Brendan Gleeson
Biography: Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two BIFA's, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award, five times for a Golden Globe Award and once for an Academy Award. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson. He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films (2005–2010). He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as Braveheart (1995), Michael Collins (1996), 28 Days Later (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Troy (2004), Suffragette (2015), Paddington 2 (2017), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). He is also known for his leading roles in films such as The General (1998), In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), Calvary (2014), Frankie (2019), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the lattermost film. He won an Primetime Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm. He also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance as Donald Trump in the Showtime series The Comey Rule (2020). From 2017 to 2019 he starred in the crime series Mr. Mercedes. He received an Emmy Award nomination for Stephen Frears' Sundance TV series State of the Union (2022).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 29, 1955
Deathday: N/A
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28 Days Later
2002-10-31
28 Days Later
Overview: Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.
Genres: Horror Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-31
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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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Mission: Impossible II
2000-05-24
Mission: Impossible II
Overview: With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-24
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Breakfast on Pluto
2005-11-16
Breakfast on Pluto
Overview: In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-16
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Kingdom of Heaven
2005-05-03
Kingdom of Heaven
Overview: After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-03
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Troy
2004-05-13
Troy
Overview: In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.
Genres: Adventure History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-13
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005-11-16
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Overview: When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-16
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007-07-08
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Overview: Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-08
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Cold Mountain
2003-12-24
Cold Mountain
Overview: In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Genres: War History Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-24
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Michael Collins
1996-10-25
Michael Collins
Overview: 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.
Genres: War Drama Thriller History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-25
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Beowulf
2007-11-05
Beowulf
Overview: A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.
Genres: Adventure Action Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-05
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Gangs of New York
2002-12-14
Gangs of New York
Overview: In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.
Genres: Drama History Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-14
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The Tiger's Tail
2006-09-26
The Tiger's Tail
Overview: After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-26
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The Tailor of Panama
2001-03-30
The Tailor of Panama
Overview: A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-30
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Dark Blue
2002-12-14
Dark Blue
Overview: Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-14
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On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023-01-14
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Overview: On The Red Carpet presents an in-depth look at the making of The Banshees of Inisherin.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-01-14
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Green Zone
2010-03-11
Green Zone
Overview: During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that threatens to invert the purpose of their mission.
Genres: War Action Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-11
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The Village
2004-07-30
The Village
Overview: When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-30
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The Field
1990-09-21
The Field
Overview: "Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and return home, but the consequences of their plot prove sinister.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-21
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In Bruges
2008-02-08
In Bruges
Overview: Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
Genres: Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-08
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Harrison's Flowers
2000-09-23
Harrison's Flowers
Overview: 1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-23
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Six Shooter
2004-10-14
Six Shooter
Overview: Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-14
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010-11-17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Overview: Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-17
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The Secret of Kells
2009-02-09
The Secret of Kells
Overview: Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-09
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I Went Down
1997-10-03
I Went Down
Overview: Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent and stand-up lad to do?
