List of the best Colm Meaney movies: The Snapper(1993), Parked(2011), How Harry Became a Tree(2001), A Lobster Tale(2006), The Perfect Stranger(2011), A Belfast Story(2013), The Boys From County Clare(2003), The Race(2009), The Van(1996), The Yank(2012), Layer Cake(2004), Into the West(1992) ... ...
Comedy
Ireland
1993
94 Minutes
Dessie Curley
Colm Meaney Tina Kellegher Ruth McCabe Fionnuala Murphy Patricia Laffan Deirdre O'Brien Karen Woodley
daughter mother father brother sister brash gutsy intense raw family home ireland small town illegitimate child pregnancy catholicism rumors growing up transformation 1990s
20 year old Irish girl Sharon Curly lives at home with her large family. But notoriety in her neighbourhood suddenly arrives when, after a night out on the town, she becomes pregnant and refuses to divulge the identity of the baby's father.
Drama
Ireland|Finland
2011
94 Minutes
Fred Daly
Colm Meaney Colin Morgan Milka Ahlroth Stuart Graham Michael McElhatton David Wilmot
car fred young man engaging dublin coast stranded safety fate transformation
Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets ... See full summary »
Drama
Italy|France|UK|Ireland
2001
99 Minutes
Harry
Colm Meaney Adrian Dunbar Cillian Murphy Kerry Condon Pat Laffan Gail Fitzpatrick
This drama is set in rural Ireland. Believing that "a man is measured by his enemies", Harry Maloney ('Colm Meany') sets out to ruin George O'Flaherty - the most powerful man in town, who ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Drama
USA|Canada
2006
95 Minutes
Cody Brewer
Colm Meaney Alberta Watson Graham Greene Jack Knight Joe Pingue Bruce McFee Cliff Saunders Keir Gilchrist
fisherman wife son townsperson sheriff heartwarming emotional inspiring maine shantytown docks magic family dysfunction responsibility fatherhood small-town life discovery love 2000s
A fisherman with a dysfunctional family discovers some moss with magical properties.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
92 Minutes
Mark O'Reilly
Colm Meaney Ana Wagener Carlos Santos Natalia Rodríguez Santi Pons Kate Burdette Guiem Juaneda Pascal Ulli
A devoutly Catholic wife and mother has been nominated for one of the church's top awards. She then goes about trying to prove she has the "perfect" family, refusing to accept them for who they are.
Drama
2013
99 Minutes
Detective
Colm Meaney Malcolm Sinclair Tommy O'Neill Patrick Buchanan Maggie Cronin Stuart Graham Paddy Rocks Damien Hasson Susan Davey Gordon Mahon Tim McGarry
In a city left torn by war, when a series of murders awaken dormant memories, many fear the worst. Colm Meaney ("Hell On Wheels", "Layer Cake", "Con Air") and Malcolm Sinclair ("Casino ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2003
90 Minutes
Jimmy
Colm Meaney Bernard Hill Andrea Corr Philip Barantini Charlotte Bradley Shaun Evans Patrick Bergin Margi Clarke Stephanie Hill Marc O'Shea Philip Richey
brother band leader pianist flutist violinist ex-girlfriend lighthearted ireland pub family home sibling rivalry folk music tradition forbidden love single mothers competition rivalry quest love 1960s
A traditional music competition rekindles a rivalry between two estranged brothers (Colm Meaney, Bernard Hill) from Ireland.
Comedy, Drama
2009
84 Minutes
Colm Meaney Susan Lynch Niamh McGirr Tom Collins Diarmuid Corr Stephen Kelly Ciaran Flynn Logan Bruce
race car driver father mother farmer bully tomboy uplifting spirited endearing confident northern ireland small town school farm coming of age car racing competition rebellion father/daughter relationship self-determination
Though the odds are stacked against her, a girl (Niamh McGirr) from a poor Irish family enters an upcoming go-kart race.
