Can we get a list of Irish movies here? My children's definition of an Irish movie?

[hedgehog]

"Everyone dies". My children's definition of a funny Irish movie? "Some people die, but not everyone."

My (Partial) List:

Road to Perdition

Waking Ned Devine

Michael Collins

Wind that Shakes the Barley

The Informer

[GCP]

1. Wasn't the 'Road to Perdition' set in Chicago?

I know it was about Irish gangsters, but I wouldn't consider it an 'Irish' movie.

[hedgehog]

3. You are of the mistaken notion that one must actually reside

in Ireland to be Irish.

I also give you

Only the Lonely

Planes, Trains and Automobiles


Out of the West

The Secret of Roan Inish

[havocmom]

2. The Secret of Roan Inish < American film about a displaced Irish family

and a wee bit of magic from myth and nature. The score of that film is one of my favorites.

[frogmarch]

I love The Secret of Roan Inish!

I have it on DVD and watch it often. The seals and gulls, the people, the scenery, and last but certainly not least - the music. Wonderful.

Roger Ebert gave the movie a big thumbs up, and I was glad, because this movie deserves praise.

[hedgehog]

19. There was a home ec teacher in the junior high who used to

have the kids produce a family tree. I thought this was a bit nasty, since about half the kids here aren't living with both birth parents. Children 1-5 took a note in asking that that be excused from this assignment since " it wasn't the custom of my people to discuss such matters with outsiders."

She didn't get the hint, so child #6 took in a family tree complete with the Selkie on my father's side and the Firbolgs on my mother's!

[frogmarch]

21. How interesting!

I've read that there are people living today in the Orkney Islands who believe in selkies, and some say they are descended from one of more of them. I take it that the child was of Irish or Scottish descent...?

I will have to look up the word Firbolgs, because I have no idea what they are.

[hedgehog]

24. It was one of the Shea's who married a Selkie, and my children have webbed toes!

[frogmarch]

30. Wow!

I am so jealous of you. I'd love to be able to say there are selkies in my family tree. That's so neat, hedgehog!

I hope your grandchildren are proud of their webbed toes. Mine would be if they had them. :-)

[Coventina]

49. Hey! I have webbed toes! I got them from my grandmother.

I'll have to ask her where she got hers!

:-)

[hedgehog]

32. One version

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fir_Bolg

[frogmarch]

36. Thanks for the link

Fascinating!

[GreenPartyVoter]

42. Haven't seen it in years. Need to rewatch it.

[AmandaRuth]

4. Best Irish movie ever made

is this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKmrQfxRHQ

:)

Well, in IMHO anyway .

[hedgehog]

8. A fine example of why I can't pick a favorite!

I give you the rest of the trilogy

The Snapper

The Van

and another clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk49yqKV_24

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

59. I had no idea that The Commitments was part of a trilogy!

how very excellent! I just added The Snapper to my netflix que, but I don't see that The Van has been put out on DVD yet, either that or Netflix doesn't yet have it.... Thanks so very much, and funny fookin' clip there. :)

[tigereye]

63. great movies!

[Texasgal]

22. Angela's ashes

:)

[IcyPeas]

51. Yes - Angela's Ashes - I second that wholeheartedly

[Shining Jack]

5. I love this one a lot:

Bloody Sunday.It's a must see movie about what happened in 1972 when the British troops killed people during an Irish protest march in the town of Derry.

In the Name of the Father with Daniel Day-Lewis is great too.

[redqueen]

6. The Van

I was gonna say The Secret of Roan Inish but you said that one already. :P

[Shining Jack]

9. The Van ?

I never heard about this movie.What's the story?

[redqueen]

13. It's about these unemployed guys...

who decide to go into business for themselves, selling fish & chips out of a van they refurbish. It takes place during the 1990 World Cup.

[Shining Jack]

23. Thanks !

On IMDB they have 5 different movies with that tittle.Now I know which one
you are talking about:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118064/plotsummary

Directed by Stephen Frears.I guess that it must be good.

[havocmom]

17. ooo, I forgot that one. Good film

[HughBeaumont]

64. The only "The Van" I remember was from 1977 and it had Danny DeVito in it for all of 7 minutes.

[two gun sid]

7. Hunger. In The Name Of The Father.

[hedgehog]

10. I'm beginning to understand why my children are so strange,,,,,

Don't ANYONE dare to add Darby O'Gill and the Little People!

[bamacrat]

11. The Quiet Man.

Great old movie with John Wayne. Set in Ireland and very Irish.

[Moondog]

40. + 1

[Gormy Cuss]

12. The Commitments

The Quiet Man (directly by John Ford, himself an Irish immigrant)

In America

[bookworm65t]

48. I love The Commitments too, but...

kiddies would be given a lesson in how and how often the say 'fuck'. Not the kind most of want to teach. I should count it next time. It would be a lethal drinking game if one wanted to do shots aften every 'fuck' said.

:dilemma:

[IcyPeas]

52. "In America" was great too - I second that!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_America

[sarge43]

14. The Molly McGuires

Ryan's Daughter

[hedgehog]

15. I've always been convinced that the Molly Maguires was suppressed

when it came out because it cut too close to the bone.

[sarge43]

45. Aye. That it did. n/t

[ceile]

16. Disco Pigs is brilliant!

About Adam
Agnes Brown
Angela's Ashes

ETA: In America and The Magdelene Sisters

[havocmom]

18. The Snapper! Another fun romp with Colm Meaney (also in The Van)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108170/

Sort of an Irish version of Father Knows Best, only in this one, Father has trouble keeping up.

