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51. 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: 399
52. Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989– )
PG | 96 min | Action, Thriller
Frederick Forsyth, the internationally acclaimed author of Day of the Jackal, The Fourth Protocol and The Negotiator, is the creator and presenter of this series of six original and ... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Howard, Richard Hope, David Threlfall, Mike Farrell
Votes: 83
53. The Gentle Gunman (1952)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In 1941, in wartime U.K., two Irish brothers working for the I.R.A. come against their local leader's ruthless methods.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: John Mills, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Beatty, Elizabeth Sellars
Votes: 475
54. Stolen (III) (2005)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
In March of 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston Massachusetts and successfully executed the largest art ... See full summary »
Director: Rebecca Dreyfus | Stars: Blythe Danner, Campbell Scott, Harold Smith, Anthony Bailey
Votes: 169
55. Midnight Man (1997 TV Movie)
R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
British soldiers force a recently captured IRA terrorist to cooperate with them and then assign him to go undercover with a gang of terrorists and prevent them from killing the U.S. ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Rob Lowe, Kenneth Cranham, Deborah Moore, Hannes Jaenicke
Votes: 236
56. The Glory Boys (1984)
PG | 139 min | Thriller
Two ideologically-disparate terrorists (one from the PLO, one from the IRA) meet up in London to assassinate a visiting Israeli nuclear scientist. An alcoholic ex-government agent is brought out of retirement to track them down.
Stars: Rod Steiger, Anthony Perkins, Alfred Burke, Joanna Lumley
Votes: 188
57. Beloved Enemy (1936)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War
In 1921, Irish rebels launch an uprising with the aim of creating an Irish republic, independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. One of the rebellion's leaders and a ... See full summary »
Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, Karen Morley, Henry Stephenson
Votes: 385
58. The Ballymurphy Precedent (2018)
108 min | Documentary
The Ballymurphy Precedent tells the unknown story of the death of eleven innocent people at the hands of the British Army in a Catholic estate in Belfast in 1971. This is a massacre that ... See full summary »
Director: Callum Macrae | Stars: Kevin-Barry Brown, Noel O'Brien, Callum Janes
Votes: 89
59. The Infiltrator
Action, Drama, Thriller | Announced
The British intelligence agency plants spies in the Irish Republican Army to monitor terrorist activities. Based on an "Atlantic Monthly" article written by Matthew Teague.
60. London (1994)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
An inspiring tale through London by pictures narrated by Paul Scofield.
Director: Patrick Keiller | Stars: Paul Scofield, John Major, Norma Major, Dennis Skinner
Votes: 760
61. The Break (1997)
R | 96 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Dowd, who's IRA, escapes an Irish prison in a bloody jailbreak, making his way to New York City where he lives alone, avoids Irish hangouts, and works as a dishwasher. When a good deed gets... See full summary »
Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Stephen Rea, Alfred Molina, Rosana Pastor, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 404
62. The Craic (1999)
86 min | Comedy
Two Irish actors (Jimeoin McKeown, Alan McKee) flee from 1988 Belfast after a violent confrontation with a leader (Robert Morgan) of the IRA and illegally enter Australia. Seeking acting ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Jimeoin, Alan McKee, Colin Hay, Bob Franklin
Votes: 604
63. The Troubles (1981– )
Documentary
Six-part documentary series looking at Northern Ireland from the perspective of recent Irish history.
Votes: 10
64. Mein Leben für Irland (1941)
90 min | Drama
"My Life for Ireland" is a Nazi-made anti-British propaganda film about a group of Dublin schoolboys who unwittingly become pawns of the British and seek redemption by avenging their fallen IRA fathers in the Irish War of Independence.
Director: Max W. Kimmich | Stars: Anna Dammann, René Deltgen, Paul Wegener, Werner Hinz
Votes: 79
65. The Bombmaker (2001 TV Movie)
180 min | Action
A former IRA bombmaker is forced to resume her craft when her daughter is kidnapped.
Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Dervla Kirwan, Mark Womack, Ciara Lyons, David Hunt
Votes: 112
67. Patriots (1996)
Not Rated | 83 min | Thriller
A true story of an American woman caught up in the struggle for Irish independence.
