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By *BelfastGuy OP Man
over a year ago

Belfast

Looking Recommendations.

Mine are:-

Garage - Pat Shortt

Adam & Paul

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By *eralt80Man
over a year ago

cork

War of the buttons

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By *ndqtMan
over a year ago

The Wild West

The Guard.

The Snapper.

Man about dog

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By *oserMan
over a year ago

where the wild roses grow

I went down

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By *he_Secret_GardenWoman
over a year ago

Naughty Lane

The Quiet Man...

My favourite...could watch it almost every week.

No patty fingers!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Guard and I Went Down are both great.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gotta be intermission...classic

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By *ind PaddyMan
over a year ago

South County Dublin

The Guard

Garage

I Went Down.

Three very good movies.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Perrier's bounty

Dublin old school

Inside I'm dancing

My left foot

The commitments

The van

The snapper

In the name of the father

The boxer

You me and Marley

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
over a year ago

The West

The Field

Has to be a must watch Irish film!

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By *arry and AnnCouple
over a year ago

Louth

Not sure if it counts, but In Bruges is one of my all time favorite films

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Into the West

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Viva (set in Havana but it's an Irish production)

Intermission

An Cailín Ciúin

Adam & Paul

The Commitments

The Field

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By *1CorkCouple
over a year ago

Cork

The Field

The Snapper

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

The Gard

In the name of the Father

Into the West

The Commitments

Intermission

Opening scene of Saving Private Ryan?

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

The Banshees of Inisherin

The commitments

In the name of the father

My left foot

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By *istyblue1967Man
over a year ago

manchester

cardboard gangsters

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By *ey-Enigma2Couple
over a year ago

Dublin

"The Field

Has to be a must watch Irish film!"

We agree with this...

... and High Spirits if anyone can remember that one!

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By *odeos_gringoCouple
over a year ago

belfast

"Into the West

Loved into the west!

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"Into the West

Loved into the west!

Yeah but was The horse the real Tayto or The fake yellow ones

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Flight of the Doves.

In addition to Ron Moody, it also featured highly successful athlete and RTE sports presenter at the old Collinstown Airport, the original terminal of which does still exist at Dublin Airport, but well hidden by all the modern developments.

You would be surprised how many films were recorded in Ireland in the heyday of Bray Studios, around Enniskerry and the Wicklow Mountains.

During the second world war a film, that is shown on TPTV quite frequently, was recorded in the Cooley Mountains. It has a national socialist (Nazi) theme!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Michael Collins,what a move

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The commitments

In the name of the father

My left foot

The Snapper

The Van

Into the west

The field

The quiet man

The wind that shakes the Barley

Michael Collins

To name but a few that I enjoyed.

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

"Flight of the Doves.

You would be surprised how many films were recorded in Ireland in the heyday of Bray Studios, around Enniskerry and the Wicklow Mountains.

During the second world war a film, that is shown on TPTV quite frequently, was recorded in the Cooley Mountains. It has a national socialist (Nazi) theme!"

I neglected to cite the RTE presenter's name: it was Brendan O'Reilly!

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"Gotta be intermission...classic"

Do you want Brown sauce

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By *B 4099Man
over a year ago

North West, Outer Letterkenny area

One not mentioned, inside I'm dancing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bookmarking this for some I've not seen.

Last Irish film I watched was The Banshees Of Inisherin, not a bad film.

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

An Irish film, but made in a documentary style, which is still revered in film circles worlwide was the 1930s classic:

Man of Aran

about the tough life that the Aran islanders on Inishmor, Inishman and Inisheer had to endure, just after the Irish Free State had been founded.

Monochrome, of course, but a very important film, still to this day.

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By *asual777Man
over a year ago

i travel all over

"Looking Recommendations.

Mine are:-

Garage - Pat Shortt

Adam & Paul"

Garage and An Cailín Ciúin are in my top 10. Devastating last scenes in both cases

Arracht is actually very good

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By *oy.2022Man
over a year ago

Dublin

The boxer

In the name of the father

Calm with horses

Brooklyn

Leap year

The siege of Jadotville

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By *amsuzieCouple
over a year ago

newtownards

Everlasting peace , Billy connelly is in it .

It is very witty

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

Raw head Rex

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The wind that shakes the Barley

Watched it in the cinema when it came out and was told

You'll have to calm down sir and stop shouting

ye black an tan scum

Or you'll be asked to leave

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By *amsevenMan
over a year ago

cork

Black 47

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By *ome_wild_girlWoman
over a year ago

Antrim Town

Cant believe no ones mentioned Darby O'Gill yet

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

I do feel Adam & Paul is the absolute best irish movie ever made.

Such an accurate depiction of Dublin

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"Cant believe no ones mentioned Darby O'Gill yet

There's a reason for that ...

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

"Everlasting peace , Billy connelly is in it .

It is very witty "

Everlasting piece... Great film. Favourite scene was when the lads were trying to sell to the Armagh dairy farmer!

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By *obroyman17Man
over a year ago

What about that one shot on location in Donegal xxx think it starred two girls from Dublin and some English lads xxxx

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By *irthyGuyNIMan
over a year ago

Bangor

"Not sure if it counts, but In Bruges is one of my all time favorite films"

Same here but was really disappointed in the banshee of Inisherin

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By *an I Kiss youMan
over a year ago

Manchester City Centre

The Wind that Shakes the Barley.

Also, shouldn't be there a film about immersions and why they MUST NOT be left on ?

