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The Greatest Irish Films

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    #32
    mistersifter
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    funny that nobody mentioned "Once" - since it was one of the most well-known Irish films of recent years abroad. Hansard must really get on people's tits here ;)

    it's probably worth a mention in fairness.


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    #33
    Badabing
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    Michael inside


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    #34
    liam7831
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    Accelerator

    https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0193701/


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    #35
    johnny_ultimate
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    banie01 wrote: »
    So many other great Irish movies without even touching on animation ;)

    Important to flag this as well! Cartoon Saloon is a legitimately world-class animation studio. In terms of their willingness to push themselves stylistically, they're almost without equal in terms of currently active animation houses.


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    #36
    Insect Overlord
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    It wouldn't win any "best of" awards, but I've always had a soft spot for Cowboys And Angels. It's still the only professionally produced feature film (that I know of) to be made in Limerick City.


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    #37
    saabsaab
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    I liked the matchmaker and grabbers. Bothe funny and send ups.


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    #38
    Hangdogroad
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    Clash Of The Ash.


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    #39
    Nekarsulm
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    I really enjoyed "The man who wanted to fly".
    Opening segment of "Band of Brothers" was incredible too.


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    #40
    Adamocovic
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    Surprised some are left out.

    Surely Brooklyn counts as an Irish film. Follows an Irish immigrant, played by an Irish actress, and directed by an Irish director.

    What about The Boxer too. Daniel Day Lewis and Jim Sheridan team up again. Could list most of their films, not sure if In the Name of the Father has had it's mention yet.

    Staying on the Jim Sheridan role what about In America.

    Bloody Sunday is another top film. Hunger should get a mention too.

    Moving away from the IRA and Irish immigrant themed stories I went Down may not be a "great" film for many but is a very good one.

    And oh I don't know, why not say Darby O'Gill and the Little People?


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    #41
    run_Forrest_run
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    Am I the only one to feel Garage should get a mention? Ok, wouldn't go down as a great but a good film I thought.


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    #42
    mightybashful
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    Inside I'm Dancing


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    #43
    Smudger80
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    The Snapper


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    #44
    Tipsy McSwagger
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    Smudger80 wrote: »
    The Snapper

    Is awful


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    #45
    Day Lewin
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    The Crying Game

    Eat the Peach

    How to cheat in the Leaving Cert (obscure, unavailable but my personal favourite, extremely Irish!)

    My Left Foot.

    Editing to add:

    The Commitments

    Another Shore (1948)


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    #46
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    run_Forrest_run wrote: »
    Am I the only one to feel Garage should get a mention? Ok, wouldn't go down as a great but a good film I thought.

    Yes! A great film. Pat Shorty is amazing in it.

    Also, The Butcher Boy; one of my all time favourites. Beautifully filmed, scripted, acted... and that soundtrack!


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    #47
    Fr Tod Umptious
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    Hangdogroad wrote: »
    Clash Of The Ash.
    A late '80s cult classic

    Love it.


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    #48
    Insect Overlord
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    Just had a frightful thought.

    If this thread had been posted 10 years ago, you'd have had a load of young lads insisting "Man About Dog" was the greatest thing since Citizen Kane. :pac:


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    #49
    rhubarbcustard
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    pixelburp wrote: »
    That was a film that really, really wanted to be a Tarantino feature. Hasn't aged too well IMO.

    I have to say I'm impressed nobody has mentioned Fatal Deviation yet ;)

    Find "Irish cinema" a tough beast to get into TBH. For me, cinema is often about escapism, so given how often Irish Film goes for gritty, domestic dramas above all else I simply stay clear of its output. If I do dabble, it's with genre outliers like Black 47, Siege of Jadotville or uh, Grabbers :D

    I get What you're saying about it not having aged so well, I found it very funny though, and I got the feeling the producers were not worrying about appealing to a TransAtlantic audience which was refreshing to me at that time.

    I just checked youtube and I see Fatal Deviation is up there, I have to watch that Again now!!


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    #50
    cardwizzard
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    Always loved War of the Buttons.


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    #51
    Del.Monte
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    I don't know why there's so much negativity in this thread and judging from some of the posts people's viewing seems to be fairly limited. There have been tons of great Irish films.

    Going back to early days of Irish cinema, the 1935 movie "The Informer", starring Victor McLaglen, is surely one of the most gripping films about the "Troubles" even though one can see how it's going to end from the beginning.

    Several more excellent films about the Troubles include

    The Night Fighters" (1960) starring Robert Mitchum.

    Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) starring James Cagney.

    The Odd Man Out" (1947) starring James Mason.

    Harry's Game" (1982).


    Other movies worth a look include:

    The Blue Max (1965) starring George Peppard, James Mason.

    Alfred the Great (1968).

    Barry Lyndon (1975) starring Ryan O'Neal.

    The First Great Train Robbery (1979) starring Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland.

    There are literally hundreds of films worthy of mention as well as some major turkeys.

    Of more recent interest:

    Ryan's Daughter (1970)

    The Field (1990)

    Garage (2007) - Pat Shortt.

    The Halo Effect (2004) - Stephen Rea.

    The 3:10 to Claremorris (2010)

    Grabbers (2012)


    Whatever about being the best, The Commitments (1991) is still probably my favourite Irish film of all time, I never tire of its humour and recognise many of the stereotypes portrayed - great music too!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSXGeUQc0Co


    You can broaden your horizons by visiting my site here: https://irelandsmovies.wordpress.com/ and then try and track down anything that grabs your attention. :D

    ****



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    #52
    Drumpot
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      E mac wrote: »
      I Went Down.

      You f**king man in bath ye


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      #53
      mistersifter
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      Glassland wasn't bad either. Toni Collette was the alcoholic mother in that. She's v good in those type roles - got an Oscar nomination from 6th sense and was in Hereditary too.

      A couple of recent ones worth watching are Rosie based on a Roddy Doyle story and also the horror film The hole in the ground.

      Never saw Goldfish Memory but meant to be good I think.

      There's a documentary from 2003 called The Revolution Will not be Televised that was widely acclaimed. An Irish film crew got caught up in the Venezuelan coup against Hugo Chavez when they were there filming something else. Ended up in government buildings as the place was being stormed if I remember correctly.


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      #54
      safetyboy
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      Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx


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      #55
      funkey_monkey
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      Del.Monte wrote: »
      The Blue Max (1965) starring George Peppard, James Mason.

      Alfred the Great (1968).


      You can broaden your horizons by visiting my site here: https://irelandsmovies.wordpress.com/ and then try and track down anything that grabs your attention. :D

      Thanks for the link.

      What is the Irish connection with the two movies quoted above - is it just that they were shot in Ireland?


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      #56
      schizo1014
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      Fatal Deviation obviously


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      #57
      Del.Monte
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      funkey_monkey wrote: »
      Thanks for the link.

      What is the Irish connection with the two movies quoted above - is it just that they were shot in Ireland?

      That's the connection.

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      #58
      ballyargus
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      Nobody has mentioned Taffin yet?


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      #59
      Del.Monte
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      ballyargus wrote: »
      Nobody has mentioned Taffin yet?

      Because the thread is about the 'Greatest' Irish Movies?

      https://irelandsmovies.wordpress.com/t/

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      #60
      pheasant tail
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      I thought Float like a Butterfly was an excellent film


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      #61
      pixelburp
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      ballyargus wrote: »
      Nobody has mentioned Taffin yet?

      Containing possibly the greatest line reading by a professional actor, ever:

      THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!!

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


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