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A Prayer for the Dying

“Freedom always comes with a price.”

1987 · 1 h 47 min
Directed by Mike Hodges
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Cast

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Plot

An IRA hitman is seen by a priest while committing a murder and struggles with his conscience.

Sinekatalog’s take

Mike Hodges's thriller is grim and slow, with Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins and Alan Bates, though flawed.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (6,488 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.