Ireland movies

Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Murphy, Cillian | Jones, Morgan | Birthistle, Eva | Neeson, Liam | Coughlan, Mary | McEvoy, Conor | McCabe, Ruth | McKenna, Charlene | Reilly, Seamus | Owens, Peter | Lawlor McHugh, Emmet | O'Connor, Bianca | Breathnach, Paraic | McCabe, Pat | Roe, Owen
Directors: Jordan, Neil
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In the 1970s, a foundling lad, Patrick “Kitten” Braden, comes of age by leaving his Irish town for London, in part to look for his mother and in part because his trans-gender nature is beyond the town’s understanding.

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Friday, September 5th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance
Countries: Germany | Ireland | UK | USA
Actors: Cleese, John | Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Bates, Kathy | Chan, Jackie | Coogan, Steve | Fyfe, Robert | Broadbent, Jim | McNeice, Ian | Ryall, David | Hammond, Roger | Godley, Adam | Mok, Karen | Cooper, Howard | Hinchcliffe, Daniel | Teufel, Wolfram | Strauss, Tom | West, Kit | Bremner, Ewen
Directors: Coraci, Frank
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Based on the classic novel by Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days (2003) stars Jackie Chan as Passepartout. As an adventurer, Passepartout ends up accompanying time-obsessed English gentleman, Phileas Fogg (played by Steve Coogan) on a daring mission to journey around the world. Fogg has wagered with members of his London club that he can traverse the world in 80 days. Along the way, they encounter many interesting 19th Century figures and have many exciting and suspenseful situations in their voyage around the world.

Botched (2007)

Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Germany | Ireland | UK | USA
Actors: Dorff, Stephen | Murray, Jaime | Pertwee, Sean | Foreman, Jamie | Bell, Geoff | Baker-Duly, Edward | Chistol, Igor | Heap, David | Jeloudov, Greg | Maguire, Zak | O'Conor, Hugh | Smith, Russell | Smyth, Alan | Gallagher, Bronagh | Rooney, Gene
Directors: Ryan, Kit
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Ritchie Donovan (Dorff) is a professional thief whose luck has just run out. The only survivor from a heist that goes terribly wrong, Ritchie is forced to take the rap and is sent to Russia to steal a priceless antique cross locked in a safe on the penthouse floor of a Moscow skyscraper. Things start badly and go rapidly downhill when, during the robbery, Ritchie and his Russian accomplices are forced to take hostages because they are trapped by the police on the unused 13th floor.

Rawhead Rex (1986)

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Dukes, David | Piper, Kelly | Lunny, Cora Venus | Wilmot, Ronan | Toibin, Niall | O'Brien, Niall | von Schellendorf, Heinrich | McCann, Donal | Feely, Eleanor | Sheehan, Gladys | Walsh, Gerry | O'Donovan, Noel | Olohan, John | Donovan, Peter | Carlile, Bob
Directors: Pavlou, George
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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.

Four Horsemen, The (2006)

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Genres: Fantasy | Short
Countries: Ireland
Actors: Cannon, Feidlim | Negga, Ruth
Directors: Kelly, Rob
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This short film were presented at the Belfast film festival. THE FOUR HORSEMEN is a futuristic allegory adapted from the Book of Revelations which illustrates the struggle of ‘Life’ when pitted against ‘War’, ‘Famine’, ‘Death’ and ‘Pestilence’. The novel is directed by Robert Kelly, lasts 16 minutes, and was produced in Ireland, 2006.

Hooligans (2004)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: Canada | Ireland
Actors: Wood, Elijah | Alexander, David | Hunnam, Charlie | Forlani, Claire | Warren, Marc | Gregory, Leo | Goodman, Henry | Bell, Geoff | Blair, Andrew | Spall, Rafe | Charleson, Brendan | Bew, Kieran | Beckett, Joel | McCall, Ross | Hehir, Christopher
Directors: Alexander, Lexi
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The movie “Hooligans” also known as “Gobshite” is a dark comedy about a slightly demented English gangster who has upset the underworld pecking order by deciding he wants a bigger piece of the pie. He devises a scheme to get what he wants but must travel to a sleepy, seaside community in Ireland. As a cover for his plan he needs to acquire a local Irish family’s pub to promote a new brand of beer. Problems occur when the rightful owners of the pub put up more of a fight for their livelihood, than expected.

