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1. Derry Girls (2018–2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
The personal exploits of a 16-year-old girl and her family and friends during the Troubles in the early 1990s in Northern Ireland.
Stars: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Kathy Kiera Clarke
Votes: 58,283
2. Belfast (2021)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan
Votes: 92,322
3. Dead Shot (2023)
92 min | Action, Thriller
A retired Irish paramilitary witnesses the fatal shooting of his pregnant wife by an SAS officer. After outwitting the SAS, now wounded, and presumed dead, he escapes, taking his revenge to the dark and paranoid streets of 1970's London.
Directors: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard | Stars: Aml Ameen, Colin Morgan, Máiréad Tyers, Brian McCann
Votes: 2,572
4. Hunger (2008)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw
Votes: 73,542 | Gross: $0.15M
5. Bloody Sunday (2002)
R | 111 min | Drama, History, War
A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Allan Gildea
Votes: 25,753 | Gross: $0.77M
6. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
Documentary, History, War
Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.
Votes: 917
7. Hidden Agenda (1990)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Frances McDormand, Maurice Roëves, Robert Patterson, Bernard Bloch
Votes: 4,601 | Gross: $1.03M
8. Shadow Dancer (2012)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 13,021 | Gross: $0.10M
9. Born for Hell (1976)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A disturbed American war veteran arrives in Belfast during the Northern Ireland conflicts, and proceeds to terrorize a household of female nursing students.
Directors: Denis Héroux, Géza von Radványi | Stars: Mathieu Carrière, Debra Berger, Christine Boisson, Myriam Boyer
Votes: 998
10. Elephant (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 39 min | Crime, Drama
A depiction of a series of violent killings in Northern Ireland with no clue as to exactly who is responsible.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Gary Walker, Bill Hamilton, Michael Foyle, Danny Small
Votes: 2,927
11. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca, Mark Ryder
Votes: 13,252 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Good Vibrations (2012)
Not Rated | 103 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene.
Directors: Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn | Stars: Cathal Maguire, Peter Kelly, Charlie Berkeley, Jack Carberry
Votes: 5,593
13. The Cranberries: Zombie (1994 Music Video)
5 min | Music, War
The Cranberries perform in the music video "Zombie" from the album "No Need to Argue" recorded for Island Records. The video begins with black and white footage of British soldiers ... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Bayer | Stars: The Cranberries, Mike Hogan, Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler
Votes: 958
14. U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
PG-13 | 99 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary of the Irish rock group U2 on their Fall 1987 tour of North America.
Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
Votes: 6,176 | Gross: $8.60M
15. The Real Derry: Jamie-Lee O'Donnell (2022)
46 min | Documentary
With warmth, wit and honesty, Derry Girls' star Jamie-Lee O'Donnell reflects on her childhood experiences and discovers what life's like for young people growing up in Derry today.
Stars: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Bronagh Gallagher, Adrian Dunbar
Votes: 65
16. The Eternal (1998)
R | 95 min | Horror
An alcoholic American couple travel to Ireland with their son so he can meet his grandmother but they walk in on their crazed uncle who is in the midst of reviving a centuries-old Druid witch.
Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Rachel O'Rourke, Lois Smith, Alison Elliott, Jared Harris
Votes: 1,629
17. Bobby Sands: 66 Days (2016)
105 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In the spring of 1981 Irish Republican Bobby Sands' 66-day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. Drawing on an Irish Republican tradition of martyrdom, Sands' ... See full summary »
Directors: Brendan Byrne, Brendan J. Byrne | Stars: Gerry Adams, Michael Alison, Humphrey Atkins, Aram Bakshian
Votes: 669
18. The Ballymurphy Precedent (2018)
108 min | Documentary
The Ballymurphy Precedent tells the unknown story of the death of eleven innocent people at the hands of the British Army in a Catholic estate in Belfast in 1971. This is a massacre that ... See full summary »
Director: Callum Macrae | Stars: Kevin-Barry Brown, Noel O'Brien, Callum Janes
Votes: 88
19. Titanic Town (1998)
100 min | Drama
A Belfast, Northern Ireland housewife takes up the peace cause, which causes her family trouble with I.R.A. sympathizers.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Julie Walters, Ciarán Hinds, Nuala O'Neill, James Loughran
Votes: 459 | Gross: $0.06M
20. Boogaloo and Graham (2014)
TV-PG | 14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Jamesy and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted Dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for, but the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.