Director: Frank Kerr | Stars: Linda Amendola, Mark Newell, Aidan Parkinson, Dermott Petty
Votes: 108
68. Peter Taylor: My Journey Through the Troubles (2019)
Documentary
In a uniquely personal journey on the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops in August 1969, Peter Taylor reflects on almost a half century of covering the Northern Ireland conflict.
Director: Maurice May | Star: Peter Taylor
Votes: 25
69. The Rising of the Moon (2002)
Unrated | 6 min | Short, Drama, History
IRA member Bobby Sands is visited by his mother while imprisoned in Northern Ireland.
Director: Deborah Baxtrom | Stars: Sean Conant, David Bale
Votes: 18
70. Giro City (1982)
102 min | Drama, Thriller
A television documentary team tries to present honest programs about Ireland and about local government corruption.
Director: Karl Francis | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Jon Finch, Kenneth Colley, James Donnelly
Votes: 99
71. Irish Destiny (1926)
Approved | 73 min | Drama, Romance
An IRA man races to Dublin to warn his colleagues of a forthcoming raid, but he is captured by British forces.
Director: George Dewhurst | Stars: Paddy Dunne Cullinan, Frances Macnamarra, Daisy Campbell, Clifford Pembroke
Votes: 72
72. The Patriot Game (1979)
93 min | Documentary, History
A history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s.
Director: Arthur MacCaig | Star: Winnie Marshall
Votes: 177
73. Shamrock and Swastika (2001 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
This documentary is about the ill-fated collaboration between the Irish Republican Army and the German Secret Service during World War II. SS Colonel Dr. Edmund Veesenmayer (German Foreign ... See full summary »
Directors: Brendan Culleton, Irina Maldea
Votes: 7
74. A Sense of Loss (1972)
135 min | Documentary
Shot over six weeks in December 1971, and January 1972, the film consisted of interviews with Protestants, Catholics, politicians, and some soldiers, combined with TV news clips of bombings and violence.
Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Bridget Andrews, Bridget Bond, Noël Browne, Mr. and Mrs. George Caldwell
Votes: 70
75. The Hunger Strike (2006 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Of all the volatile periods in Northern Ireland's recent history the Hunger Strikes is one of the most impassioned and dramatic. It was a key event in the relationship between the British ... See full summary »
Director: Margo Harkin | Stars: Gerard McSorley, Bik McFarlane, Richard O'Rawe, Bernard Ingham
Votes: 9
76. In This Corner (1986 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Robert Wisden, Patrick Tierney, Neil Munro, Brenda Bazinet
Votes: 98
77. Aftershock: The Untold Story of the Birmingham Pub Bombings (1994 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Nick Read
78. Northern Spy
Action, Drama, Thriller | Announced
The story of woman who learns that her younger sister is working for the IRA but has also become a MI5 informer.
79. Saoirse? (1961)
92 min | Documentary, War
Documents the period 1919-1922 in Ireland's history, covering the war of independence against the British and the civil war that followed using archive footage from the time, including original newsreel footage.
Director: George Morrison | Stars: Liam Budhlaeir, Aindreas O'Gallchoir, Padraig O'Raghallaigh
Votes: 16
80. Endgame in Ireland (2001 TV Movie)
240 min | Documentary
A comprehensive look at the Irish people's struggle for Civil rights and how it transpired into a military campaign for independence, before a political agreement was made for fair ... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Anderson, Mick Gold | Stars: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Denis Bradley
Votes: 42
81. Delorean: Back from the Future (2021 TV Special)
99 min | Documentary
John Z DeLorean's extraordinary Life and how he build a car of the future in Northern Ireland in 1980s.
Director: Mike Connolly | Stars: John DeLorean, Jeremy Paxman, Chris Hegedus, Gail Sheehy
Votes: 53
82. Behind the Mask (1991)
75 min | Documentary, War
Documentary about rebel group IRA (Irish Republican Army), and their view of the conflict against the British and the Protestants of Northern Irleland.
