Ireland movies

Reign of Fire (2002)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Genres: Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Ireland | UK | USA
Actors: Christian Bale | Matthew McConaughey | Izabella Scorupco | Gerard Butler | Scott Moutter | David Kennedy | Alexander Siddig | Ned Dennehy | Rory Keenan | Terence Maynard | Doug Cockle | Randall Carlton | Chris Kelly | Ben Thornton | Alice Krige
Directors: Rob Bowman
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In present-day London, twelve-year-old Quinn watches as his mother, a construction engineer, inadvertently wakes an enormous fire-breathing beast from its century-long slumber. Twenty years later, much of the world has been scarred by the beast and its offspring. As a fire chief, Quinn is responsible for warding off the beasts and keeping a community alive as they eke out a meager existence. Into their midst come a hotshot American, Van Zan, who says he has a way to kill the beasts and save mankind - a way Quinn’s never seen done. Fuses a medieval past with a post-apocalyptic future in this exciting tale of adventure and survival.

Isolation (2005)

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Essie Davis | Sean Harris | Marcel Iures | Crispin Letts | John Lynch | Ruth Negga | Stanley Townsend
Directors: Billy O'Brien
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The broken farmer Dan rents his farm for the scientist John from the Bovine Genetics Technology that is researching genetic modifications of cattle to increase its fertilization. The veterinarian Orla is bitten by the calf while helping the cow to deliver, and she feels that something went wrong with the experiment. During the night, the cow has a narrow passage for the calf, and Dan asks the young couple Jamie and Mary that is parked in a trailer in front of his farm’s entrance to help him in the delivery. When the offspring is born, it bites Dan; Orla arrives later and realizes that it is a genetic anomaly and she sacrifices the calf. During the autopsy of the animal, she discovers that the fetus is pregnant and she destroys the freak hybrids. However, one of them escapes and attacks a cow first and Jamie later. When John arrives in the farm, he discovers that there is the danger of infection of human beings and decides to quarantine the spot. But one offspring is alive and need to be captured.

The Actors (2003)

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Genres: Comedy | Crime
Countries: Germany | Ireland | UK
Actors: Michael Caine | Dylan Moran | Michael Gambon | Lena Headey | Miranda Richardson | Michael McElhatton | Aisling O'Sullivan | Ben Miller | Abigail Iversen | Michael Colgan | Deirdre Walsh | Bill Hickey | Veronica O'Reilly | Paul Ward | Brian McGuinness
Directors: Conor McPherson
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Conor McPherson’s comedy The Actors stars Michael Caine as an aging never-was performer. Anthony O’Malley (Caine) convinces young colleague and castmate Tom (Dylan Moran) to hone his craft by pretending to be someone he isn’t in real life. Tony suggests that they rip off gangster Barreller (Michael Gambon). All goes according to plan, until Barreller’s daughter Dolores (Lena Headey) falls in love with Tom, who is disguised as his sister’s boyfriend Clive (Ben Miller). Miranda Richardson rounds out the cast as a London crime boss.

The Secret of Kells (2009)

Monday, February 8th, 2010
Genres: Adventure | Animation
Countries: Belgium | France | Ireland
Actors: Brendan Gleeson | Liam Hourican | Mick Lally | Michael McGrath | Evan McGuire | Paul Tylack | Paul Young | Christen Mooney
Directors: Tomm Moore
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Follow 12-year-old Brendan (voice of Evan McGuire) as he battles Vikings and confronts an ancient serpent god on a mission to locate a legendary crystal and complete the mythical Book of Kells. Brendan lives in a heavily fortified medieval outpost known as the Abbey of Kells, where the ongoing threat of Viking raids causes the peaceful monks to live in a state of constant fear. Along with his uncle, Abbot Cellach, Brendan labors to fortify the abbey walls daily so his people will be protected from invading forces. When the mysterious Brother Aidan arrives at the abbey carrying an unfinished tome filled mystical secrets, Brendan becomes illuminated, and his dormant talents are awakened. The book must be finished, but accomplishing that mission will be no simple task. As the Vikings close in, Brendan ventures into the surrounding forest and prepares to confront his darkest fears. Accompanying him on his dangerous mission is Aisling, a half-wolf/half-human fairy whose powers will help to guide Brendan through this enchanting yet dangerous new world.

