Movies: Ireland

An experimental true crime documentary based on the unsolved murder of Raonaid Murray, a 17-year-old Irish girl, which achieved nationwide attention during the 2000s....

The tragic and shocking story of the notorious Magdalene Laundries, a shameful system, created by the Irish State but supported by all strata of Irish society, which enslaved more than ten thousand women between 1922 and 1996....

A Nazi propaganda movie from 1941 directed by Max W. Kimmich, covering a story of Irish heroism and martyrdom over two generations under the occupation of the British....

Before the summer of 2022, Ireland had never beaten the All Blacks in New Zealand. Using behind the scenes footage and interviews with players and coaches this documentary reflects on the experience of triumphing in New Zealand for the first time....

Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature, and - like Byrne - an emigrant Irishman with the outsider's ability to observe, needle and puncture....

Inspired by the student revolutions of 1968, two women in Germany and Japan set out to plot world revolution as leaders of the Baader Meinhof Group and the Japanese Red Army. What were they fighting for and what have we learned?...

The story of The Boomtown Rats, who fought a conservative Ireland, broke through the UK punk scene, scored global No 1 hits and revolutionised the world with Bob Geldof’s Live Aid....

"Man of Arran" is a cinematic exploration of the beauty of Ireland's coastline, juxtaposed with the inner strength of 83-year-old Paddy Conaghan, a man who refuses to let age define him. Embarking on an extraordinary adventure: circumnavigating Irel...

Two brothers plan to spend quality time together on a weekend hike, but when things go wrong they are forced to confront a rift in their relationship....

An emotional look at the struggle for marriage equality in Ireland....

A mother determines to see her son faced with autism and depression overcome challenges, along with support from family, the community and teachers....

Bobby, New York City 'super' of a tenement building, attempts to carry out his mother's last dying secret wish....

The story of a man who sets out to buy a bottle of milk, but the world conspires against him....

Amidst spontaneous travels around a 1990's Ireland, Oscar, a young boy, finds himself navigating the true essence of adventure with his father, one spirited weekend at a time....

Adapted from Charles O'Neal's 1949 book, this follows the lighthearted adventures of a late 19th Century young man named Jamie McGrew, the three wishes granted to him in a dream by a fairy queen, and the unusual way they come true. His first is for t...

A new insight into the Irish origins of Ice-hockey in Canada....

Based on a true story, this short film tells the story of the Kelly brothers. Horse racing is a huge part of their lives, so when they had the opportunity to buy a horse, they leaped at the chance. Things aren't going exactly to plan when the race da...

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Larry Malone and Maggie McClusky get married, and for a honeymoon trip decide to journey through the home country of their ancestors....

An Irish lover tries to juggle varied sexual encounters with uninspired home life in ordinary comedy-drama....