Niall O'Brien
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Birthday: February 08, 1946
Deathday: February 25, 2009
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King Ralph
1991-02-15
King Ralph
Overview: As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-15
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Excalibur
1981-04-10
Excalibur
Overview: A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-10
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Teeth
2007-02-27
Teeth
Overview: A last laugh tale of two old friends, their teeth and a fishing trip that leaves them lost for words.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-27
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Rawhead Rex
1986-10-01
Rawhead Rex
Overview: Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. The film follows Rex's cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-01
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Conspiracy of Silence
2003-05-15
Conspiracy of Silence
Overview: When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-15
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Lovespell
1981-12-31
Lovespell
Overview: Romantic tragedy, the story of Tristan and Isolde.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-31
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John, Love
1983-01-01
John, Love
Overview: A BAFTA award nominated drama about a young boy's memories of his first communion, set in Dublin in 1950.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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The Playboys
1992-04-22
The Playboys
Overview: A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-22
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Broken Harvest
1994-09-16
Broken Harvest
Overview: Broken Harvest is set in 1950's Ireland framed by modern-day New York. It deals with a bitter feud between two farmers who had taken opposite sides in the Irish Civil War many years before and who had also fought for the love of the same woman. When the feud is reawakened in the '50s it causes a major upheaval with tragic consequences for the lives of the two men, their families and the community. As the story unfolds it embraces many of the great, lingering issues affecting Ireland in this century - the War of Independence, the Civil War, emigration, the links with America, the clash between traditional, conservative values and those of a new technological age.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-16
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The Legend of 1900
1998-10-28
The Legend of 1900
Overview: The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1998-10-28
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Braveheart
1995-05-24
Braveheart
Overview: Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
Genres: Action Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-24
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Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990-04-22
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Overview: Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-22
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Exposure
1978-11-28
Exposure
Overview: Set on the desolate west coast of Ireland, the film explores a Polanski-like plot in which three surveyors find themselves stuck in a remote hotel with a French girl photographer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-28
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Ryan's Daughter
1970-03-19
Ryan's Daughter
Overview: The wife of an Irish school teacher is branded a traitor when she falls for a British officer who is part of an occupying force in 1917 Ireland.
Genres: Romance History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-19
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The Last Bus Home
1997-10-17
The Last Bus Home
Overview: Though it is late in the punk rock movement, four Dublin youths get together in 1979 to form their own band. Accurately recounting the energy and rawness of the era, this drama follows their tumultuous and ill-fated journey on the rocky road to success. It takes three long years of unpaid performing for Reena, her lover Jessop, bassist Joe and drummer Petie to make a name for The Dead Patriots. Just as they are about to find real success, internal difficulties arise that leave each of them suspicious and mistrustful of the other.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-17
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When Brendan Met Trudy
2000-12-14
When Brendan Met Trudy
Overview: Brendan is an earnest, introverted schoolteacher who, aside from his participation in the local choir, has only one passion in his life -- the movies. That is until he meets Trudy, a woman who is gregarious and adventurous beyond his imagination. His entire persona changes as he becomes enveloped in her carefree and sometimes dangerous world.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-14
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The Emperor's New Clothes
2001-08-11
The Emperor's New Clothes
Overview: Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-11
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The Outsider
1980-06-02
The Outsider
Overview: Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to join the cause of his grandfather, Seamus (Sterling Hayden). Soon he finds that he is not as welcomed in his home country as he imagined he would be. Even worse, he's the target of an IRA assassination plot designed to make the British forces look bad in order to elicit financial support from wealthy Americans.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-02
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Anne Devlin
1984-10-01
Anne Devlin
Overview: The story of Anne Devlin, who was caught up in the revolt of the Irish under Robert Emmett in 1803, told exclusively from the woman's point of view.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-01
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Shergar
1986-03-23
Shergar
Overview: Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?" When Frankie is released from Portlaoise Prison, his old comrades are expecting some action. He hits on a plan for raising £2 million, but his plan goes wrong.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-23
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Gorky Park
1983-12-15
Gorky Park
Overview: Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by his superiors. Working on his own, Renko seeks out more information and stumbles across a conspiracy involving the highest levels of the government.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-15
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Half Moon Street
1986-08-13
Half Moon Street
Overview: Dr. Lauren Slaughter, a research fellow at the Arab-Anglo Institute in London is utterly frustrated by her job. To supplement her income, she starts moonlighting at the Jasmine Escort Service, where she has more control over men and money than she does at the office. On one of her 'dates', Lauren meets the politician Lord Bulbeck who is trying to mediate a peace accord between the Arabs and Israelis. Bulbeck falls in love with his escort, and unwittingly, Lauren becomes a pawn in some very dirty politics.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-13
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St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
2000-03-12
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
Overview: A young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken captive, he is taken back to Ireland to become a slave. Enduring many hardships, he finds comfort and eventually salvation in his faith. After several years, he escapes back to England, where he joins a convent to prove his faith. His greatest desire is to return to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity. Years later, he is given the opportunity. Upon setting foot on the Irish soil, all snakes are aitomatically driven from the land. He then overcomes many obstacles, including disagreements with the British Cardinal (Malcolm McDowell), to fulfill his destiny and ultimately being given Sainthood.
Genres: Drama Adventure Fantasy History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-12
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