Commitments, The (1991)

Monday, April 28th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Music
Countries: Ireland | UK | USA
Actors: Arkins, Robert | Aherne, Michael | Ball, Angeline | Kennedy, Maria Doyle | Finnegan, Dave | Gallagher, Bronagh | Gormley, Félim | Hansard, Glen | Massey, Dick | Murphy, Johnny | McCluskey, Ken | Strong, Andrew | Meaney, Colm | Kent, Anne | Corr, Andrea
Directors: Parker, Alan
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Jimmy Rabbitte, che vive di piccoli espedienti in un quartiere proletario di Dublino, si e’ messo in testa di organizzare una band musicale per rinverdire i fasti del rythm&blues e del soul. Grazie ad un annuncio sul giornale, Rabbitte comincia a selezionare giovani dal lavoro precario ma pieni di talento: Dean, Fay, Outspan, l’occhialuto Steven , Clifford, Deco, il ciccione senza buone maniere ma con una grande voce, Billy il batterista e Joey “The lips”, un bizzarro e maturo anziano suonatore di tromba che si vanta di aver suonato con famosi soul-singers. Aggrega anche Natalie, Imelda e Bernie, tre grintose ragazze, ottime coriste e molto sexy. Procuratisi a credito la strumentazione, cominciano le prove, massacranti, che impegnano tutti. Si inizia a suonare in pubblico, in capannoni e feste sociali: il gruppo sembra pervaso dal fuoco della musica e dell’ambizione. La band, pur se dilettantesca e provinciale, sembra lanciata verso il vertice e finisce invece nel fallimento: dissapori, piccole gelosie e contrasti umani ed artistici, sfaldano il gruppo. Il sogno di Jimmy evapora nel nulla e quel grande patrimonio di energia e bravura che poteva fruttare quattrini e successo siPL: disperde nel nulla.

Boy Eats Girl (2005)

Friday, April 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Horror
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Mumba, Samantha | Leon, David | Kinlan, Laurence | Murphy, Tadhg | James, Sara | Huberman, Mark | Reid, Paul
Directors: Bradley, Stephen
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A boy declares his love for his girlfriend, only to die the same night. He is brought back to life by his mother as a flesh-craving zombie, who sires more teen undead while trying to control his, er, appetite for his beloved.

Human Traffic (1999)

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Simm, John | Pilkington, Lorraine | Parkes, Shaun | Dyer, Danny | Reynolds, Nicola | Davies, Dean | Albert, Peter | Anderson, Jan | Beesley, Terence | Blackburn, Sarah | Bowen, Anne | Bowens, Neil | Bramhill, Peter | Brand, Jo | Brooks, Stephanie
Directors: Kerrigan, Justin
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The Cardiff club scene in the 90’s: five best friends deal with their relationships and their personal demons during a weekend. Jip calls himself a sexual paranoid, afraid he’s impotent. Lulu, Jip’s mate, doesn’t find much to fancy in men. Nina hates her job at a fast food joint, and her man, Koop, who dreams of being a great hip-hop d.j., is prone to fits of un-provoked jealousy. The fifth is Moff, whose family is down on his behavior. Starting Friday afternoon, with preparations for clubbing, we follow the five from Ecstacy-induced fun through a booze-laden come-down early Saturday morning followed by the weekend’s aftermath. It’s breakthrough time for at least three of them.

Once (2006)

Monday, February 4th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Music
Countries: Ireland
Actors: Foley, Alaistair | Hansard, Glen | Haugh, Senan | Healy, Darren | Hendrick, Gerard | Hodnett, Bill | McGrath, Pat | Miller, Sean | Minogue, Geoff | Owski, Wiltold | Praghosa | Short, Pete | Tiotka, Krzysztos | Walsh, Hugh | Whyte, Mal
Directors: Carney, John
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An (unnamed) Guy is a Dublin guitarist/singer-songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in his Dad’s Hoover repair shop by day, and singing and playing for money on the Dublin streets by night. An (unnamed) Girl is a Czech who plays piano when she gets a chance, and does odd jobs by day and takes care of her mom and her daughter by night. Guy meets Girl, and they get to know each other as the Girl helps the Guy to put together a demo disc that he can take to London in hope of landing a music contract. During the same several day period, the Guy and the Girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another, through their songs. Written by Charles Delacroix