Movies I Want to See
by Abclgleason | created - 11 Jun 2014 | updated - 11 Jun 2014 | PublicThis is a list of movies I have heard about and have not had a chance to see yet.
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1. Calvary (2014)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
Director: John Michael McDonagh | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 64,291 | Gross: $3.59M
May see it at my first real film festival, Nantucket, 6/29/2014
2. The Van (1996)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in the fictional Dublin suburb of Barrytown, Bimbo is a baker who loses his job after being made redundant. Bimbo then acquires the help of his best friend, Larry, to set up a successful burger van.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan, Caroline Rothwell
Votes: 4,843 | Gross: $0.62M
3. Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Martin McGartland joins the I.R.A. and feeds information to Britain's Special Branch Agent Fergus.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Zegers, Natalie Press
Votes: 11,606
4. Veronica Guerin (2003)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Irish journalist writes a series of stories about drug dealers.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell, Brenda Fricker, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 21,872 | Gross: $1.57M
5. Hunger (2008)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw
Votes: 73,511 | Gross: $0.15M
6. The Last of the High Kings (1996)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
After finishing exams June 1977 near Dublin, Frankie spends the summer with his two friends, siblings and mom while dreaming of two cute girls and waiting for exam results. College?
Director: David Keating | Stars: Catherine O'Hara, Jared Leto, Christina Ricci, Gabriel Byrne
Votes: 1,965
7. Disco Pigs (2001)
TV-MA | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Pig and Runt - born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by blood.
Director: Kirsten Sheridan | Stars: Elaine Cassidy, Cillian Murphy, Sarah Gallagher, Charles Bark
Votes: 5,204
8. Short Term 12 (2013)
R | 96 min | Drama
A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Brie Larson, Frantz Turner, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever
Votes: 91,752 | Gross: $1.01M
9. Nebraska (2013)
R | 115 min | Drama
An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk
Votes: 123,402 | Gross: $17.65M
10. Black 47 (2013)
10 min | Short, Drama
The year is 1847, the height of the Great Famine and Henry must bring a coffin over a barren mountain pass. He meets a nameless stranger who, claims to know the land, leads Henry through ... See full summary »
Director: Kenny Leigh | Stars: Fionn Foley, Ross Mac Mahon
Votes: 27
11. Slainte (2013 TV Movie)
Comedy
Slainte follows the struggle of a local Irish pub trying and stay alive as hipsters move in to buy out the pub. Through community spirit, the pub fights onslaught on Irish culture and fights back in the only way it can.
Director: Dylan Townsend | Stars: John Carey, Jenny Dixon, Ciaran Dwyer, David Laurence
Votes: 8
12. Voices from the Grave (2010)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of the Northern Ireland Troubles through the unflinching testimony of two men who played key roles on opposite sides of that bloody conflict. Nearly 10 years ago the two ... See full summary »
Director: Kate O'Callaghan | Stars: Paul Gannon, Brian Sheridan
Votes: 25
13. Rásaí na Gaillimhe (2009– )
Comedy
Comedy set over 7 days of the Galway Races.
Stars: Hughie McGarvey, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Gavin O'Connor, Don Wycherley
Votes: 45
14. Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home (2008)
76 min | Documentary
Director: Pat Collins | Star: Gabriel Byrne
Votes: 25
15. The Treaty (1991 TV Movie)
107 min | Drama, History
In 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic and the British government is concluded after high-stakes negotiations.
Director: Jonathan Lewis | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Patrick Condren, Ian Bannen, Julian Fellowes
Votes: 177
16. Tommy Tiernan: A Little Cracked (2004 TV Special)
30 min | Documentary, Comedy
Stand-up comedy with irreverent funny man Tommy Tiernan, recorded live at Vicar Street, during a sell out run in 2003
Director: Ian Fitzgibbon | Star: Tommy Tiernan
Votes: 64
17.
Jack Taylor (2010)
Episode:
Shot Down
(2010)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Guilt-stricken Jack leaves Galway for Dublin where he helps a young girl who witnessed her mother's murder.
Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Iain Glen, David O'Meara, Nora-Jane Noone, Hazel Doupe
Votes: 679
18. The Frames in the Deep Shade (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
Conor Masterson's film In the Deep Shade is not a 'definitive' career-spanning documentary of The Frames. It is, simply put, a stark portrait of an extraordinary band, filmed during their 20th anniversary tour.
Director: Conor Masterson | Stars: Rob Bochnik, Joseph Doyle, Glen Hansard, Graham Hopkins
Votes: 36
19. The Hurler (2013– )
10 min | Comedy
Ireland's most notorious hurler is Gar Campion. After getting suspended from the game for a year, a documentary film crew follows superstar hurler Gar in his real life, as a contract cleaner.