Leap Year (2010)

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: Ireland | USA
Actors: Robert Bannon | John Burke | Michael FitzGerald | Matthew Goode | David Herlihy | Brian Milligan | Declan Mills | Peter O'Meara | Rory Michael O'Sullivan | Michael J. Reynolds | Adam Scott | Martin Sherman | Amy Adams | Amy De Bhrún | Una Carroll
Directors: Anand Tucker
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A woman (Adams) who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country odyssey just might result in her getting engaged.

Wide Open Spaces (2009)

Monday, January 18th, 2010
Genres: Comedy
Countries: Ireland
Actors: Ardal O'Hanlon | Ewen Bremner | Owen Roe | Don Wycherley | Morwenna Banks | Kelly Campbell | Gerard McSorley | Frankie McCafferty | Sarah McCall | Peter Timmons | Nasrin Leahy | Eleanor Methven | Helen Norton
Directors: Tom Hall
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WIDE OPEN SPACES is an absurdist comedy about how breaking up with your best friend can be tougher than ditching a fiancée. Filtered through the singular mind of writer Arthur Mathews (FATHER TED), and directed by Tom Hall (BACHELOR’S WALK), the film channels classic double act dramas, from Laurel and Hardy to Withnail and I, combined with a stark visual and thematic sensibility, to create an unforgettable comedic escapade.

Waveriders (2008)

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Documentary | History | Sport
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Cillian Murphy | Kelly Slater | Richard Fitzgerald | Gabe Davies | Chris Malloy | Keith Malloy | Dan Malloy | Rabbit Kekai | Kevin Naughton | Craig Peterson | John McCarthy | Easky Britton | Fergal Smith | Arthur Verge | Drew Kampion
Directors: Joel Conroy
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WAVERIDERS is the previously untold story of the unlikely Irish roots of the worldwide surfing phenomenon and today’s pioneers of Irish big wave surfing. The story unfolds via the inspirational and ultimately tragic history of Irish/Hawaiian legendary waterman, George Freeth. Freeth, son of an Irishman, was responsible for the rebirth of this sport of Hawaiian kings in the early twentieth century. With its distinguished cast of world-renowned Irish, British and Irish/American surfers WAVERIDERS then journeys full-circle from Hawaii to California and back to Irish shores following Freeth’s wave of influence. This journey reaches a spectacular climax when the surfers conquer the biggest swell ever to have been ridden in Ireland catching monster waves of over fifty feet.

The Flight Before Christmas aka Niko & The Way to the Stars (2008)

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Family
Countries: Denmark | Finland | Germany | Ireland
Actors: Olli Jantunen | Hannu-Pekka Björkman | Vuokko Hovatta | Vesa Vierikko | Jussi Lampi | Risto Kaskilahti | Minttu Mustakallio | Juha Veijonen | Puntti Valtonen | Elina Knihtilä | Juulia Rönkkö | Tommi Korpela | Aarre Karén | Arttu Hämäläinen
Directors: Michael Hegner
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A reindeer boy named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant mocking from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.

A Film with Me in It (2008)

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Thriller
Countries: Ireland
Actors: Dylan Moran | Mark Doherty | Keith Allen | Amy Huberman | Aisling O'Sullivan | David O'Doherty | Neil Jordan | Hugh O'Conor | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Ronan Wilmot | Eileen Colgan | Laura Way
Directors: Ian Fitzgibbon
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When Mark’s brother, landlord and dog are killed in a series of freak accidents, he calls on friend and neighbour Pierce for help. As the series of deaths would appear suspicious, aspiring writer Pierce advises Mark not to call the police, and instead the two try to re-work the days events as if they were a film script.

Angela’s Ashes (1999)

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Genres: Drama
Countries: Ireland | USA
Actors: Emily Watson | Robert Carlyle | Joe Breen | Ciaran Owens | Michael Legge | Ronnie Masterson | Pauline McLynn | Liam Carney | Eanna MacLiam | Andrew Bennett | Shane Murray-Corcoran | Devon Murray | Peter Halpin | Aaron Geraghty | Sean Carney Daly
Directors: Alan Parker
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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.