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A Prayer for the Dying

1987

Mike Hodges

Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Liam Neeson, Alan Bates ...

6.1

1,969

Thriller Martin Fallon is an IRA bomber who tries to blow up a troop truck but instead kills a bus load of school children. He loses heart and quits the movement and goes to London trying to leave the U.K. and start a new life. The IRA wants him back (he knows too much) and the local crime boss, Meehan, will only help him if he performs one last hit, on a rival crime boss. When Fallon does perform the hit, he is seen by a catholic priest. He ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A ludicrous movie about a subject that deserves more serious treatment."	NEG

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