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82
7.6
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74
/544/
72
/332/
3.9
/11290/
92
/105/
90
/532/
90
/31/
cc age 17+

Bloody Sunday (2002)
The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.5
/58384/
74
/1209/
73
/872/
4.0
/72752/
90
/116/
87
/2769/
82
/30/
cc age 16+

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
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.
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73
7.2
/3146/
67
/54/
67
/37/
3.5
/933/
75
/16/
86
/58/
cc age 15+

Some Mother's Son (1996)
Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.
poster
72
7.1
/35886/
72
/751/
68
/506/
3.5
/20870/
78
/49/
84
/744/
59
/20/
cc age 15+

Michael Collins (1996)
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
poster
68
6.7
/7312/
65
/212/
67
/203/
3.4
/5280/
78
/99/
61
/68/
63
/24/

Jimmy's Hall (2014)
Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
poster
Kanopy
66
6.8
/14060/
70
/1050/
65
/322/
3.4
/8083/
78
/54/
78
/70/
65
/12/

Black '47 (2018)
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.
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Hulu
59
43
5.6
/1275/
58
/115/
58
/42/
3.0
/2298/
88
/24/
39
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cc age 15+

Baltimore (2024)
Based on actual events that took place on 26 April 1974, former debutante turned IRA member Rose Dugdale and three comrades carried out an armed raid on Russborough House, Wicklow, in which nineteen masterpieces were stolen in an effort to support the IRA’s armed struggle. The film plays out over the course of the days following the raid, when Rose is in hiding in a remote cottage.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
31
7.0
/593/
70
/11/
68
/8/
3.5
/1319/
100
/12/
82
/1/
cc age 15+

Arracht (2021)
Colmán Sharkey - a fisherman, a father, a husband - takes in a stranger at the behest of a local priest. Patsy, a former soldier arrives just ahead of ‘the blight,’ a crop disease that caused the Great Plague, killing and displacing millions of Irishmen.
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JustWatch TV
80
30
7.8
/474/
70
/18/
61
/9/
3.7
/957/
100
/17/
100
/3/

Young Plato (2022)
Mr. McArevey is a visionary headmaster at a Catholic primary school in one of the toughest neighborhoods of Belfast, Northern Ireland. He loves Elvis and teaches his students to connect with their feelings, while taking on the legacies of the “The Troubles.” In this exceptional portrait of a community still healing from trauma, we follow this educator extraordinaire as he uses Ancient Greek wisdom as an antidote for pessimism, violence, and historical despair.
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23
7.5
/192/
50
/3/
72
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3.7
/559/
89
/9/
75
/6/

Rocky Road to Dublin (1968)
Irish-born journalist Peter Lennon examines the contemporary (1967) state of the Republic of Ireland, posing the question, “What do you do with your revolution once you’ve got it?” It argues that Ireland was dominated by cultural isolationism, Gaelic and clerical traditionalism at the time of its making.
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23
6.1
/264/
70
/17/
69
/11/
60
/5/

I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland (2020)
I AM PATRICK peels back centuries of legend and myth to tell the true story of Saint Patrick. Through historical re-enactments, expert interviews and Patrick's own writings, experience the journey from man to saint.
poster
73
11
7.6
/189/
75
/13/
67
/10/
3.7
/397/

The Patriot Game (1979)
Recounts Ireland's history from British colonization to the territory's division in 1922, then from 1968 details a decade of events through images and eyewitness accounts of killings and such massacres as the infamous "Bloody Sunday" as the IRA argues their cause.
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80
8
7.5
/93/
77
/4/
100
/1/
3.5
/622/

Housewife of the Year (2024)
It was a different time! The female contestants on an Irish TV show with an iconic gentleman host look back on a beige-coloured chapter in TV history. More than entertaining kitsch, and with some delightfully quick-witted ladies in the winning role.
poster
?
6.9
/14/

Muide Éire (2011)
Muide Eire / We are Ireland documents the history of Ireland on screen. From the horse drawn carriages of Dublin's yesteryear, to the latest summer blockbuster, this film takes an intimate look at film making in Ireland - as a visual expression of Irish culture, celebrating contemporary filmmakers in both the Irish and English languages. From the glamour of the red carpet to behind the scenes 5am starts, We are Ireland invites the viewer into this world where art and industry exist in delicate balance. The heart of this documentary is our investigation into representations of Ireland and the Irish - how the Irish have been viewed abroad, and how we represent ourselves on screen.
poster
?
7.6
/77/
78
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70
/1/

Bombing Brighton: The Plot to Kill Thatcher (2024)
A look at the Brighton bombing of 1984, featuring new testimony from many of those affected and a revealing interview with the man who planted the bomb, Patrick Magee.
poster
?
7.6
/21/

The Forgotten Maggies (2009)
The Forgotten Maggies focuses on the human rights aspect surrounding the Magdalene Laundries, including testimonies from women and an exploration of the High Park exhumation where 155 Magdalene women were exhumed in 1993
poster
?
6.3
/11/