Comedy, Drama
1996
105 Minutes
Larry
Colm Meaney Donal O'Kelly Ger Ryan Caroline Rothwell Neili Conroy Ruaidhri Conroy Brendan O'Carroll Stuart Dunne
cook best friend wife inspector son daughter engaging amusing dublin van parking lot family home bakery friendship business unemployment argument reconciliation cooking adventure
Unemployed pals (Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly) experience success and strained relations after turning an abandoned van into a fast-food stand for sporting events.
Romance
2012
89 Minutes
Fintan McGuire
Colm Meaney Niki Spiridakos Sean Lackey Fred Willard Kevin P. Farley Nicole Forester Cody Dove Spencer Jay Kim Allen Kellogg Charlotte Bradley Maya Sayre
A clueless Irish-American travels to Ireland for his best friend's wedding and to find the girl of his dreams. When he falls for a Greek beauty instead of an Irish-born lass, he must choose between his family's expectations and true love.
Crime, Drama
UK
2004
105 Minutes
Gene
Daniel Craig Colm Meaney Kenneth Cranham George Harris Jamie Foreman Michael Gambon Tamer Hassan Ben Whishaw Burn Gorman Sally Hawkins Sienna Miller
drug dealer gangster crime boss gang member girlfriend gritty intricate london hideout office restaurant kidnapping drug trafficking gangs deception pursuit escape 2000s
A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.
Kids & Family, Adventure
Ireland|UK
1992
102 Minutes
Gabriel Byrne Colm Meaney Ellen Barkin Ciaran Fitzgerald Ruaidhri Conroy David Kelly Johnny Murphy John Kavanagh
father brother young boy grandfather tir na nog tender playful spirited slum dublin countryside apartment street alcoholism family brotherhood mythology adolescence growing up rescue
Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.
Comedy
UK
2013
89 Minutes
Steve Coogan Colm Meaney Felicity Montagu Monica Dolan Tim Key Simon Greenall Karl Theobald Nigel Lindsay Phil Cornwell Dustin Demri-Burns Anna Maxwell Martin
When famous DJ Alan Partridge's radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.
Drama
UK|Canada
1997
94 Minutes
farmer grandson landowner daughter dog neighbor charming moving isle of man farm countryside train station grudge herding competition grandparent/child relationship wrongfully accused family transformation love
Recently orphaned in America, teenager David Roberts must spend the summer with grumpy maternal grandfather Adam MacAdam, whom he never met, on his sheep-farm on the Isle of Man. Both long ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
2015
Minutes
Leslie
Tamara Duarte Colm Meaney Deborah Kara Unger Larissa Bonaci Brittany Bristow Mikhail Basmadjian Steffan Busuttil Roark Critchlow
Shortly after their initial meeting, the lives of two women spin out of control thanks to a night of drug-fueled partying.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2008
89 Minutes
Tara Reid Colm Meaney Angus Macfadyen Francesc Garrido Robert Galzarano Lorena Bernal Mingo Rafols George Wendt
couple stranger thrilling barcelona adultery trust escape discovery 2000s
Suspecting that his wife (Tara Reid) is unfaithful, an unstable husband (Angus Macfadyen) arranges to have her killed.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
2011
89 Minutes
Brendan Fraser Colm Meaney Martin McCann Yaya DaCosta Michael Legge David O'Hara Conor MacNeill Frankie McCafferty
shopkeeper thief dark tense brutal market refuge gambling gangsters revenge
The botched robbery of a Belfast fish market puts an innocent American shopkeeper (Brendan Fraser) in the crosshairs of Irish police officers.
Comedy
2008
106 Minutes
Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Timothy Spall Colm Meaney Freddie Highmore John Hurt Toby Stephens Catherine McCormack Ian McElhinney Ian Beattie Barry Ward Kristy Robinson
Ian Paisley, a staunch evangelical Protestant and advocate for Northern Ireland, and Martin McGuinness, a former leader of the IRA are forced to ride in a car together. Will their proximity help in the quest for peace?
