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Cinema of Ireland

157 films · 122 directors · 1952 to 2026

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Hunger

2008 · Steve McQueen · TSPDT #738

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

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Defining films

Hunger
Hunger
2008 · Steve McQueen
Poor Things
Poor Things
2023 · Yorgos Lanthimos
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
1993 · Jim Sheridan
The Favourite
The Favourite
2018 · Yorgos Lanthimos
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002 · Kevin Reynolds
Once
Once
2007 · John Carney
Sing Street
Sing Street
2016 · John Carney
Bugonia
Bugonia
2025 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Song of the Sea
Song of the Sea
2014 · Tomm Moore
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989 · Jim Sheridan
In America
In America
2003 · Jim Sheridan
Calvary
Calvary
2014 · John Michael McDonagh
The Secret of Kells
The Secret of Kells
2009 · Tomm Moore
The Magdalene Sisters
The Magdalene Sisters
2002 · Peter Mullan
The Quiet Girl
The Quiet Girl
2022 · Colm Bairéad
The Siege of Jadotville
The Siege of Jadotville
2016 · Richie Smyth
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday
2002 · Paul Greengrass
Maudie
Maudie
2016 · Aisling Walsh
King Arthur
King Arthur
2004 · Antoine Fuqua
Kneecap
Kneecap
2024 · Rich Peppiatt
The Deepest Breath
The Deepest Breath
2023 · Laura McGann
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 · Neil Jordan
Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes
1999 · Alan Parker
All Dogs Go to Heaven
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989 · Don Bluth

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