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-03
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The Snapper
1993-08-06
The Snapper
Overview: Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-06
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Lake Placid
1999-07-15
Lake Placid
Overview: When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
Genres: Horror Comedy Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-15
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Black Irish
2007-10-26
Black Irish
Overview: In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While older brother Terry descends into drugs and crime, 16-year-old Cole vies to make the state baseball championships - but must struggle to withstand his brother's destructive influence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-26
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Turbulence
1997-01-09
Turbulence
Overview: On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller. While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-09
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Perrier's Bounty
2009-09-11
Perrier's Bounty
Overview: A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-11
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Into the Storm
2009-05-31
Into the Storm
Overview: This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-31
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In My Country
2004-05-04
In My Country
Overview: An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-04
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The General
1998-05-01
The General
Overview: The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-01
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The Guard
2011-07-07
The Guard
Overview: When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI agent to bust an international drug-trafficking ring, they must settle their differences in order to take down a dangerous gang.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-07
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The Raven
2012-03-09
The Raven
Overview: A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
Genres: Crime Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-09
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Angela Mooney Dies Again
1997-07-09
Angela Mooney Dies Again
Overview: Americans want to take over the Irish creamery Angela Mooney's husband built up. Everybody in town is delighted, with the exception of Mrs Mooney, who has her own reasons for being opposed to the sale of the business.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-09
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012-03-12
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Overview: The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a diabolical queen.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-12
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Albert Nobbs
2011-12-21
Albert Nobbs
Overview: Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-21
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Safe House
2012-02-08
Safe House
Overview: A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-08
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The Cup
2011-11-13
The Cup
Overview: At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-13
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The Smurfs 2
2013-07-30
The Smurfs 2
Overview: The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
Genres: Fantasy Family Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-30
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The Company You Keep
2012-12-20
The Company You Keep
Overview: A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-20
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Trojan Eddie
1996-09-09
Trojan Eddie
Overview: Trojan Eddie sells stolen goods for John Power, aging godfather of a local network of Irish gypsies, known as "travelers." Having done time rather than inform on his partner in a failed burglary, Eddie now struggles to raise his two daughters alone. Power falls for and marries traveler girl Kathleen, but when she runs off with Power's nephew Dermot — and takes the $11,000 dowry with her — Eddie must track the couple down.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-09
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Calvary
2014-04-11
Calvary
Overview: After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-11
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In the Heart of the Sea
2015-12-03
In the Heart of the Sea
Overview: In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
Genres: Thriller Drama Adventure Action History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-03
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The Grand Seduction
2014-05-30
The Grand Seduction
Overview: A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying. As the doctor’s time in the village winds to a close, acting mayor Murray French has no choice but to pull out all the stops and begin The Grand Seduction.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-30
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Noreen
2010-06-24
Noreen
Overview: Two guards are headed to a house where there has been a shot due to a statement of a neighbour who called the police. What can possibly happen there? The most unexpected!
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-24
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Lost Lives
2019-10-10
Lost Lives
Overview: This poignant testament to the physical and emotional cost of war, centres on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-10
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Suffragette
2015-10-16
Suffragette
Overview: Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-16
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Spaghetti Slow
1996-11-09
Spaghetti Slow
Overview: A wealthy young Italian man is sent to Ireland to learn English, only to fall in love with the daughter of the host family he is staying with.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-09
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Trespass Against Us
2016-10-14
Trespass Against Us
Overview: Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and taunting the police. Struggling to retain a way of life fast becoming extinct, Chad Cutler ends up caught between his father's archaic principles and trying to do right by his kids, whilst the full force of the law is finally catching up with him.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-14
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Song of the Sea
2014-06-23
Song of the Sea
Overview: The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.
Genres: Family Animation Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-23
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Edge of Tomorrow
2014-05-27
Edge of Tomorrow
Overview: Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-27
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Stonehearst Asylum
2014-10-23
Stonehearst Asylum
Overview: An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-23
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Wild About Harry
2000-12-31
Wild About Harry
Overview: A sleazy chef is forced to face the truth about the man he has become and realizes that he has the chance to begin again.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-31
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Joker: Folie à Deux
2024-10-01
Joker: Folie à Deux
Overview: While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-01
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This Is My Father
1999-05-07
This Is My Father
Overview: When schoolteacher Kieran Johnson discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had been led to believe) but rather an Irish farmer, he looks to his mother for answers. When she refuses to provide any, Kieran travels to Ireland.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-07
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H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk
Overview: The true story follows Helen who, after losing her beloved father, finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubbor hawk named Mabel. Through the bond, Helen rediscovers the beauty of being alive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Alone in Berlin
2016-02-15
Alone in Berlin
Overview: Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with grief. Anna and Otto Quangel’s son has been killed at the front. This working class couple had long believed in the ‘Führer’ and followed him willingly, but now they realise that his promises are nothing but lies and deceit. They begin writing postcards as a form of resistance and in a bid to raise awareness: Stop the war machine! Kill Hitler! Putting their lives at risk, they distribute these cards in the entrances of tenement buildings and in stairwells. But the SS and the Gestapo are soon onto them, and even their neighbours pose a threat.