Director: Frank Martin | Stars: John Fitzpatrick, Brenda Bruce, Jackson Burns, Brandan Hughes
Votes: 123
83. A Short History of Ireland (1998 TV Movie)
66 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Norman Staples | Stars: Maurice O'Donoghue, Brendan Finucare, Owen Leonard, Kitty Leyden
Votes: 15
84. The Many Faces of Death, Part 7 (1995 Video)
91 min | Documentary
Stars: Ulf Findeisen, Bill Garvey
Votes: 29
85. Disappearing in America (2009)
84 min | Drama
A fugitive, wanted for helping the IRA in a bombing gone horribly wrong, is smuggled into the SF harbor. In order to hide here, and to lose all vestiges of his Irish past and disappear; ... See full summary »
Director: Erik Rodgers | Stars: Devin DiGonno, Richard Eden, Michael Morrison, Mark Pellegrino
Votes: 58
87. More Than a Sacrifice (1995)
Documentary
In 1994 the IRA called their Ceasefire. The film follows the lives (over the year of the first IRA cease-fire) of four republicans. For some the ending of the campaign may be more than a sacrifice.
Director: Tom Collins
Votes: 13
88. Guests of the Nation (1981 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, War
Irish insurgents guard their British prisoners-of-war in a remote farmstead. Gradually the opposing soldiers come to respect, even like each other. This greatly worries Frank Callahan, the ... See full summary »
Director: John J. Desmond | Stars: Frank Converse, Richard Cottrell, Charlie Stavola, Nesbitt Blaisdell
Votes: 11
89. The Maze (2002 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
The history of the notorious Maze prison and its role in the Northern Ireland conflict.
Stars: Liam Neeson, Denis Faul, Bik McFarlane, Mo Mowlam
Votes: 19
90. Exiled (1999)
88 min | Romance, Thriller
An Irishman emigrates to New York during the most heated point of the tensions in Northern Ireland in 1991. However, escaping the conflict in his home country does not free him from the ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Muir | Stars: Paul Ronan, Ronan Carr, Jenny Conroy, Paul Anthony McGraine
Votes: 25
91. Who Murdered Maxine? (2013 TV Movie)
Documentary, Crime
Director: Anthony Bartram | Stars: Brian Hambleton, Julie Hambleton, David Harewood, Paddy Hill
92. Bluebell Meadow (2014)
9 min | Short, Drama
In 1988 Northern Ireland, the friendship of two young people comes under scrutiny in a town torn by bigotry and violence.
Director: Jordan Lannan | Stars: Peggy Russell, Matt Nicholas, Jordan Lannan
93. Peter Taylor: Ireland After Partition (2021 TV Special)
Documentary
In a uniquely personal journey, award-winning reporter Peter Taylor revisits the films he has made over the past 50 years to reflect on the controversial issue of a united Ireland.
Director: Sam Collyns | Star: Peter Taylor
Votes: 8
94. The Morning Light (2015)
3 min | Short, Drama
Two Irish Republican Army soldiers get caught behind enemy lines. With a bullet in his gut, Connor begs his best friend, and fellow IRA soldier to leave him for dead.
Director: Preston Geer | Stars: Christopher Geer, Donald Rizzo
95.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
The Conspirators
(1978)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An IRA terrorist executes an arms dealer he considers traitorous; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Peter Falk, Clive Revill, Jeanette Nolan, Bernard Behrens
Votes: 2,233
96.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Force of Duty
(1992)
80 min | Drama
RUC detective Simpson Gabby is consumed by guilt after he fails to act decisively in a moment of terror. As the pressure on him builds, Gabby gradually loses control of his life.
Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Donal McCann, Adrian Dunbar, Patrick Malahide, Ingrid Craigie
Votes: 15
97.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
An Eye for an Eye
(1993)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When Richie interferes with Immortal Annie Devlin and her IRA gang, she vows revenge; Duncan trains Richie.
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Philip Akin, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 201
98.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
To Be
(1998)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When Amanda and Joe are captured by Immortal Liam O'Rourke, Duncan surrenders himself to save their lives. But a gunfight leaves him in a netherworld where he never lived, with Fitz as his guide.
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Adrian Paul, Elizabeth Gracen, Peter Wingfield, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 159
99.
L.A. Heat (1996–1999)
Episode:
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
While pursuing a suspect, Chase and August inadvertently stumble into a nudist camp.
Director: Joseph John Barmettler | Stars: Wolf Larson, Steven Williams, Renee Tenison, Rosemary Lord
Votes: 10
100.
Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode:
No Need to Know
(1981)
Not Rated | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Magnum is hired to protect a British Brigadier who is hunted by the IRA.
Director: Lawrence Doheny | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti
Votes: 531