Movies about Ireland

Movies about Ireland
List of the best movies about Ireland, selected by visitors to our site: Philomena, The Magdalene Sisters, The Lodgers, '71, Breakfast on Pluto, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Black '47, Sorry We Missed You, The Path, Bokeh.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
Duration01:38

A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Duration01:59

Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly caught flirting with the boys. All have to work in a laundry under the strict supervision of the nuns, who break their wills through sadistic punishment.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Duration01:33

1920, rural Ireland. Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; and if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy. When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother - and with the curse that haunts them.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, military
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:39

A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Duration02:08

In the 1970s, a foundling lad, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving his Irish town for London, in part to look for his mother and in part because his trans-gender nature is beyond the town's understanding.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama, military
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration02:07

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreaction, drama, history
CountryRepublic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration01:51

In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years, Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, returns home to reunite with his estranged family, only to discover the cruelest reality, a black land where death reigns.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Belgium

A story exploring the issue of hardship in modern-day Britain through a young couple scraping to get by in a casual jobs market. A hard-up delivery driver and his carer wife are pushed to breaking point as they struggle to keep their family afloat in a world of zero-hour contracts and gig work.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:05

The Path explores the unknown and mysterious world of the cult-like Meyerist Movement in upstate New York. At the center of the movement lies Eddie, a conflicted husband; Sarah, his devoted wife; and Cal, an ambitious leader. We follow each as they contend with deep issues involving relationships, faith, and power.

Markimdb: 5
Genrefantastic, drama
CountryUSA, Iceland
Duration01:53

On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple wake up one morning to discover every person on Earth has disappeared. Their struggle to survive and to reconcile the mysterious event lead them to reconsider everything they know about themselves and the world.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:52

A socially awkward young man kidnaps an aspiring actress with the hope that they will fall in love. A psychosexual noir that explores power dynamics between men and women.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrefantasy, drama
CountryUSA

An American artist’s obsession with a disturbing urban legend leads her to an investigation of the story’s origins at the crumbling estate of a reclusive painter in Ireland.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:01

    Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA, Belgium

    Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. The plan seems solid, but as their arrangement begins to fall apart, Eddie’s denial gets deeper as Amber realizes that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, fantasy
    CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:45

      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.

      Markimdb: 4.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom

      When Moore Street market-trader Agnes Brown finds her livelihood under threat from a ruthless developer, she and her family embark on a campaign to save her stall, aided as only the Browns will be by a motley troop of blind trainee Ninjas, an alcoholic solicitor, and a barrister with Tourettes Syndrome.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:41

      Immortals Connor and Duncan Macleod join forces against a man from Connor's distant past in the highlands of Scotland, Kell, an immensely powerful immortal who leads an army of equally powerful and deadly immortal swordsmen and assassins. No immortal alive has been able to defeat Kell yet, and neither Connor nor Duncan are skilled enough themselves to take him on and live. The two of them eventually come to one inevitable conclusion; one of them must die so that the combined power of both the Highlanders can bring down Kell for good. There can be only one... the question is, who will it be?

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:03

      Dublin; June 16, 1904. Stephen Dedalus, who fancies himself as a poet, embarks on a day of wandering about the city during which he finds friendship and a father figure in Leopold Bloom, a middle-aged Jew. Meanwhile, Bloom's day, illuminated by a funeral and an evening of drinking and revelry that stirs paternal feelings toward Stephen, ends with a rapprochement with Molly, his earthy wife.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genreaction, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      A story set in Indochina in 1959, a lawless land controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war-criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor Camp is run by four such dangerous men. The worst prison in the land, it is here that an Irish, former-champion boxer Martin Tillman has made a name for himself fighting tournaments, on which wealthy criminals gamble in high stakes events. When Tillman is due for release, he just wants to return home, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down. When all that Tillman holds dear is taken away in a vicious act of violence, he is forced to confront the men responsible and take his revenge. The birth of a legend.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, France, USA
      Duration01:31

      When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
      Duration01:37

      When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:37

      Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
      CountryUSA, Canada, South Africa

      A group of unwitting sorority sisters accidentally awaken the serial-killing Leprechaun after they build a sorority house on his hunting grounds.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Japan, USA
      Duration01:52

      Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, USA
      Duration01:27

      Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, biography, sport
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
      Duration03:02

      An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genreaction, drama, history
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, Belgium, USA
      Duration02:01

      In 13th century Ireland a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across an Irish landscape fraught with peril.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genremelodrama, drama, sport
      CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:53

      Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:47

      Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:06

      A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
      CountryUSA

      Two carnies (Sewell and Gugino) abduct a mermaid in Ireland, circa 1900, and decide to transport her to America. As their ship loses its way and heads towards the mythical Forbidden Islands, the mermaid begins to display its deadly side.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      New York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With a few weeks left before his option on the site runs out, Doug agrees to help wealthy Christian Hanover conceal his affair with salesgirl Andy Hart from his wife. Despite his own attraction to Andy, Doug tries to stay focused on getting Christian to invest $3 million in his project.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrefantastic, action, comedy
      CountryUSA

      In the late 1970's, the SETI project received a one time signal from outer space. It looked exactly as theorists thought a communication from an alien civilization would -- unfortunately it has never been decoded. Or so we were told. Unbeknownst to the general public the signal was translated and told us two things: 1) We are not alone. 2) The galaxy is a dangerous place.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
      Duration02:14

      Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankie's siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankie's Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the IRA, and when he does find money, he spends the money on drink.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, crime
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration02:05

      Two romantically-engaged corporate spies team up to manipulate a corporate race to corner the market on a medical innovation that will reap huge profits and enable them to lead an extravagant lifestyle together.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA

      Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew, Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:39

      When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossesed, he decides to spice up the attraction a bit for the 'Yanks' by having his staff pretend to haunt the castle. The trouble begins when a busload of American tourists arrive - along with some real ghosts.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:49

      With a God-inspired moral obligation to act against evil, twin brothers Conner and Murphy set out to rid Boston of criminals. However, rather than working within the system, these Irish Americans decide to take swift retribution into their own hands.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genremelodrama, drama, military
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, France, USA
      Duration01:41

      The quirky story of a young boy's adventures growing up with his stunningly beautiful mother and the two very different men who love her.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, France, USA
      Duration01:53

      Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, USA
      Duration01:49

      An Irish lad (Matt Keeslar) who fled from his oppressive, widowed father (Albert Finney) falls for a girl (Victoria Smurfit) from an affluent family.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, Luxembourg, France, USA, United Kingdom

      In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorce and insanity.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, short
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration00:14

      In 1970's Belfast two young boys discover the facts of life aided by the help of their pet chickens.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, Belgium, Finland, United Kingdom
      Duration01:56

      A driving instructor must use her other-worldly gifts to save a lonely man’s daughter from a rock star looking to use her for Satanic purposes.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genremelodrama, drama, detective
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, USA
      Duration01:51

      An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net believing her to be a mermaid.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genremelodrama, drama, family, western
      CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:28

      Clark Davis struggles to maintain his land and support his family during a long drought. With a bank loan to repay, his wife, Ellen, takes a job in town as a seamstress, but soon becomes ill with scarlet fever. Devastated to lose his beloved wife, Clark and his young daughter Missie turn to his parents Irene and Lloyd for support. Clark must find a way to save his farm and survive Ellen's death without losing the person he loves most: his daughter.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredrama, adventure, military, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration03:04

      An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.




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