Genres: War Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-15
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Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
2024-02-02
Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's
Overview: In 2021, Hughes’s pub closed its doors for the last time. In January 2022, talented fiddle player, actor, and Hughes regular Brendan Gleeson meets musicians, dancers and singers in and around the pub as they gather one last time to recreate the magic of Hughes’s and to commemorate its invaluable legacy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-02
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Pursuit
2015-07-10
Pursuit
Overview: Pursuit is a modern take on Irish mythology, adapting the legend of Diarmuid and Gráinne and transforming it into a road movie and gangster thriller for a contemporary audience.
Genres: Romance Crime Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-10
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Sexual Healing
Sexual Healing
Overview: A look at the last years of Marvin Gaye's life, from his parting ways with Motown and self-imposed exile to Europe, to his relationship with Freddy Cousaert, the promoter who guided the singer through the recording of his biggest-selling album, Midnight Love. — "Sexual Healing" began filming in 2013, but production was shut down 9 weeks into the 12-week shoot when financing collapsed. The film was never completed.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
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A Further Gesture
1997-01-01
A Further Gesture
Overview: Dowd, an IRA prisoner in the H-blocks, is gloomily facing his sentence, until he joins a comrade in a risky escape. Dowd begins a new life in New York, but he might as well be in prison again - until he strikes up a friendship with co-worker Tulio and gets to know his close group of Guatemalan exiles.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Live by Night
2016-12-25
Live by Night
Overview: A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-25
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Assassin's Creed
2016-12-21
Assassin's Creed
Overview: Through a technology that unlocks the generic memories of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he is a descendant of an ancient line of Assassins and amasses lethal skills to take on the oppressive Templar Order.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-21
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Saltwater
2000-09-29
Saltwater
Overview: An Irish-Italian café owner in a seaside town faces a life crisis, as his wife recently died and he's severely in debt. His oldest son tries to help, but has serious problems of his own, while his younger son and daughter are having troubles in school.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-29
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Sweety Barrett
1999-04-16
Sweety Barrett
Overview: Sweety Barrett is a giant of a man with the mind of a child. An easy target in a corrupt world, Sweety becomes embroiled in a smuggling operation unleashing a spiral of dangerous and unexpected events.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-16
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The Treaty
1991-12-05
The Treaty
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-05
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Atlantic
2016-02-05
Atlantic
Overview: Documentary about the two big resources in the North Atlantic, fish and oil, and the impact of their exploitation on the environment in various countries on both sides of the Atlantic.
Genres: Adventure Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-05
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Paddington 2
2017-11-09
Paddington 2
Overview: Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-09
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Cáca Milis
2001-03-16
Cáca Milis
Overview: A chance encounter on a train between a young woman and a blind man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ga
Release Date: 2001-03-16
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001-06-29
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Overview: David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-29
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Hampstead
2017-06-23
Hampstead
Overview: Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, Donald has lived—wildly yet peacefully—in a ramshackle hut near the edge of the forest. When Emily learns his home is the target of developers who will stop at nothing to remove him, saving Donald and his property becomes her personal mission. Despite his gruff exterior and polite refusals for help, Emily is drawn to him—as he is to her—and what begins as a charitable cause evolves into a relationship that will grow even as the bulldozers close in.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-23
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So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012-07-09
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Overview: With the help of his trusted dodo Polly, the Pirate Captain presents fun-loving and hilarious tips and advice on pirating. Learn how to remember where you buried your treasure, the secrets of navigating winds, get an inside look at pirate recruiting and even a Pirate’s recipe for a giant squid with lemon. Featuring special guests like Charles Darwin and the Pirate King you will set sail for giggles and fun with musical surprises along the way!
