I Kill Giants (
2017) | IMDb:
6.1
Sophia, a new high school student, tries to make friends with Barbara, who tells her that “she kills giants,” protecting this way her hometown and its inhabitants, who do not understand her strange behavior.
Sing Street (
2016) | IMDb:
7.9
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Starring:
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
,
Lucy Boynton
,
Maria Doyle Kennedy
,
Aidan Gillen
,
Jack Reynor
,
Kelly Thornton
Showbands (
2005) | IMDb:
7.2
It's Ireland in the 1960s and showbands and ballrooms are big business. However, Tony is struggling to repay his bank loan and is in danger of losing his ballroom. In order to save it, he sets out to turn unknown female performer Denise into a superstar practically overnight.
Starring:
Liam Cunningham
,
Kerry Katona
,
Tina Kellegher
,
Don Wycherley
,
Denis Conway
,
Hugh O'Conor
Directed by:
Ian Fitzgibbon
Produced by:
Veronica Guerin (
2003) | IMDb:
6.8
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
Starring:
Cate Blanchett
,
Colin Farrell
,
Gerard McSorley
,
Ciarán Hinds
,
Brenda Fricker
,
Don Wycherley
Michael Collins (
1996) | IMDb:
7.1
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
Directed by:
Neil Jordan