Director: Michael Lennox | Stars: Martin McCann, Charlene McKenna, Riley Hamilton, Aaron Lynch
Votes: 1,123
21. The Shore (2011)
Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
The story of Joe and Paddy, whose childhood friendship is shattered by the troubles in Northern Ireland. Twenty five years later they are reunited.
Director: Terry George | Stars: Anthony Brophy, Conleth Hill, Packy Lee, Aidan McAteer
Votes: 1,069
22. Maeve (1981)
110 min | Drama
Maeve (Mary Jackson) returns to Belfast after being away for several years, and she stays in the family home with her sister and father.
Director: Pat Murphy | Stars: Mary Jackson, Mark Mulholland, Brid Brennan, Trudy Kelly
Votes: 214
23. Voices from the Grave (2010)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of the Northern Ireland Troubles through the unflinching testimony of two men who played key roles on opposite sides of that bloody conflict. Nearly 10 years ago the two ... See full summary »
Director: Kate O'Callaghan | Stars: Paul Gannon, Brian Sheridan
Votes: 25
24. The Disappeared (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
An investigation into the victims killed and secretly buried by the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Director: Alison Millar | Stars: Gerry Adams, Bill Clinton, Seamus Heaney, Darragh MacIntyre
Votes: 92
25. The Truth Commissioner (2016)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A drama about a truth commissioner appointed to chair a South African style truth commission in Northern Ireland.
Director: Declan Recks | Stars: Roger Allam, Barry Ward, Conleth Hill, Madeleine Mantock
Votes: 188
26. Kubrick by Candlelight (2017)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
In 1973 Stanley Kubrick came to Ireland - and brought the British Army with him. A romantic comedy set behind the scenes of Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975).
Director: David O'Reilly | Stars: Mark Lawrence, Brian Cox, Alan Curran, Phelim Drew
Votes: 148
27. The Troubles (1981– )
Documentary
Six-part documentary series looking at Northern Ireland from the perspective of recent Irish history.
Votes: 10
28. Riverhead (2016)
89 min | Crime, Drama
A blood feud divides a small town in rural Newfoundland.
Director: Justin Oakey | Stars: Lawrence Barry, Stephen Oates, Evan Mercer, Allison Moira Kelly
Votes: 147
29. The Violent Enemy (1967)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Irish terrorist breaks out of prison, and heads back to Ireland intending to blow up an electronics factory
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Tom Bell, Susan Hampshire, Ed Begley, Noel Purcell
Votes: 116
30. Finding Jack Charlton (2020)
97 min | Documentary, Sport
Finding Jack Charlton is the definitive portrait of an extraordinary man; an English World Cup winning legend, who became an Irish hero.
Directors: Gabriel Clarke, Pete Thomas | Stars: Jack Charlton, Des Casey, Paul McGrath, Roddy Doyle
Votes: 953
31. Shooting the Darkness (2019)
Documentary
Documentary on Northern Irish photographers who captured iconic images during the Troubles while pursuing ordinary careers, unintentionally becoming war photographers documenting a global conflict in their hometowns.
Director: Tom Burke | Stars: Gerry Adams, Edward Daly, Trevor Dickson, Paul Faith
Votes: 25
32. A Sense of Loss (1972)
135 min | Documentary
Shot over six weeks in December 1971, and January 1972, the film consisted of interviews with Protestants, Catholics, politicians, and some soldiers, combined with TV news clips of bombings and violence.
Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Bridget Andrews, Bridget Bond, Noël Browne, Mr. and Mrs. George Caldwell
Votes: 70
33. Shellshock Rock (1979)
46 min | Documentary
A documentary film which captures the zeitgeist of the Ulster punk scene in the late 70s during The Troubles. Featuring live performances from bands, such as The Undertones and Stiff Little Fingers and interviews with fans.