Genres: Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-09
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Love Lies Bleeding
1993-06-14
Love Lies Bleeding
Overview: Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole and uses the time to search for his girlfriend Leyla’s killer. He finds only lies and intrigue surrounding her death, and he begins to realize that his lover was not what she seemed.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-14
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Psychic
2018-07-15
Psychic
Overview: A light and dark tale of family, showmanship and the suspension of disbelief.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-15
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Studs
2006-03-16
Studs
Overview: The hot-tempered, unruly players of this pub league soccer team are in dire straits after having lost everything -- their drive, their skills and soon, their playing field. When mysterious Walter Keegan shows up offering to be their coach, captain Bubbles and the rest of his loopy, obnoxious teammates are so desperate to succeed, they agree to give him the job. Drilled into the ground with a fierce discipline they have never known, the team pushes beyond their aches and pains to gain not only redemption on the field, but more importantly, their self-respect.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-16
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My Life So Far
1999-08-25
My Life So Far
Overview: A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-25
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Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018-08-15
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Overview: Morten, a ten-year-old boy, is shrunk to the size of an insect due to a magical fog gun. Soon, he finds himself on his makeshift model ship sailing through a flooded cafe.
Genres: Animation Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-15
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Into the West
1992-10-23
Into the West
Overview: Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coolest outlaws ever to ride Into The West.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family Fantasy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-23
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018-11-09
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Overview: Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
Genres: Western Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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Frankie
2019-08-28
Frankie
Overview: About three generations of a family grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in the historic town of Sintra, Portugal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-08-28
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Far and Away
1992-05-22
Far and Away
Overview: A young couple escapes Ireland, dreaming of a new life during the land giveaway in Oklahoma. As they struggle to survive against betrayal and harsh winter conditions, they must fend off her parents who are determined to bring her back home.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-22
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The Butcher Boy
1998-02-20
The Butcher Boy
Overview: Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-20
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Dear Sarah
1990-02-07
Dear Sarah
Overview: Giuseppe Conlon and his son Gerry are convicted of an IRA bombing as part of the Maguire Seven in 1976. Giuseppe diligently writes his wife Sarah as she works to free her family members from prison.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-07
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021-12-05
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Overview: Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-05
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The Banshees of Inisherin
2022-10-20
The Banshees of Inisherin
Overview: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-20
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Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005-01-11
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Overview: In this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get notes from the crew and cast. We learn about the movie's genesis and development, the choice of time period and setting, finding a location and creating the sets, the flick's visual design and cinematography, working with the actors and bonding on the set, the costumes, problems with the weather, shooting in the woods, casting, the actors' "boot camp", editing and storyboards, audio design, the score, and the movie's creatures.
Genres: Documentary Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-11
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Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021-05-28
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Overview: A young Irish boy named Keegan and Spanish girl named Moya journey into a magical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life. Based on the stage show phenomenon of the same name and featuring Bill Whelan’s multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning music.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Music Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-28
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The Path to Redemption
2006-01-01
The Path to Redemption
Overview: From pre-production to release, we are given an exclusive look into the making of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Interviews with the cast and crew members take up the bulk of this film, but are accompanied by plenty of on-set footage. We are also given a glimpse at a lot of the deleted material, much of which will be in the director's cut.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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The Dead Zoo
2022-09-01
The Dead Zoo
Overview: The story, narrated by Brendan Gleeson, of how the curators of the Dead Zoo, Dublin's beloved Natural History Museum, managed to get two enormous whale skeletons down from the ceiling where they'd been hanging for 150 years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-01
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The Honey Wars
The Honey Wars
Overview: Follows Hope, a young girl with a secret ability to see the invisible threads that connect the magical world to our own. Recently uprooted by the loss of her mother, she stumbles upon a bitter conflict rooted in two warring tribes: the Fairies and the Elves. She encounters Alfred, a mischievous and exiled Elf, and Fiona, an outcast fairy. The unlikely comrades uncover long-buried truths and begin laying the groundwork for an unthinkable reconciliation in the war-ravaged universe.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Family Comedy
Original Language: en
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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the production of Beowulf
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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