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1. Derry Girls (2018–2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
The personal exploits of a 16-year-old girl and her family and friends during the Troubles in the early 1990s in Northern Ireland.
Stars: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Kathy Kiera Clarke
Votes: 58,757
2. Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
R | 128 min | Comedy, Drama
In the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Morgan Jones, Eva Birthistle, Liam Neeson
Votes: 24,568 | Gross: $0.83M
3. 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
71 scenes revolving around a recent immigrant, a couple that has just adopted a daughter, a college student and a lonely old man.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Gabriel Cosmin Urdes, Lukas Miko, Otto Grünmandl, Anne Bennent
Votes: 8,763
4. The Journey (III) (2016)
PG-13 | 94 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car together.
Director: Nick Hamm | Stars: Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, John Hurt, Freddie Highmore
Votes: 2,067
5. The Informant (1997)
R | 105 min | Drama, Thriller
A young I.R.A. member is forced to turn informant on his comrades, when he is caught in an assassination attempt on a judge.
Director: Jim McBride | Stars: Anthony Brophy, Cary Elwes, Timothy Dalton, Maria Lennon
Votes: 676
6. December Bride (1990)
88 min | Drama
At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community by her relationship with two brothers. Pregnant, she refuses to reveal the name of the father.
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Donal McCann, Saskia Reeves, Ciarán Hinds, Patrick Malahide
Votes: 366 | Gross: $0.07M
7. Shoot to Kill (1990 TV Movie)
222 min | Drama
Dramatised outline of the events leading up to the Stalker Inquiry in the 1980s in Northern Ireland, concerning the killing of suspected terrorists by members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Vass Anderson, Rod Arthur, Ray Ashcroft, Susan Baker
Votes: 29
8. The Troubles (1981– )
Documentary
Six-part documentary series looking at Northern Ireland from the perspective of recent Irish history.
Votes: 10
9. A Sense of Loss (1972)
135 min | Documentary
Shot over six weeks in December 1971, and January 1972, the film consisted of interviews with Protestants, Catholics, politicians, and some soldiers, combined with TV news clips of bombings and violence.
Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Bridget Andrews, Bridget Bond, Noël Browne, Mr. and Mrs. George Caldwell
Votes: 70
10. The Patriot Game (1979)
93 min | Documentary, History
A history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s.
Director: Arthur MacCaig | Star: Winnie Marshall
Votes: 177
11. Shellshock Rock (1979)
46 min | Documentary
A documentary film which captures the zeitgeist of the Ulster punk scene in the late 70s during The Troubles. Featuring live performances from bands, such as The Undertones and Stiff Little Fingers and interviews with fans.
Director: John T. Davis | Stars: John Burns, Henry Cluney, Brian Faloon, Terri Hooley
Votes: 37
12. Endgame in Ireland (2001 TV Movie)
240 min | Documentary
A comprehensive look at the Irish people's struggle for Civil rights and how it transpired into a military campaign for independence, before a political agreement was made for fair ... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Anderson, Mick Gold | Stars: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Denis Bradley
Votes: 42
13. Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider (2022 TV Special)
59 min | Documentary
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish.
Director: Chris Nikkel | Star: Ardal O'Hanlon
Votes: 26
14. Loyalists (1999– )
60 min | Documentary
Journalist Peter Taylor investigates loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.
Star: Peter Taylor
Votes: 19
15. The Maze (2002 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
The history of the notorious Maze prison and its role in the Northern Ireland conflict.
Stars: Liam Neeson, Denis Faul, Bik McFarlane, Mo Mowlam
Votes: 19
16. The King's Wake (2000)
30 min | Animation, Short
It's Samhain (Hallowe'en) in old Ireland, and King Connor takes a look at his life and the enemies he killed in his time. Based on Irish legends.
Director: John McCloskey | Stars: Stephen Rea, Ian McElhinney, Peter Ballance, Eleanor Methven
Votes: 34
17. Faith School Menace? (2010 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
Richard Dawkins looks at Government funded faith schools and the effect they could have on children.
Director: Molly Milton | Star: Richard Dawkins
Votes: 326
18. 12 Days in July (1998)
50 min | Documentary
Documentary about the 12th of July parade in the Northern Irish town of Portadown, where disputes about the route the parade takes through town is the cause for ongoing disputes between the protestant and catholic communities.
Director: Margo Harkin
Votes: 8
19. Imeacht Na N'Iarlaí (2007– )
40 min | History
The events leading up to the Flight of the Earls in 1607, when the Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell boarded a ship and left Ulster for Spain.
Stars: Stephen Rea, Niall Mac Eachmharcaigh, Dominic Mafham, Gavin O'Fearraigh
20. The Myth of Ireland's Two Greatest Warriors (2020)
5 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Director: Carol Freeman | Star: Adrian Dannatt
21. Scéal na Gaeilge (The Story of the Irish Language) (2012– )
52 min | Documentary
Everything you wanted to know about the Irish language but were afraid to ask.
Star: Alan Titley
Votes: 24
23. Taisce Shean Uladh (2014)
30 min | Documentary
An overview of the prehistory of Ulster from the Neolithic period to the Viking settlement in the 9th Century, examining important archaeological sites and museum artifacts.
Star: Cormac Ó'Hádhmaill
24. Afeared (2021)
30 min | Documentary
Historian David Hume and Ulster-Scot writer Darren Gibson investigate the true events behind some of Northern Ireland's ghost stories.
Stars: Darren Gibson, Emma Louise Tully
25. Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey (2011)
88 min | Documentary
Director: Lelia Doolan | Star: Bernadette Devlin
Votes: 26
26.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Dungannon, Northern Ireland
(2008)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History
A former military compound is between reverting back to a council open space. From illustrations there was a castle here. But where? The adjacent communication mast does not help geophys, nor does military grade concrete covering.
Director: Michael Douglas | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth
Votes: 11
27.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland
(2004)
TV-G | 26 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
We tour bustling Belfast, sneaking a peek at its politically charged neighborhoods, then head for the scenic Antrim Coast and go wild in the seaside resort of Portrush.
Director: Simon Griffith | Star: Rick Steves
Votes: 25
28.
The Great War (2014– )
Episode:
Irish War of Independence - WW1 Veterans in a New Battle
(2020)
30 min | Documentary, History, War
The conflict between the Irish independence movement and the UK government had been heating up since 1919. The summer of 1920 brought a new level of escalation with the arrival of the the ... See full summary »
Directors: Toni Steller, Florian Wittig | Star: Jesse Alexander
29.
The Great War (2014– )
Episode:
Bloody Sunday - Escalation in the Irish War of Independence
(2020)
30 min | Documentary, History, War
The British government was confident that the guerrilla war against the Irish Independence movement would soon be under control. But with the events around Bloody Sunday and the Killmichael... See full summary »
Directors: Toni Steller, Florian Wittig | Star: Jesse Alexander
30.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
What Mr. Paisley Didn't Know
(1977)
Documentary
Stars: Gordon Burns, Jean Coulter, Jim Kirkwood, Ian Paisley
31.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
Crack of the Whip
(1969)
Documentary
Portrait of the Catholic working class and the riots in Ulster, when the barricades were going up in the streets of Derry.
Star: Brian Armstrong
32.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
No Surrender
(1969)
Documentary
Portrait of the Protestant working class and the vigilantes in Northern Ireland at the height of the Ulster riots in 1969.
Star: Brian Armstrong
33.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
As It Was in the Beginning...
(1971)
Documentary
Uses footage from previous editions of World in Action to present a history of the troubles so far.
Star: Ian Paisley