of 1888 a notorious serial killer nicknamed Jack The Ripper terrorises the East End of London by murdering prostitutes in a terribly violent way. Public outrage follows. Inspector Frederick Abberline is assigned to the case but finds that it is not just a simple murder enquiry. Based on a real life event, this film claims to have had access to top secret Home Office files and believe that their ending is the correct solution to the age old mystery.
Starring: Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Lewis Collins, Jane Seymour, Michael Gothard
Director: David Wickes
