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1. Vivarium (2019)
R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.
Director: Lorcan Finnegan | Stars: Imogen Poots, Danielle Ryan, Molly McCann, Jesse Eisenberg
Votes: 74,257
2. The Last Days on Mars (2013)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.
Director: Ruairi Robinson | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams
Votes: 39,233 | Gross: $0.02M
3. The Secret of Kells (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
Directors: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey | Stars: Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, Christen Mooney
Votes: 38,469 | Gross: $0.69M
4. 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: 24,686 | Gross: $0.83M
5. The Hallow (2015)
Not Rated | 97 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A family who moved into a remote mill house in Ireland finds themselves in a fight for survival with demonic creatures living in the woods.
Director: Corin Hardy | Stars: Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton, Michael Smiley
Votes: 18,599 | Gross: $0.01M
6. Shrooms (2007)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A group of friends are stalked and murdered whilst looking for psilocybin mushrooms in the Irish woods.
Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Maya Hazen
Votes: 17,765 | Gross: $0.00M
7. The Canal (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A film archivist finds his sanity crumbling after he is given an old 16mm film reel with footage from a horrific murder that occurred in the early 1900's.
Director: Ivan Kavanagh | Stars: Rupert Evans, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Hannah Hoekstra, Kelly Byrne
Votes: 14,944
8. Sea Fever (2019)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.
Director: Neasa Hardiman | Stars: Hermione Corfield, Dag Malmberg, Jack Hickey, Olwen Fouéré
Votes: 14,153
9. Let Us Prey (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
Held in a remote police station, a mysterious stranger takes over the minds and souls of everyone inside.
Director: Brian O'Malley | Stars: Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Bryan Larkin, Hanna Stanbridge
Votes: 10,812
10. Stitches (I) (2012)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
A clown comes back from the dead to haunt those who took his life during a fatal party mishap.
Director: Conor McMahon | Stars: Ross Noble, Tommy Knight, Eoghan McQuinn, Gemma-Leah Devereux
Votes: 10,583
11. Wake Wood (2009)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
Director: David Keating | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall, Ella Connolly
Votes: 8,874
12. Isolation (2005)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
On a remote Irish farm, five people become unwilling participants in an experiment that goes nightmarishly wrong.
Director: Billy O'Brien | Stars: John Lynch, Essie Davis, Sean Harris, Marcel Iures
Votes: 8,007
13. The Cellar (2022)
94 min | Horror, Mystery
Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house. She soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family's souls forever.
Director: Brendan Muldowney | Stars: Elisha Cuthbert, Eoin Macken, Abby Fitz, Dylan Fitzmaurice Brady
Votes: 7,751
14. You Are Not My Mother (2021)
93 min | Drama, Horror
In a North Dublin housing estate Char's mother goes missing. When she returns Char is determined to uncover the truth of her disappearance and unearth the dark secrets of her family.
Director: Kate Dolan | Stars: Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken, Ingrid Craigie, Jordanne Jones
Votes: 5,882
15. The White Massai (2005)
131 min | Drama, Romance
A girl leaves her boyfriend to stay with a Masai man she meets on vacation in Kenya. She adapts to the tribe's customs, foods and gender roles as she integrates into her new community.
Director: Hermine Huntgeburth | Stars: Nina Hoss, Jacky Ido, Katja Flint, Antonio Prester
Votes: 4,146
16. Muse (II) (2017)
107 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A grieving English literature professor who is suffering from a horrible recurring nightmare will soon find himself immersed in a macabre world of myth and superstition governed by a coven of seven malevolent women.
Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Elliot Cowan, Franka Potente, Ana Ularu, Leonor Watling
Votes: 3,870
17. Freeze Frame (2004)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After being accused of a triple-murder, a man films his every moment of his to provide an alibi. Things takes a worst turn when a detective suspects him and the tapes goes missing which can prove his innocence.
Director: John Simpson | Stars: Lee Evans, Sean McGinley, Ian McNeice, Colin Salmon
Votes: 2,964
18. Nails (I) (2017)
85 min | Horror, Mystery
Recovering after a terrible accident, Dana struggles to regain her life and family when she encounters a malevolent ghost in her hospital room.
Director: Dennis Bartok | Stars: Shauna Macdonald, Steve Wall, Leah McNamara, Ross Noble
Votes: 2,802
19. Outcast (2010)
R | 98 min | Horror
A beast stalks an estate where two lovers are breaking up and two magic users are on a hunt.
Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Kate Dickie, Niall Bruton, Hanna Stanbridge, Josh Whitelaw
Votes: 2,808
20. Cowboys & Angels (2003)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargained for when he moves into an apartment with a gay fashion student and finds himself on the catwalk. The film sets out... See full summary »
Director: David Gleeson | Stars: Michael Legge, Allen Leech, Amy Shiels, David Murray
Votes: 2,616 | Gross: $0.03M
21. Dead Meat (2004)
R | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
An infection spreads from slaughtered animals to humans, which causes the dead to rise and feed on the living.
Director: Conor McMahon | Stars: Marian Araujo, David Muyllaert, Eoin Whelan, David Ryan
Votes: 2,348
22. Omagh (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama
An examination of the aftermath of the 1998 Real IRA bombing that killed 29 people in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Gerard McSorley, Michèle Forbes, Brenda Fricker, Stuart Graham
Votes: 1,722
23. Cherry Tree (2015)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery
A 15-year-old makes a pact with a witches’ coven to save her father’s life.
Director: David Keating | Stars: Anna Walton, Naomi Battrick, Sam Hazeldine, Elva Trill
Votes: 1,136
24. Man About Dog (2004)
85 min | Comedy
Three losers leave town owing $50k to a bookie. They go on a journey involving drinking, gambling on greyhounds, and hiring prostitutes, leading them into further debt and misadventures.
Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Allen Leech, Tom Murphy, Ciaran Nolan, Sean McGinley
Votes: 1,104
25. The Mighty Celt (2005)
82 min | Drama
In this tender coming-of-age story, a young boy from a broken home learns the harsh realities of life after adopting an awkward greyhound and befriending a mysterious figure from his mother's past.
Director: Pearse Elliott | Stars: Ken Stott, Tyrone McKenna, Gillian Anderson, Richard Dormer
Votes: 974
26. Crone Wood (2016)
86 min | Horror, Thriller
A young couple who just met decides to go camping after a wonderful first encounter, a decision they will soon regret.
Director: Mark Sheridan | Stars: Ed Murphy, Elva Trill, Geraldine McAlinden, Sarah Jane Seymour
Votes: 544
27. Monster (2019)
90 min | Drama
Ireland, 1845. As the famine progresses, a fisherman unable to protect his family is subsumed by darkness until a helpless little girl saves him from despair.
Director: Tom Sullivan | Stars: Dónall Ó Héalai, Saise Quinn, Dara Devaney, Eoin O'Dubhghaill
Votes: 502
28. Watermelon (2003 TV Movie)
74 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Marion Keyes' story about a young woman and her baby, Kate.
Director: Kieron J. Walsh | Stars: Anna Friel, Brenda Fricker, Ciarán McMenamin, Sean McGinley
Votes: 407
29. 48 Angels (2007)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama
Seamus is a 9 year old boy who has been diagnosed with a serious illness. In search of a miracle, he sets off to find God before God comes for him. Inspired by Saint Columcille, Seamus sets... See full summary »
Director: Marion Comer | Stars: Shane Brolly, John Travers, Ciaran Flynn, Darragh Kelly
Votes: 396
30. Foreign Exchange (2004)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Hannah O'Flaherty is a normal sixteen year old girl staying at O'Keffee's Boarding School run by Miss Murphy in Galway, Ireland. One day, when Hannah was going down into the basement, she ... See full summary »
Stars: Zac Garred, Lynn Styles, Danielle Fox-Clarke, Barbara Griffin
Votes: 272
31. The Honeymooners (2003)
90 min | Comedy
The raw, poignant story of a jilted groom and a waitress who make an unlikely alliance and find themselves on an adventure in rural Ireland.
Director: Karl Golden | Stars: Jonathan Byrne, Alex Reid, Justine Mitchell, Conor Mullen
Votes: 279
32. Zombie Hotel (2005–2007)
TV-Y7-FV | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Pass the Fawlty Towers, turn right after the Adams Family's and you'll find the ZOMBIE HOTEL! Wide eyed twins Fungus and Maggot will welcome you, along with their Mum and Dad Zombies, ... See full summary »
Stars: Aileen Mythen, Luca Massimo, Hillary Kavanagh, Roger Gregg
Votes: 137
33. The Sun, the Moon and the Stars (1996)
93 min | Comedy
Shelley's summer is ruined by the fact that her parents are separating. She withdraws from the real world and lives in her own fantasy world of magic and music.
Director: Geraldine Creed | Stars: Angie Dickinson, Jason Donovan, Gina Moxley, Elaine Cassidy
Votes: 72
34. Dracula's Bram Stoker (2003 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
A chronicle of the life of Bram Stoker, author of the classic novel Dracula.