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2009
108 Minutes
Det. Dunnigan
Jamie Foxx Gerard Butler Colm Meaney Bruce McGill Leslie Bibb Michael Irby Gregory Itzin Regina Hall Emerald Angel Young Christian Stolte Annie Corley
vigilante terrorist prosecutor prisoner prison life government official tense uneasy brutal gripping suspenseful gritty philadelphia pennsylvania government building big city cell home retribution investigation
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.
Drama
UK|France|Japan|USA
1994
90 Minutes
Geronimo's Dad
Liam Cunningham Gregg Fitzgerald Colm Meaney John Coffey Eveanna Ryan Paul Batt Thomas Kavanagh Johnny Murphy Brendan McNamara Gerard Kearney Kevin O'Malley
schoolboy child rival classmate amusing uplifting rousing cork, ireland bridge rivalry class conflict rivalry 1960s
The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles where they cut of the buttons, shoe-laces and underwear of their captured opponents. This is to get the boys in trouble with ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Father Francis
Nicholas Hoult Lily Collins Colm Meaney Derek Jacobi Anthony Boyle Patrick Gibson Tom Glynn-Carney Craig Roberts Harry Gilby Adam Bregman Albie Marber
writer professor soldier child wife friend inspiring confident creative dreamy emotional battlefield england restaurant woods friendship love war storytelling biography
The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
Drama
USA|France
1998
95 Minutes
Roland Cain
Katrin Cartlidge Vincent D'Onofrio Colm Meaney John Doman Maryanne Plunkett Miranda Rhyne Kate Skinner David Little Lola Pashalinski Jim Frangione Ed Hodson
A high-priced call girl, shocked by her mother's death, decides to get out of the business and have a baby. The steps that she takes to free herself from her pimp and find a father for the baby are the central story of this movie.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1995
99 Minutes
Morgan
Hugh Grant Tara Fitzgerald Colm Meaney Ian McNeice Ian Hart Kenneth Griffith Tudor Vaughn Hugh Vaughn
cartographer partner townsperson love interest charming quirky wales small town mountain cartography world war i community romance determination deception quest love rise 1910s
When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland
2019
106 Minutes
Brian Cox Michiel Huisman Colm Meaney Niamh Algar Michael McElhatton Jim Norton Samuel Bottomley Bryan Quinn Aidan O'Hare Eleanor O'Brien Donna Anita Nikolaisen
mortician dead person young man amusing endearing spirited ireland funeral road trip adventure quest 21st century
A fateful exchange on a flight has consequences for Daniel Murphy. He's left in charge of a corpse of someone he never knew. He is persuaded to take on the challenge of getting a coffin from his family home in Clonakilty to Rathlin Island.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
1999
92 Minutes
Fury
Kevin Zegers Lolita Davidovich Colm Meaney William Forsythe Anne-Marie Cadieux Patrick Goyette Danielle Desormeaux
bank robber teenager bombshell ex-girlfriend partner jealous man gritty tense raw intricate quebec woods road ontario, canada betrayal crime father/son relationship legacy confrontation bank heist
A teenager gets caught in the middle of a bank heist gone awry.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Ireland
2005
85 Minutes
Tom
Timothy Hutton John G. Hofmann Alessandro Nivola Colm Meaney Donal Gallery Killian Morgan Billie Traynor Deirdre Monaghan Frank Kelly
16-year-old James Powers finds himself lost after his mother dies and he is forced to live with his three Irish aunts. One lucky weekend, he starts a wildly successful business of selling illegal magazines on the black market.
Comedy
Ireland|Germany|France
2017
92 Minutes
Martin Logan
Nikesh Patel Sarah Bolger Colm Meaney Art Malik David Kross Deirdre O'Kane Mark O'Halloran Stephen Cromwell Gina Costigan Paul Tylak Donal O'Kelly
muslim manager girlfriend stoner father ex-lover amusing witty hilarious engaging charming madcap ireland parental pressure culture clash father/son relationship romance cross-cultural romance irish society discovery
While managing a run down abattoir, young Muslim Raghdan Aziz stumbles through cultural chaos and generational conflicts, dealing with enraged fathers, stoned buddies and an alleged ex-lover of his girlfriend.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2013
103 Minutes
Roland Potts
James Corden Alexandra Roach Julie Walters Colm Meaney Mackenzie Crook Jemima Rooper Valeria Bilello Alex MacQueen
best friend opera singer heartwarming united kingdom talent show rags to riches rise 21st century
The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for -- and ultimately winning -- Britain's Got Talent (2007).
Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK
2003
103 Minutes
Jerry Lynch
Colin Farrell Shirley Henderson Kelly Macdonald Colm Meaney Cillian Murphy Ger Ryan Brian F. O'Byrne Michael McElhatton David Wilmot Tomas O'Suilleabhain Owen Roe
police officer bus driver banker bank robber filmmaker woman madcap emotional street bank bus house breakup crime love friendship rivalry temptation 2000s
A variety of losers in Dublin have harrowingly farcical intersecting stories of love, greed and violence.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
86 Minutes
Elder Beacon
Rufus Sewell Alycia Debnam-Carey Jennifer Carpenter Colm Meaney Thomas McDonell Jane McNeill Leah Pipes Adelaide Kane
teen girl teen boy amish man amish woman sheriff devil dark creepy disturbing frightening amish farm america small town prophecy murder amish amish culture devil worship growing up discovery
A baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to his personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
95 Minutes
Father Avital
Sherilyn Fenn Ellen Hollman Francia Raisa Colm Meaney Adrian Paul Will Kemp William McNamara Larry Drake Christina Rose Rob Yang David Goryl
A family faces difficult, life changing decisions when trouble strikes a close friend and her family.
Comedy
USA
1999
105 Minutes
Frank Lazaras
Dylan Walsh Laurel Holloman Penelope Ann Miller Colm Meaney Justin Kirk Lee Majors Rus Blackwell Martha Solorzano Tyler Cravens Bryan LiPuma
A novelist examines his life and ambition when his world is turned upside down by a sultry publisher.
Documentary
USA
2018
117 Minutes
Ira Steven Behr Max Grodenchik Andrew Robinson Armin Shimerman Nana Visitor Colm Meaney Jeffrey Combs Aron Eisenberg
Ira Steven Behr explores the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
Comedy
USA
2010
108 Minutes
Jonathan Snow
Jonah Hill Russell Brand Elisabeth Moss Rose Byrne Colm Meaney Sean Combs Aziz Ansari Kali Hawk Nick Kroll Dinah Stabb Kristen Bell
intern boss rock star celebrity girlfriend singer hilarious hedonistic tense england las vegas los angeles party airport rock 'n' roll concert comeback road trip sex drugs
A record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
UK
2020
93 Minutes
Dermot O'Brien
Olivia Cooke Alec Baldwin Ben Hardy Daryl McCormack Colm Meaney Ned Dennehy Sebastian de Souza Dylan Moran Chris Walley
To avenge her mother's death, Pixie masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and choose her own destiny.
Drama, History
UK|Italy
2012
102 Minutes
Rousset
Robert Pattinson Nick Ormerod Uma Thurman Kristin Scott Thomas Christina Ricci Colm Meaney Philip Glenister Holliday Grainger Natalia Tena
widow engaging endearing paris france rags to riches love rise 19th century
A chronicle of a young man's rise to power in Paris via his manipulation of the city's wealthiest and most influential women.
Biography, Drama
UK
2009
97 Minutes
Don Revie
Michael Sheen Timothy Spall Jim Broadbent Stephen Graham Joe Dempsie Colm Meaney Martin Compston Maurice Roeves Elizabeth Carling Brian McCardie Peter McDonald
manager replacement business partner football player uplifting emotional charming amusing england soccer field locker room office beach sports managing teamwork brian clough leadership rise rivalry
The story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.
