by Ron Kavana and Terry Woods Reception Critical response Hidden Agenda was praised for its honesty and complexity, as well as its resonance. It was criticised for portraying the Troubles as an adjunct to British rather than Irish politics. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 stars out of 4, describing it as "lacerating" and a "superior thriller", although he noted that "for Americans, it works more as a thriller than as political polemic". Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected 20 reviews, amassing an approval rating of 85%, with an average rating of 6.9/10. Box Office The film made £141,050 in the UK. Awards Hidden Agenda won the Jury Prize at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for Best European Film at the Goya Awards. At the Festival press conference, the Northern Irish critic Alexander Walker publicly denounced the film as IRA propaganda. References External links 1990s political thriller films Northern Irish films Films about The Troubles (Northern Ireland) Films directed by Ken Loach Films produced by Eric Fellner Films scored by Stewart Copeland Films set in Northern Ireland British political thriller films 1990s English-language films 1990s British films