Director: John T. Davis | Stars: John Burns, Henry Cluney, Brian Faloon, Terri Hooley
Votes: 36
34. The Patriot Game (1979)
93 min | Documentary, History
A history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s.
Director: Arthur MacCaig | Star: Winnie Marshall
Votes: 177
35. Betty Williams: Contagious Courage (2018)
TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary
This is the story of a young mother living in Northern Ireland fifty years ago, as her country teetered on the brink of civil war. With never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes ... See full summary »
Director: Dawn Gifford Engle | Stars: Betty Williams, Brenden MacDonald
Votes: 15
36. Delorean: Back from the Future (2021 TV Special)
99 min | Documentary
John Z DeLorean's extraordinary Life and how he build a car of the future in Northern Ireland in 1980s.
Director: Mike Connolly | Stars: John DeLorean, Jeremy Paxman, Chris Hegedus, Gail Sheehy
Votes: 53
37. A Kind of Sisterhood (2015)
75 min | Documentary
Follows female political prisoners in Armagh and Maghaberry jails, told in their own words.
Directors: Michele Devlin, Claire Hackett | Stars: Raymond Murray, Rosina Brown, Nell McCafferty, Jackie Upton
Votes: 11
38. The Divide (I)
17 min | Drama | Completed
Two Expats from N.Ireland get into a heated debate about The Troubles.
Directors: Ioannis Koutroubis, Alan Duggan | Stars: Warren Scherer, Alan Duggan, Mitch Spour, Basil McKenna
39. Peter Taylor: My Journey Through the Troubles (2019)
Documentary
In a uniquely personal journey on the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops in August 1969, Peter Taylor reflects on almost a half century of covering the Northern Ireland conflict.
Director: Maurice May | Star: Peter Taylor
Votes: 25
40. Endgame in Ireland (2001 TV Movie)
240 min | Documentary
A comprehensive look at the Irish people's struggle for Civil rights and how it transpired into a military campaign for independence, before a political agreement was made for fair ... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Anderson, Mick Gold | Stars: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Denis Bradley
Votes: 42
41. Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey (2011)
88 min | Documentary
Director: Lelia Doolan | Star: Bernadette Devlin
Votes: 26
43. The Writing on the Wall (1983)
Drama
The events of the Troubles are everyday happenings for the young people of the Derry Community Workshop, an alternative school for learning manual trades, which has the specificity of ... See full summary »
Director: Armand Gatti | Stars: John Deehan, Brendan Deeney, Paddy Doherty, Nigel Haggan
Votes: 10
44. Murals of Belfast
Announced
A documentary film which unveils the intriguing stories behind the iconic civil war murals of Belfast.
46. Letter to Lia (2022)
15 min | Short
Filmmaker Nicky Larkin's most personal work to date. A message to his daughter in the future, from us here in the past. A creative rumination on the identity of children growing up in a post-conflict society.
Director: Nicky Larkin | Stars: Marco Bianchini, Matthew Cavan, Federica Cianetti, Lia Cianetti-Larkin
47. In the Company of Men (1995– )
Documentary
Documentary about life in the Welsh Guards regiment.
Stars: Bruce MacInnes, Crispin Black
Votes: 15
48. Plastic Bullets: The Silent Scream (1989 TV Movie)
Documentary
Initially entitled "Sixteen dead", this documentary was renamed after the death of fifteen year old Seamus Duffy, which brought the total number (at that time) of fatal victims of plastic ... See full summary »
Stars: Seamus Duffy, Jacqui Mahaffy
49. John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace (2018)
Not Rated | 69 min | Documentary
This film chronicles the visit of John Paul II to Ireland in the fall of 1979, at the time of "The Troubles". This historical documentary examines his influence on the peace process in Northern Ireland.
Directors: Marc Boudignon, David Naglieri | Stars: Gerry Adams, David Alton, Jim Caviezel, Dana
Votes: 13
50. Malefaction (2017)
6 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A hit man reflects on his life and career while he prepares to complete one more job before retiring.
Director: Adam Price | Stars: Peter Gerald, Daniel Godward