Director: Sinead O'Brien | Stars: Morgan Heasley, Noel Dobbs, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Roy Foster
Votes: 42
35. Pitch 'n' Putt with Beckett 'n' Joyce (2001)
3 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Donald Clarke | Stars: Martin Murphy, Arthur Riordan, Lucy Cray-Miller
Votes: 38
36. The Big Bow Wow (2004– )
60 min | Drama
Drama featuring an irreverent group of 6 girls and guys in their mid-20s, who share the same apartment building - and the same 'Super Pub', named 'The Big Bow Wow'.
Stars: Lisa Dwan, Michael Legge, Risteard Cooper, Melanie Clark Pullen
Votes: 31
37. Any Time Now (2002– )
60 min | Drama, Comedy
The lives and loves of three thirtysomething Dublin women who have been close friends for years.
Stars: Susan Lynch, Angeline Ball, Zara Turner, Ruth McCabe
Votes: 26
38. Woken (2024)
90 min | Sci-Fi
A woman who wakes up from an accident with no memory of who she is, and the realisation that the human race is close to extinction.
Director: Alan Friel | Stars: Erin Kellyman, Maxine Peake, Ivanno Jeremiah, Corrado Invernizzi
Votes: 16
39. Battle of the Bogside (2004)
60 min | Documentary
Feature documentary on the 3-days of riots in Derry, Northern Ireland that led to the deployment of British Troops into Derry in August 1969.
Director: Vinny Cunningham | Stars: Kenneth Bloomfield, James Callaghan, Gregory Campbell, Bernadette Devlin
Votes: 15
40. The Stranger Within Me (1994)
23 min | Short
Director: Geraldine Creed | Stars: Elaine Cassidy, Lindsey Harris, Liam Heffernan, Brid McCarthy
Votes: 14
41. Into the Abyss (1993)
15 min | Short
An Irish girl visits her family back in Ireland for Christmas. The core of the film is what awaits her back in London and what she's escaping.
Director: Geraldine Creed | Stars: Michelle Bibbi, Brid McCarthy, Eamonn Hunt, Una Minto
Votes: 14
42. Misteach Bhaile Átha Cliath (1994)
33 min | Short, Drama
A sacked civil servant tells a ghost story at his farewell party.
Director: Paul Duane | Stars: Kevin Reynolds, Caitríona Ní Mhurchú, Mick Lally, Diarmuid de Faoite
Votes: 11
43. Frank Ned & Busy Lizzie (2004)
68 min | Documentary, Biography
Frank Ned McCafferty, a 70 year old bachelor farmer thinks his days of dirty laundry and cold dinners are over when Lizzie, a 40 year old travelling saleswoman 'adopts' him, and starts to ... See full summary »
Director: Neasa Ní Chianáin | Stars: Busy Lizzie, Frank Ned
Votes: 9
44. An Gaeilgeoir Nocht (2006)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
A language enthusiast hits mid life crisis and leaves his wife and child to become an anti-globalisation warrior arsonist.
Director: Neasa Hardiman | Stars: Aonghus Weber, Carrie Crowley, Sorcha Ní Chéide, Doireann Learmont
Votes: 7
45. Balor Hall (2022 TV Special)
26 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
As the Devereaux dynasty gather for their father's 60th birthday, a bountiful feast is prepared, old grudges are triggered, and murder is on the menu..
Director: Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair | Stars: Carolyn Bracken, Declan Conlon, Derbhle Crotty, Faoileann Cunningham
Votes: 5
46. A Patriot
Sci-Fi, Thriller | Announced
Set in a futuristic authoritarian state, a loyal government official makes a startling discovery that causes her to doubt her allegiance.
Director: Dan Pringle | Stars: Eva Green, Charles Dance, Helen Hunt, Scot Williams
47. Wail
Horror, Thriller | Announced
An American family is lured by their inheritance to an estate in Ireland that has been haunted by a Banshee spirit for centuries.
Director: Kevin Callies | Star: David O'Hara
48. Creating the Suburban Nightmare of Vivarium (2020 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
The film crew discusses making of Vivarium (2019).
Stars: Garret Shanley, Lorcan Finnegan, John McDonnell, Brendan McCarthy
49. If You're Not in, You Can't Win! (2003 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes, which became the biggest sweepstake in the world. Although it was established legally by the Irish Government in the 1930s to provide ... See full summary »
Director: Liam Wylie | Star: Andrew Bennett
50. The Metal Man (1989)
12 min | Short
The arrival of a circus blurs a boy's sense of reality.
Directors: Geraldine Creed, Brendan McCarthy | Stars: Thom McGinty, Oisin Creed Connolly, Marianne Fahey, Catherine Anne Keane