Celtic Legends: Irish Legends (1999)
This revealing program shows that the search for the Celtic Gods of Britain is an extremely difficult task. Their origins are shrouded in mystery, but they are kept alive in a series of enduring stories. This program presents many of these stories, which have been passed down from generation to generation.
poster
?
7.6
/58/
75
/2/

Face Down (2023)
On the 27th of December 1973, a nightmare began for an entire family. On that night, a German businessman called Thomas Niedermayer was kidnapped from his home in Belfast. He was never seen alive again by his friends or family. He became one of the "disappeared", and it seemed that no-one knew what had happened to him.
poster
?
7.5
/7/

The Brighton Bomb (2004)
It was the most notorious terrorist incident since the Gunpowder Plot - an attempt by the IRA to wipe out the entire UK government on 12 October 1984 as it convened on the south coast. Award-winning journalist Peter Taylor remembers the carnage as special effects and emotional testimony from survivors combine in a tense reconstruction. Followed by The Hunt for the Bomber.
poster
68
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7.8
/203/
67
/4/
60
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The Treaty (1991)
How the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic, represented by Michael Collins, and the British government was concluded after high-stakes negotiations in 1921.
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6.7
/123/
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/12/
65
/2/

The Secret Army (2024)
The true story of a strange, lost film. In 1972, the IRA allowed an unusual documentary crew to film its members carrying out attacks. Right at the bloodiest point of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA bombers were filmed unmasked, and most of its underground leadership appeared on camera. The film looked like a propaganda coup, before disappearing and going largely unseen for almost 50 years, with the IRA never allowing anything like it to happen again.
poster
?
8.1
/24/
85
/2/

Ireland's Dirty Laundry (2022)
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.
poster
?
4.4
/35/
10
/1/
10
/2/

Outitude: The Irish Lesbian Community (2018)
Outitude is a heartfelt documentary that attempts to get to the core of what it means to be lesbian. We explore what defines us, what connects us, and what are our commonalities. We spoke to rural and urban lesbians, poets, writers, activists, self-professed bar dykes, queer women and curious women. Personal stories tell of the diversities of identities, tales of coming out, experiences of homophobia and the varied types of activisms that offer a kaleidescope of the richness and diversity of our lesbian community.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
84
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8.3
/152/
85
/4/
85
/2/

The Ballymurphy Precedent (2018)
The story of eleven innocent people killed by the British Army on a Catholic estate in Belfast in 1971, and the fight by their relatives and survivors to discover the truth.
poster
?
7.5
/51/

Grainne Uaile: The Movie (2024)
A violent and gritty retelling of the life of Grainne Uaile, the 16th century Pirate Queen from Ireland. She was a fighter, a pirate and a tough woman, carving her mark in a mans world. This exciting film is violent, dark, brutal, exciting and often darkly comic. The ultimate female action hero steeped in ancient Irish history.
poster
?
7.8
/81/
90
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65
/2/

The Missing Children (2021)
At the Tuam mother and baby home in Ireland, 796 children born to unwed mothers disappeared. The Missing Children uncovers the truth of a shocking story of what happened to them.
poster
?
6.7
/31/
70
/2/
80
/1/

Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider (2022)
Ardal O’Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish.
poster
?
7.0
/14/
10
/1/

The Writing on the Wall (1983)
A youth workshop in Derry is mounting various projects, including a dramatized enquiry into the death of a soldier. But when a squaddie is shot on the doorstep, then real life intrudes in the shape of the police and security forces.
poster
47
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5.3
/266/
40
/3/
53
/3/

Fools of Fortune (1990)
A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.
poster
?
15
/2/

The Rock in the Sea (2022)
A Monk living in 9th century Ireland must contend with grief, despair, isolation and his own identity, on a far-off desolate rock.
poster
71
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7.5
/177/
70
/12/
69
/4/
3.5
/346/

The Haunted History of Halloween (1997)
The origins of Halloween are explored in this engrossing program on the subject. A ghoulish array of costumes, make up, and decoration descend on communities every year on October 31st, but few people are aware of how the celebration came to exist. Harry Smith attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery in THE HAUNTED HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN, which delves into the 3,000 years of hoopla that traditionally unfolds when October comes around. As the history is explained, so are various failed attempts to co-opt the festival by various religious groups; but the most compelling revelation is how little the festival has changed over the centuries. A marvelous way to gain a historical perspective on this entertaining holiday, Smith's program is almost as fun as carving a pumpkin, donning a spooky costume, and undertaking a little trick or treating!
poster
?
8.8
/44/
10
/1/

Hang Up Your Brightest Colours (1973)
Actor/writer Kenneth Griffith's polemic eulogy to Irish patriot Michael Collins.
poster
?
8.7
/23/

Battle of the Bogside (2004)
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.
poster
?
8.5
/22/
10
/1/

