Ireland and the Irish
This is a list of films, both historical and fictional, about Ireland, its history, its people (at home and abroad), its legends and folklore.
The list is intended for reference, not necessarily as recommendation.
Note: The list is in random order with films being added continually. It includes documentaries, short films and TV productions as well as feature films. Please use the site's filters or the links provided below if you want to view certain types of film only:
Feature films Films made for TV Mini-series TV Series
Documentaries Short films
Drama History Biography Comedy Crime
100 Films for St Patrick's Day
IRA, the Troubles, Anglo-Irish Conflict
Irish Language productions - as per IMDb, bilingual films/tv productions will also appear in this list, as will films with only a few words of Irish if the language is listed on the film's page.
Titles filmed in Ireland - this is a separate list of additional films/tv productions, which are not set in Ireland and which do not have an Irish interest. The Irish filming locations can either represent fictional places or stand in for real locations in other countries.
The list is intended for reference, not necessarily as recommendation.
Note: The list is in random order with films being added continually. It includes documentaries, short films and TV productions as well as feature films. Please use the site's filters or the links provided below if you want to view certain types of film only:
Feature films Films made for TV Mini-series TV Series
Documentaries Short films
Drama History Biography Comedy Crime
100 Films for St Patrick's Day
IRA, the Troubles, Anglo-Irish Conflict
Irish Language productions - as per IMDb, bilingual films/tv productions will also appear in this list, as will films with only a few words of Irish if the language is listed on the film's page.
Titles filmed in Ireland - this is a separate list of additional films/tv productions, which are not set in Ireland and which do not have an Irish interest. The Irish filming locations can either represent fictional places or stand in for real locations in other countries.
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- DirectorPamela Mason WagnerStarsLiam NeesonGabriel ByrneSeán T. Ó MeallaighA fascinating story of the truth behind the legend and history of St Patrick. He was Welsh and even though he was thought to be Irish. "Patrick" is released in time for St. Patrick's Day (March 17, 2004) His life is remarkable and his story will be aired on television in "Patrick," an hour-long docudrama airing on Hallmark Channel. "Patrick" will shed light on one of the best-loved and least-understood icons of world religion. This special will feature the world reknown voices of two of Ireland's incredible top actors: with narration by Liam Neeson (aka Schindler's List & Rob Roy) and also Gabriel Byrne supplying the voice of Patrick. There is also an on-air commentary provided by renowned Irish-American author Frank McCourt, who gives insight on how a foreign evangelical would have interacted with the Irish. The story of the real St. Patrick is a fabulous mix of part adventure tale and part spiritual awakening. This portrayal of Patrick who lived in the fifth century was shot on location in Ireland, using actors and actresses in period dress to recreate scenes from Patrick's life. He was born into an upper class patrician family in Roman Britain. When Patrick was an adolescent he was captured by slave traders and sold into captivity in Ireland. After almost six years as a slave Patrick experienced a religious awakening that inspired him to make his escape from Ireland. After his safe return to his homeland Patrick trained for the priesthood. Patrick decided to return to Ireland, where he was a slave, to preach a doctrine of love, tolerance and redemption. His radical ideas were suspect and he attracted the censure of the Church establishment in Roman Britain and he was henceforth branded as a renegade. Patrick refused to compromise this commitment and soon won the respect and love of the Irish and even the finally the reluctant support of his detractors. He started out as a slave an eventually became a liberator, who learned to forgive and ultimately love his enemies.
- DirectorPete TravisStarsGerard McSorleyMichèle ForbesBrenda FrickerAn examination of the aftermath of the 1998 Real IRA bombing that killed 29 people in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsAdrian PasdarAmy HubermanSeán DugganBefore an American company can build a smelting plant outside a small Irish village, they have to send their top troubleshooter to find a way around an antiquated law that protects the leprechauns supposedly living on the property.
- DirectorDavid DruryStarsPeter CapaldiMarshall BellRobert BeltranA couple find themselves involved in a complex smuggling operation.
- DirectorBrian GilbertStarsMary KennyHeather IandoloJames ClarkeOn a bitterly cold morning in January 1946, an Irishman whose voice was as well known as Churchill's, was hanged in England's grim Wandsworth gaol. It was always inconceivable that William Joyce, known to millions as 'Lord Haw-Haw', would escape the death penalty. However, just as with Roger Casement a generation earlier, it took considerable legal ingenuity on the part of the British establishment to ensure that Joyce was hanged. Lord Haw-Haw was the classic traitor. Broadcasting to millions from Nazi Germany, he played a part in sapping the collective spirit of wartime Britain. A grotesque figure, laughed at but secretly feared, his psychological defiance was mythologised by prolonged wartime anxiety. Hitler's Irishman: The Story of Lord Haw-Haw is a documentary by noted British feature film director, Brian Gilbert, for whom the story of William Joyce has been a lifelong obsession. In all Gilbert's work (e.g. 'Wilde', 'Tom and Viv', 'Not Without My Daughter'), he has sought to peel away the layers of complex characters and reveal the dark heart of fanaticism, self-invention and attachment to ideals at all cost. Hitler's Irishman: The story of Lord Haw-Haw is a creative documentary portrait of the compulsive and complex Irishman who recreated himself in a romantic and imagined ideal of Englishness, which he took to a monstrous and fanatical degree that would ultimately lead to his own undoing. Fascist thug? Irish intellectual? British traitor? German hero? Who, in fact, was the real William Joyce?