[Zomby Woof]

20. In The Name of the Father

[hedgehog]

34. i bought the video years ago but never saw it because it seemed too

dark even for my crowd!

[Zomby Woof]

37. Give it a chance

True story, and it's not a complete downer. :-)

[hedgehog]

25. Can anyone identify this clip? (Warning - the N word figures)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmNxOW4xThA

[redqueen]

31. Irish Jam

I'll watch just about any movie having anything to do with Ireland. :P

[hedgehog]

33. Thanks ! I'm off to Netflix now!

[SoxFan]

26. The Departed

The dark underbelly of the Irish Diaspora in America

[hedgehog]

28. I see your dark underbelly and raise you

Rescue Me

Technically a television series, but I know these people!

[Richardo]

27. Miller's Crossing

Oh Danny Boy.

[hedgehog]

29. How did we get this far and leave out the Untouchables!?!

[PassingFair]

72. That's my favorite Irish movie...

The magnificent Albert Finney.

[CBGLuthier]

35. The Butcher Boy

with Sinead O'Connor as a foul mouthed apparition of the Virgin Mary you can't get more Irish than the Butcher Boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DmDxULCIpo

[Zomby Woof]

38. Rabrrrrrr's favorite Irish movie is "Far and Away"

Directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.



:hide:

[frogmarch]

39. The Seventh Stream

Amazon link to the DVD:
http://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Stream-Scott-Glenn/dp/B000065U2V/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1268848013&sr=1-1



Snip from one Amazon review:

"This may be a Hallmark Hall of Fame feature made for television, but you wouldn't know it from the production values. This is a wonderfully done film, one of those old-fashioned romantic tearjerkers that will stay with you for a long time. It also contains some of the most breathtaking scenic shots of the Irish coastline you'll ever see.

Scott Glenn delivers a strong performance as always, while Saffron Burrows plays the part of the mythical woman/seal to absolute perfection. This is a film that can be watched over and over again without ever losing its emotional impact."

[joeybee12]

41. How about the greatest Irish movie ever? My Left Foot

One of the best of the last 25 years of any movie.

[redqueen]

46. Oh yes!

One of my favorites. :thumbsup:

[GreenPartyVoter]

43. War of the Buttons, December Bride, Circle of Friends, The Field

[dropkickpa]

70. War of the buttons

is one of my favorite movies! Love that one!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

73. I was surprised that none of the one movies I put up had been listed earlier. All amazing!

[gmoney]

44. The most Irish movie evar?

...and what about all those old Bing Crosby as a priest movies? "Bells of St Mary's" and like that? Toora Loora Loora, indeed.

[catzies]

76. Love that move, esp. when the come into the "Gahden" and meet all their fellow fans

like they were family.

Also, I'm a Utah Jazz fan and that's the most exposure they ever got. :D

[Coventina]

47. Hear My Song

Since it hasn't been listed yet!

:-)

But my favorite would probably be "The Secret of Roan Inish" or "Waking Ned Devine".

I also love "The Snapper"

"Hear My Song" is a lot of fun, though! Definitely worth watching!!

[peacefreak]

54. I wish that would come out on DVD.

One of my favorites, ever.

[Coventina]

56. I'm puzzled that it hasn't. Is there some sort of legal issue?

This thread makes me realize that the 90s were a great decade for Irish films!

[TheMightyFavog]

50. The Boondock Saints

Great movie. The sequel... Not so good.

[KamaAina]

53. An Everlasting Piece

extra style points for having a plot centered around rugs!!

[Tabasco_Dave]

68. I love that movie!

[BlueIris]

55. Does "The Devil's Own" count? As Brad Pitt says in it, it's "not an American story,"

"it's an Irish one."

[hedgehog]

62. A plot involving a struggle to determine which loyalty must

trump all others? That's an Irish movie, alright.

[Lucy Goosey]

57. Dancing at Lughnasa (Meryl Streep!)

The Magdalene Sisters

and wasn't The Crying Game set in Ireland?

[Captain Hilts]

58. "The Boxer," with Emily Watson and Daniel Day Lewis is terrific. nt

[LynneSin]

60. The only thing that died in "The Commitments" was the dreams of an Irish Soul band

:woohoo:

[hedgehog]

61. OK, the exception to the rule!

[begin_within]

65. I thought "The Matchmaker" was pretty good

(1997) Not a highly rated film, but I enjoyed it for all the Irish music and scenery, and there was some comedy, Janeane Garofalo stars in it, and it's true that there is a matchmaking festival in Ireland. I enjoyed it.

[JCMach1]

66. In the Name of the Father

Excellent film with Daniel Day Lewis

[AmyDeLune]

67. What!?! No one's mentioned Darby O'Gill and the Little People!?!

*hides*

[MiddleFingerMom]

69. Can't believe I only saw this mentioned once...

.
... and then buried in 3 or 4 other suggestions.
.
"Circle of Friends" -- one of my favorites... a quiet little
movie.
.
Minnie Driver is hot.
.
"You mustn't mess me about. I know I may look like
a rhinoceros, but I've got quite a thin skin really."
.
Has some adult themes, but nothing real graphic, that I
remember.
.

[LeftinOH]

71. 'The Quiet Man' (1952); great musical score, as well.

[SteppingRazor]

74. Can't believe no one's mentioned Once yet. Great movie.

Also, an Irish cartoon, The Secret of Kells, was up against all the Pixar and Disney stuff in the Best Animated Movie category at this year's Oscars. I haven't seen it, but I figured it'd be worth mentioning.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

75. Trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMPhHTtKZ8Q

First thing I thought of.

[Chemical Bill]

77. Into The West

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104522/

Great movie that's suitable for the whole family.

Bill