Stars: Tony Kelly, Bridget Nolan, Konor Halpin, Kieran Doyle
Votes: 13
20. The Legend of Liam Clancy (2006– )
Documentary
Stars: Alan Gilsenan, Oscar Brand, Liam Clancy, Bob Dylan
Votes: 9
21. The O'Briens (2013)
84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Two years after the death of his wife, an Irish Father summons home his two Sons & Daughter, causing all to fear the worst, but he is not the only one with a secret...
Directors: Richard Waters, Emma Gahan | Stars: Liam McMahon, Tommy O'Neill, Emmett Hughes, Slaine Kelly
Votes: 251
22. The Irish Pub (2013)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, History, Music
The tradition of the Irish pub. Speaking to pub owners all over Ireland, Alex Fegan gets into the heart of what makes "the Irish pub" the institution that it is.
Director: Alex Fegan | Stars: Liam Aherne, Willie Aherne, Bobby Blackwell, Ray Blackwell
Votes: 545
23. The Rafters (2012)
80 min | Drama, Horror
At an guest house in the Aran islands, two backpackers vie for the affections of a young woman who is haunted by her past.
Director: John Carney | Stars: Marcella Plunkett, Killian Scott, Sean Donegan, Maire O'Neill
Votes: 27
24. Between the Canals (2011)
74 min | Crime, Drama
Follows three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City as they each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.
Director: Mark O'Connor | Stars: Dan Hyland, Peter Coonan, Stephen Jones, Anne Marie Martin
Votes: 281
25. Dollhouse (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A group of street teens from Dublin's inner city break into a house in an upper class suburb. The break-in quickly moves into a night of frenzy, scandal and consequence.
Director: Kirsten Sheridan | Stars: Seána Kerslake, Johnny Ward, Kate Stanley Brennan, Shane Curry
Votes: 446
26. Pilgrim Hill (2013)
85 min | Drama
Jimmy Walshe is a middle aged farmer living in rural Ireland with his critically ill father. Life has been tough on Jimmy over the years, but things are about to get worse, as his life hits a very rough patch on and off his farm.
Director: Gerard Barrett | Stars: Joe Mullins, Muiris Crowley, Corina Gough, Kevin McCormack
Votes: 208
27. Life's a Breeze (2013)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Drama
Tells the story of a family as they search for a lost fortune around the streets of Dublin.
Director: Lance Daly | Stars: Kelly Thornton, Fionnula Flanagan, Pat Shortt, Eva Birthistle
Votes: 1,233 | Gross: $0.00M
28. Glassland (2014)
R | 93 min | Drama
Set in Dublin, 'Glassland' tells the story of a young taxi driver who gets tangled up in the world of human trafficking while trying to save his mother from drug addiction.
Director: Gerard Barrett | Stars: Will Poulter, Toni Collette, Jack Reynor, Michael Smiley
Votes: 1,616
29. Jimmy's Hall (2014)
PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America. Seeing the levels of poverty and oppression, the activist in him reawakens and he looks to re-open the dance hall that led to his deportation.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Barry Ward, Francis Magee, Aileen Henry, Simone Kirby
Votes: 6,945 | Gross: $0.56M
30. Brooklyn (2015)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 150,343 | Gross: $38.32M
31. Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
Brilliant, flamboyant master criminal Michael Lynch is more interested in his image and his posterity than the actual profit from his ill-gotten gains.
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Mullan, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 14,370
32. The War Zone (1999)
R | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
Director: Tim Roth | Stars: Ray Winstone, Annabelle Apsion, Kate Ashfield, Lara Belmont
Votes: 11,173 | Gross: $0.25M
33. Drinking Crude (1997)
84 min | Drama
A crude oil worker finds tensions arising with his best friend when they are both sent to work at the small town where he failed out of school as a teenager.
Director: Owen McPolin | Stars: Andrew Scott, James Quarton, Eva Birthistle, Heather Craney
Votes: 118
34. Brotherhood (2006–2008)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Set in an Irish neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island, the series revolves around two brothers on opposite sides of the law: one a gangster (Jason Isaacs) and the other a state politician (Jason Clarke).
Stars: Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke, Annabeth Gish, Kevin Chapman
Votes: 8,099
35. Love/Hate (2010–2014)
18+ | 51 min | Crime, Drama
The story of the organized crime scene of Dublin is revealed, centered on Darren, who wants to stay out of trouble but ends up returning to his old habits and his old gang.
Stars: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Killian Scott, Aoibhinn McGinnity, Charlie Murphy
Votes: 8,260
36. The Guardian (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's "A" School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller
Votes: 97,946 | Gross: $55.01M
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