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Six Shooter 2004 At the hospital, a doctor gives Donnelly the bad news his wife of many years has died He visits her body, placing a photograph of their pet rabbit on her hands Then, in the early morning light, he leaves and catches a train back home toward Dublin He sits across from a young talkati

Black Irish 2007 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 wi

The Banshees of Inisherin 2022 Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them

State of the Union 2019 State of the Union follows Louise and Tom who meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session Each episode pieces together how their lives were, what drew them together, and what has started to pull them apart

Riverdance (2020) 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.

In My Country (2004) Langston Whitfield is a Washington Post journalist. His editor provocatively sends him to South Africa to cover the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, in which the perpetrators of murder and torture on both sides during Apartheid are invited to come forward and confro

The Secret of Kells (2009) Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from the isle of Iona carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To hel

Morten lollide laeval (2016) Every ship deserves it's captain.

The Tigers Tail (2006) After a chance encounter, a Dubliner (Gleeson) is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.

In Bruges (2008) London based hit men Ray and Ken are told by their boss Harry Waters to lie low in Bruges, Belgium for up to two weeks following their latest hit, which resulted in the death of an innocent bystander. Harry will be in touch with further instructions. While they wait for Harry's call

Ben Affleck writes, produces, and stars in this adaptation of Dennis Lehane's sprawling crime novel centering on the prodigal son of a prominent police chief, and his gradual descent into the criminal underworld. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The Guard (2011) Sergeant Gerry Boyle is a small-town Irish cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humor, a dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes, and absolutely no interest whatsoever in the international cocaine-smuggling ring that has brought straight-laced FBI agent Wen

Hampstead (2017) An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home.

Mr. Mercedes (2017) Ida is hurt as Hodges and Janey's relationship intensifies. Lou is disturbed by an interaction with a customer. Deborah takes Brady to the cemetery and the two reflect on their difficult past.

Calvary (2014) Father James is a small-town priest in Ireland whose Sunday confessionals suddenly include a threat to kill him in a week's time as a matter of principle. Deeply troubled and conflicted about how to respond, Father James tries to go on with his calling through that week. However, that

Turbulence (1997) Ryan Weaver romances beautiful women before he kills them. Ryan is arrested, convicted, and is part of a Christmas Eve transfer of prisoners on a transcontinental 747 commercial flight. Other airlines at JFK may have holiday passengers waiting on stand-by, but this jumbo jet takes

TRESPASS AGAINST US is set across three generations of the Cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of Britain's richest countryside. Chad Cutler (Michael Fassbender) is heir apparent to his bruising criminal father, Colby (Brendan Gleeson) and has been groomed to spend his lif

This true-life tale of courage unfolds against the tumultuous backdrop of Berlin in 1940. Otto and Anna Quangel are a working class husband and wife doing their best to ride out the war. When their son is killed fighting on the frontlines, however, everything changes. They begin pouring their rage a

Song of the Sea (2014) An Irish youth (David Rawle) discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess (Fionnula Flanagan).

The Grand Seduction (2013) Storyline The small harbor of Tickle Cove is in dire need of a doctor so that the town can land a contract to secure a factory which will save the town from financial ruin. Village resident Murray French (Gleeson) leads the search, and when he finds Dr. Paul Lewis (Kitsch

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story.

Continuing the storyline of The Gathering Storm, Churchill at War is a look at the former British prime minister's life and career at the end of WWII.