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By *1CorkCouple
over a year ago

Cork

Not an Irish film but follows an Irish convict’s story in Australia, and features dialogue and song in Irish, worth a watch is The Nightingale.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The boxer

In the name of the father

Calm with horses

Brooklyn

Leap year

The siege of Jadotville"

Calm With Horses is top drawer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most fertile man in Ireland....close thread

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A few mentions from animation industry

Secret of Kells

Song of the sea

The Wolfwalkers

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

The most spectacular movie ever made in Ireland, but not about this country, per se, has to be the opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan, which is a film that will still be shown in another century.

It captures, according to those who were their on D-Day, the horror of trying to establish a fragile bridgehead in Normandy, from which to launch a prolonged attack on the Hitler's Third Reich.

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By *hio76Man
over a year ago

leinster

Anyone remember Eat the peach?

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Just watched The Banshee of Inisherin for the second time

Its even better than I thought it was

Ireland has a good chance of winning The best Film Oscar and The best film in a foreign language Oscar this year

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By *ARRYGOODMan
over a year ago

Leixlip

The Secret Scriptures.

The Secret of Roan Inishmore.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Man about dog

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By *traight sligoguy67Man
over a year ago

sligo

"War of the buttons "

Yes.

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By *traight sligoguy67Man
over a year ago

sligo

The snapper

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not a film, but an Irish-language TV series: An Klondike

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By *easingTimMan
over a year ago

Loughlinstown

There's some great Irish films that never got the credit they deserved namely:

I WENT DOWN - with Brendan Gleeson

HARD TIMES (aka HOLY WATER) - on Netflix

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By *easingTimMan
over a year ago

Loughlinstown

"Most fertile man in Ireland....close thread

Class film and free on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYB3RWn2HBk

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By *LIVEANDKICKING100Man
over a year ago

DUBLIN

Blue Max-all filmed in Ireland. PS-I love you is a harmless enough gig. McKenzie Break also filmed in Ireland

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Into the West great movie watched it few years ago in Portarlington where some of the scenes were shot. They were celebrating anniversary of it's release. There is a fabulous mural of Ozzie and Tayto on the wall of the old cinema. After the movie we could hear the clip clop of hooves. They had two young lads dress up like the two boys in the movie and they were on the horse it was such a blast from the past.

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By *adrarfjordr VoyeurMan
over a year ago

Waterford

"Flight of the Doves.

"You don't have to be Irish to be Irish"

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By *adrarfjordr VoyeurMan
over a year ago

Waterford

"Cant believe no ones mentioned Darby O'Gill yet

There's a reason for that ...

Sean Connery sings, what's not to like?

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"Cant believe no ones mentioned Darby O'Gill yet

There's a reason for that ...

Sean Connery sings, what's not to like?

Imagine he got Bond just after it I think

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By *ackson088Man
over a year ago

cork

Anyone watch the Achill movie

Banshee of Inisherin

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By *j69funCouple
over a year ago

kildare

Mickybo and me is a great film.

The run of the country is another good one.

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By *oo32Man
over a year ago

tipperary

The commitments

Into the west

The van

The snapper

The young offenders

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By *cottybear74Man
over a year ago

kilkenny

Grabbers

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By *ceOfDiamondsMan
over a year ago

Cork/Limerick/Tipperary

Breakfast On Pluto....

The Magdalene Laundries...

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By *eth TVTV/TS
over a year ago

Mid Meath

3 days in and maybe 100 films mentioned and I am shocked that Calvary hasn't been mentioned once.

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By *1CorkCouple
over a year ago

Cork

"The Field

The Snapper

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

The Gard

In the name of the Father

Into the West

The Commitments

Intermission

Opening scene of Saving Private Ryan?

In addition to picks above, a few others worth a mention are:

Some mother’s son

Michael Collins

Song for a Raggy Boy

I went down

The Boxer

Man about Dog

Black 47

Arracht

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By *1CorkCouple
over a year ago

Cork

"3 days in and maybe 100 films mentioned and I am shocked that Calvary hasn't been mentioned once."

Yes. Definitely. Escaped our minds. Brilliant film.

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By *mup4itareyouMan
over a year ago

Dublin / Wexford

A couple of lesser known ones:

Grabbers

You Are Not My Mother

The Hole In The Ground

And one that seems to have evaded The list so far:

Once

Always loved Intermission too…

“That’s f**kin’ delish!”

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By *eth TVTV/TS
over a year ago

Mid Meath

What about Spin the Bottle?

I’m Rats from the Flats. Used to have a little; now I have f**k all!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Waking Ned

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By *rishM29Man
over a year ago

Somewhere

The Field

Waking Ned

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

The Gaurd

Man about dog

Intermission......To name a few

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Intermission....Colin Farrell batters a women to rob the till in a shocking start the film

Banshee Of Inisherin...same actress now plays his sister

Found that out today

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By *ateniteCouple
over a year ago

Youghal

'71 is a great movie. I know technically it's not an Irish movie but based in Belfast.

Jack O'Connell is also very hot

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By *HandDNCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

"Mickybo and me is a great film.

The run of the country is another good one."

Was scrolling through and was wondering if anyone was going to mention the run of the country. Love that movie.

Also thought Song for a raggy boy, Evelyn and the magdalene sisters were great movies as a commentary on how bad things were in "catholic ireland".

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By *omebirdWoman
over a year ago

Vivarium

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By *j123Man
over a year ago

Cork

Intermission definatly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Field

Waking Ned

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

The Gaurd

Man about dog

Intermission......To name a few

That's a great list!

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By *uckoldDesiresMan
over a year ago

Dublin

Really enjoyed a relatively unknown one called Moondance from the 90s and how can anyone forget the wonderful "the run of the country"

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By *artender_onthelooseMan
over a year ago

Dublin

The commitments

The van

The snapper

My left foot

Intermission

Man about a dog

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"3 days in and maybe 100 films mentioned and I am shocked that Calvary hasn't been mentioned once."

Just watching this now . Funny and dark. Very good movie

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