- DirectorTom CollinsStarsRachael DowlingPeter MullanSean McGinleyIn 1958 Ireland, family problems force a Donegal woman to the city of Derry; a city in turmoil as the Irish nation suffers and revolts from the brutal British invading forces.
- DirectorJimmy SmallhorneStarsMary MurrayJohn ConnorsDavid MurrayA teacher tries to connect with a troubled boy.
- DirectorKieron J. WalshStarsAnna FrielBrenda FrickerCiarán McMenaminMarion Keyes' story about a young woman and her baby, Kate.
- DirectorKeith FarrellStarsHugh O'ConorOwen McDonnellRick BurnA Terrible Beauty is the story of the men and women of the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916, Irish and British, caught up in a conflict many did not understand and of the innocent men and boys, executed because of what transpired in The Battle of Mount Street Bridge. The British soldiers were the last of the Great War volunteers, who joined up together to fight the Germans. They knew that there was a strong chance they would die in France, but to die in Dublin would never have crossed their minds. The Irish Volunteers were weekend warriors many of whom had no idea they were about to take part in large scale battles on the streets of Dublin.
- DirectorMargo HarkinStarsDeclan RodgersKevin BreenTom CollinsKenny, a Protestant young man in Belfast, has a Chinese girlfriend. When their lives intersect with those of an Irish couple from a Catholic neighborhood, tensions arise. The films provides a look at the cultural and political landscape of modern Belfast.
- DirectorAisling WalshStarsNatalie PressDavid Michael ScottOlivia WilliamsSet in affluent, contemporary, south-side Dublin, the Cahills appear to have the world at their feet. Dad Aidan, is a successful property tycoon, his wife Michelle, a successful estate agent and their fashion model daughter, Emma's 21st birthday party at the family home should be a night to remember. That night however, a rape at the party shatters their seemingly perfect lives. With the key suspect released on bail, and dark family secrets coming to the fore, Emma's life begins to free-fall. Slowly, having made radical changes to her life, Emma builds towards recovery - until a chance meeting with her rapist bolsters her conviction that she'll need to confront him in court before she can get on with her life.
- DirectorAlan MetterStarsJason WeaverRider StrongRichard MollYoung punk Freddie Egan is in a juvenile detention center for the summer. Spoiled rich-kid Frederick Egan III is going to a luxurious summer camp. However, a name mix-up at the bus terminal sends the boys to each other's destinations, and while Eddie gets a taste of the good life, Frederick learns some valuable life-lessons from his stay in jail.
- DirectorDesmond DavisStarsSam NeillMaeve GermaineJill DoyleFriendship of two girls, childhood friends, is put on the test when they grow up and leave for the big city, each with different life goals in mind.
- DirectorPaul WagnerStarsGabriel ByrneBrenda FrickerKelly McGillisTraces the history of Irish immigration to the United States, following the stories of several families and their journeys to America, including where they ended up.
- DirectorPaul HoenStarsRyan MerrimanHenry GibsonAlexis LopezA teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
- DirectorJonathan LewisStarsBrendan GleesonPatrick CondrenIan BannenIn 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic and the British government is concluded after high-stakes negotiations.
- DirectorDeclan RecksStarsFionnula FlanaganJohn Rhys-DaviesConor MullenA woman set to get married on Christmas Eve must make a life-changing decision.
- DirectorCharlie McCarthyStarsIsabella DevineMaria Doyle KennedyDearbhla MolloyMona Quirke, as usual, is having her adult children for Christmas. The youngest arrives with an unexpected guest and nothing will ever be the same again in the Quirke household.
- DirectorStephen BurkeStarsLiam CunninghamFlora MontgomeryConor MullenTwo Irish emigrants Ruth and Neil come together to realise her dream of running a small hotel in the hills outside the city.
- DirectorJohn ButlerStarsCathy BeltonAndrew BennettGary EganComedy sketches made to raise money for St. Francis Hospice in Raheny, Dublin.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsCatherine SteadmanJacqueline BissetLeon OckendenThe story of An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving continues. Isabella and Tilly pay a visit to Ireland, hoping Isabella's long-ago suitor, the Earl of Shannon, can assist Tilly in getting her writing published.
- DirectorMaurice SweeneyStarsLiam CunninghamDavid WilmotCiarán McMenaminThe story of the engineers who worked tirelessly to keep the electric power running as the Titanic sank. Their selfless actions kept the lights on and the electric lifeboat winches operational to facilitate the survival of others.
- DirectorKieron J. WalshStarsDavid McSavageJohn CollearyPatrick McDonnellA one-off special episode of The Savage Eye, a compilation of the highlights of the previous four seasons, narrated by David McSavage.