Tara Road (
2005) | IMDb:
6
A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.
Starring:
Andie MacDowell
,
Olivia Williams
,
Stephen Rea
,
Iain Glen
,
Jean-Marc Barr
,
Heike Makatsch
Directed by:
Gillies MacKinnon
Angela's Ashes (
1999) | IMDb:
7.3
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
Starring:
Emily Watson
,
Robert Carlyle
,
Joe Breen
,
Michael Legge
,
Ciarán Owens
,
Ronnie Masterson
Directed by:
Alan Parker
The Secret of Roan Inish (
1994) | IMDb:
7.4
Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.
Far and Away (
1992) | IMDb:
6.6
A young couple escapes Ireland, dreaming of a new life during the land giveaway in Oklahoma. As they struggle to survive against betrayal and harsh winter conditions, they must fend off her parents who are determined to bring her back home.
Starring:
Tom Cruise
,
Nicole Kidman
,
Thomas Gibson
,
Robert Prosky
,
Barbara Babcock
,
Cyril Cusack