Freedom? (1961)
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.
poster
?
7.8
/56/
45
/5/
58
/4/

I Am Ireland (1959)
Inspired by Patrick Pearse’s poem Mise Éire (“I Am Ireland”), this documentary assembles archival footage from across Europe to trace the rise of Irish nationalism from the 1890s through the 1916 Easter Rising. Directed by George Morrison, the film chronicles key figures and events of the independence movement, with Irish-language narration and a score by Seán Ó Riada.
poster
?
8.1
/27/
70
/1/
85
/2/

Peter Taylor: My Journey Through the Troubles (2019)
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.
poster
?
8.0
/29/
70
/1/
63
/3/
60
/7/

Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey (2011)
This remarkable documentary, made over a nine year period, charts the story of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey’s political journey since her explosive entry into the public arena in the late sixties. Combining archive footage with a series of intimate interviews conducted with Devlin McAliskey, director Lelia Doolan perfectly encapsulates the idiosyncrasies and rebelliousness which has fuelled her subject’s pivotal role at the heart of civil rights, feminism and socialism in Northern Ireland. Bernadette is a fascinating and powerful account of this firebrand figure, an impressively rounded depiction of a woman blessed with incredible eloquence, clarity and firm socialist principles.
poster
?
3.8
/64/
50
/1/

Ireland, a Nation (1914)
The story of Ireland and her fight for Home Rule, as seen through the experiences of Father Tom Murphy, a patriot with a price on his head, and the famous Irish leader Robert Emmet.
poster
?
5.5
/56/
50
/2/
50
/3/

The Dawn (1936)
Set in 1920 Ireland when the Black & Tans were brought in from Britain to help supress revolution in Ireland. It was the first full length sound movie made in Ireland and tells the saga of an IRA flying column in Kerry and the local Malone family suspected of betraying their country. It was made in and around Killarney by Tom Cooper, the owner of the local cinema who also directs and stars as the head of the local IRA.
poster
71
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7.1
/112/
74
/5/
70
/2/

The Disappeared (2013)
An investigation into the victims killed and secretly buried by the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
poster
?
8.6
/32/
20
/1/

Shoulder to Shoulder (2018)
Fifty years since the start of The Troubles, the film captures the remarkable history of the Irish national rugby union team, which despite violence, opposition and partition in Ireland, has brought together players and fans from two countries and united them on and off the rugby pitch. BT Sport ambassador, and former Ireland and British & Irish Lions captain Brian O’Driscoll, takes viewers on a powerful journey as he explores how Irish rugby manages to navigate and nurture a successful team through the years of violence that have claimed the lives of more than 3,500 people. Ireland has been divided not just on a map but by politics, history and religion. However, the Irish Rugby Union has continued to be the governing body of rugby, leading to the remarkable situation of players from two countries competing as one.
poster
79
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7.8
/152/
80
/4/
80
/4/

The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine (2020)
Ireland, 1845. When a deadly fungus destroys potato crops throughout northern Europe, the most impoverished Irish population, whose main source of food is precisely the potato, suffers a cruel famine that will cause more than a million deaths and, in the following ten years, the mass exodus of more than two million people.
poster
57
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6.0
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60
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/7/
3.1
/467/

The Key (1934)
A British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man.
poster
Kanopy
?
7.8
/20/
10
/1/

Betty Williams: Contagious Courage (2018)
This is the story of a young mother living in Northern Ireland fifty years ago, as her country teetered on the brink of civil war. With never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, "Betty Williams: Contagious Courage" shows how average people can overcome their fear, and how one person can make a difference in a violent and unpredictable world.
poster
66
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6.5
/449/
65
/2/
65
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Captain Boycott (1947)
Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. Boycott (Cecil Parker) band together to assert their rights. Patriotic farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) leads the rebels. Choosing nonviolent resistance, the villagers ostracize their nemesis, who squanders his fortune to repair his ruined reputation and wagers what's left on a horse race.
poster
61
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6.3
/79/
60
/2/

Irish Destiny (1926)
An IRA man races to Dublin to warn his colleagues of a forthcoming raid, but he is captured by British forces.
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85
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3.6
/238/
100
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The 8th (2021)
Following veteran campaigner Ailbhe Smyth as she navigates the complexities of convincing a historically conservative electorate to vote for women’s reproductive autonomy, The 8th tells the story of how Ireland overturned one of the world’s most restrictive laws on abortion. This documentary is a vivid exploration of the political and cultural history that charts the transformation of a country
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?

These Stones Remain (1971)
This exquisite documentary traces the history and artistry of stone carving in Ireland from earliest times to the Middle Ages. Directed by George Morrison, director of the ground-breaking historical films Mise Éire and Saoirse? This engaging film is beautifully shot and shows Morrison's skills as director, writer and cinematographer. It was awarded the Diplome d'Honneur in Moscow in 1971.


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