Drama, History
USA
2020
120 Minutes
Patrick Barker
Anthony Mackie Samuel L. Jackson Nicholas Hoult Nia Long Jessie T. Usher Colm Meaney Michael J. Harney Paul Ben-Victor Taylor Black James DuMont
In the 1960s two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur.
Action
USA
1997
115 Minutes
DEA Agent Duncan Malloy
Nicolas Cage John Cusack John Malkovich Steve Buscemi Ving Rhames Colm Meaney Mykelti Williamson Rachel Ticotin Monica Potter Dave Chappelle M.C. Gainey
parolee convict serial killer pedophile wife federal agent campy frenetic spectacular outlandish thrilling gritty carson city, nev. las vegas sands hotel lerner airfield airplane swimming pool prison break flying
Newly paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
USA
1992
140 Minutes
Kelly
Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman Thomas Gibson Robert Prosky Barbara Babcock Colm Meaney Ellen Pollock Michelle Johnson Douglas Gillison Wayne Grace Barry McGovern
irishman woman landlord boxer heartwarming spirited suspenseful tender ireland boston oklahoma land rush struggle love-hate relationship poverty immigration romance quest love adventure
A young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.
Mystery & Thriller
2002
90 Minutes
Gin O'Malley
Robert Patrick Jennifer Esposito Melissa Joan Hart Kenneth Moskow Kyle T. Heffner Colm Meaney Vyto Ruginis Robert Deacon
store owner ex-convict femme fatale gangster hotel manager bank teller lighthearted suspenseful desert motel video store bank money hitchhiking journey boredom set-up adventure discovery 2000s
A sexy thief (Jennifer Esposito) asks a man (Robert Patrick) she just met to help her smuggle $2 million out of the country.
Drama
Ireland|Canada
1998
120 Minutes
Seamus, Owner of the Bed-and-Breakfast
Aidan Quinn James Caan Stephen Rea John Cusack Moya Farrelly Jacob Tierney Colm Meaney Donal Donnelly Brendan Gleeson John Kavanagh Eamon Morrissey
college student son mother father schoolteacher farmer emotional touching ireland countryside family home village farm united states family secrets irish life class distinctions pregnancy search self-discovery
Widowed Kieran Johnson is a lonely, middle-aged, Chicago-based high school history teacher who feels disconnected to his life. He decides to take a trip to his mother's small old hometown ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2010
121 Minutes
Gen. David Hunter
James McAvoy Robin Wright Kevin Kline Evan Rachel Wood Danny Huston Tom Wilkinson Alexis Bledel Justin Long Colm Meaney James Badge Dale Johnny Simmons
abraham lincoln john wilkes booth war hero veteran woman lawyer tense emotional heartwarming washington, d.c. boardinghouse courtroom assassination conspiracy trial american civil war injustice false accusations mystery fall
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2019
103 Minutes
Frank Ellroy
Kristen Stewart Jack O'Connell Anthony Mackie Margaret Qualley Zazie Beetz Yvan Attal Vince Vaughn Stephen Root Colm Meaney
actress fbi agent black panther activist confident gripping passionate rousing paris france apartment los angeles airport field office fbi investigation civil rights movement failing career surveillance harassment
Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.
Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK|USA
1991
117 Minutes
Robert Arkins Johnny Murphy Angeline Ball Michael Aherne Maria Doyle Kennedy Dave Finnegan Bronagh Gallagher Félim Gormley Glen Hansard Kenneth McCluskey Andrew Strong
promoter musician singer lighthearted moving amusing dublin ireland music friendship poverty pursuit transformation rise 1990s
Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
Drama
USA
1990
134 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Tamlyn Tomita Sab Shimono Shizuko Hoshi Stan Egi Ronald Yamamoto Akemi Nishino Naomi Nakano Brady Tsurutani Elizabeth Gilliam Shyree Mezick
soldier projectionist theater owner japanese-american bleak tender sad los angeles seattle manzanar, california new york city world war ii interracial romance interracial conflict imprisonment xenophobia forbidden love wretched excess escape 1940s
The passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of her ethnicity.