List of the best John Kavanagh movies: The Ballroom of Romance(1982), The Fantasist(1986), Cal(1984), The Informant(1997), Joyriders(1989), The Halo Effect(2004), Florence Foster Jenkins(2016), Into the West(1992), The Invisible Woman(2013), Supervized(2019), This Is My Father(1998), The Black Dahlia(2006) ... ...
Romance, Drama
USA
1982
65 Minutes
Brenda Fricker John Kavanagh Mick Lally Bríd Brennan Ingrid Craigie Niall Toibin Joe Pilkington Cyril Cusack Pat Leavy Robert Carrickford May Ollis
spinster drunk dancer drummer crippled man moving somber tender rural community ireland dance hall romance aging small-town life father/daughter relationship loneliness discovery love temptation 1950s
3 cute teenage girls head to a rich uncle's beach house for the summer to party.
Mystery & Thriller
1986
98 Minutes
Robert Foxley
Christopher Cazenove Moira Harris Timothy Bottoms John Kavanagh Mick Lally Bairbre Ni Chaoimh
A young Dublin woman (Moira Harris) is stalked by a telephone charmer who poses victims nude and then stabs them.
Drama
1984
104 Minutes
Skeffington
Helen Mirren John Lynch Donal McCann John Kavanagh Ray McAnally Stevan Rimkus Kitty Gibson Louis Rolston Tom Hickey Gerard Mannix Flynn Seamus Forde
catholic ira agent husband protestant police officer father rousing emotional tense ulster county, ireland car house irish republican army violence guilt murder crime secret forbidden love discovery
A young IRA recruit (John Lynch) has an affair with the widow (Helen Mirren) of a slain Ulster policeman.
Drama
Ireland|USA
1997
106 Minutes
Timothy Dalton Cary Elwes Anthony Brophy Maria Lennon John Kavanagh Sean McGinley Frankie McCafferty Stuart Graham Gary Lydon Simone Bendix Paul Hickey
A young I.R.A. member is forced to turn informant on his comrades, when he is caught in an assassination attempt on a judge.
Drama
Ireland
1989
94 Minutes
Manager
Patricia Kerrigan Andrew Connolly Billie Whitelaw David Kelly John Kavanagh Tracey Peacock Rolf Saxon Otto Jarman
The growing relationship of two people who travel through Ireland in a series of stolen cars.
Comedy
Ireland
2004
97 Minutes
Stan
Stephen Rea Grattan Smith Kerry Condon Simon Delaney Brendan Cauldwell John Kavanagh Mick Lally Fiona O'Shaughnessy Willie Higgins Gerard McSorley Eanna Macliam
Fatso is the kind-hearted owner of a rather bad take-away place in Dublin. His employees are a bunch of incompetent people, whom he keeps on mostly to help them survive. Also, he has a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Biography, Drama, Music
UK|France
2016
110 Minutes
Arturo Toscanini
Meryl Streep Hugh Grant Simon Helberg Rebecca Ferguson Nina Arianda David Haig John Kavanagh Christian McKay John Sessions Mark Arnold Neve Gachev
socialite husband opera singer teacher record label owner family member charming emotional uplifting new york city recording studio carnegie hall mansion apartment car ambition singing reality determination performance
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Kids & Family, Adventure
Ireland|UK
1992
102 Minutes
Hartnett
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.
Romance, Drama
UK
2013
111 Minutes
Rev. Benham
Ralph Fiennes Felicity Jones Kristin Scott Thomas Tom Hollander Joanna Scanlan Perdita Weeks Amanda Hale Tom Burke John Kavanagh Michael Marcus Michelle Fairley
writer mistress emotional engaging united kingdom poverty writing love love victorian era
At the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death.
Comedy
Ireland|UK
2019
84 Minutes
Windsor
Tom Berenger Beau Bridges Louis Gossett Jr. Fionnula Flanagan Elya Baskin Fiona Glascott Ned Dennehy Clive Russell John Kavanagh Lochlann O'Mearáin Aaron Heffernan
Four aging superheroes in a retirement home in Ireland come together for one last hurrah.
Drama
Ireland|Canada
1998
120 Minutes
Liam Finneran
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, Crime, Drama
USA|Germany|UK|Israel|Bulgaria
2006
121 Minutes
Emmet Linscott
Josh Hartnett Scarlett Johansson Aaron Eckhart Hilary Swank Mia Kirshner Mike Starr Fiona Shaw Kevin Dunn Troy Evans John Kavanagh Angus MacInnes
cop victim murderer beautiful woman father mother intricate fascinating dark passionate los angeles police station mansion film set city home death investigation obsession deception
Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.
Comedy
Ireland|UK
2003
90 Minutes
David Kelly Milo O'Shea Maria Doyle Kennedy Liam Cunningham Doreen Keogh Stanley Townsend Pat Kinevane Eva Birthistle Vincent Walsh Michael Liebman John Kavanagh
A dark comedy about two old-time con-men who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
Drama
UK|Ireland
1999
98 Minutes
Nicole Bohan Melissa Bolger Sarah Bolger Orla Brady Peter Caffrey Brendan Conroy Liam Cunningham Tony Doyle Joe Gallagher Peter Gowan Gemma Hayes
The true story of a Catholic man and his Protestant wife, and the events resulting in the Co. Wexford, Ireland community when the wife decides she doesn't appreciate being forced to send ... See full summary »
Drama, Biography, History, War, Adventure
USA|UK|Germany|Netherlands|France|Italy|Morocco|Thailand
2004
175 Minutes
Colin Farrell Angelina Jolie Val Kilmer Christopher Plummer Jared Leto Rosario Dawson Anthony Hopkins Brian Blessed Tim Pigott-Smith Connor Paolo Gary Stretch
emperor king mother wife friend soldier powerful spectacular passionate sultry thrilling moving greece persia india egypt battlefield palace alexander the great political intrigue
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
Comedy
2013
94 Minutes
Andrew Scott Hugh O'Conor Peter McDonald Brian Gleeson Andrew Bennett Michael Legge Amy Huberman Marcella Plunkett Justine Mitchell Eamonn Hunt Catherine Walsh
bride husband best friend amusing wilderness bachelor party hiking men manners adventure future
Chaos strikes when an engaged man (Hugh O'Conor), his future brother-in-law (Peter McDonald) and a group of friends go hiking in the Irish wilderness for a bachelor party.
Drama
Ireland|UK|USA
1998
92 Minutes
Meryl Streep Michael Gambon Catherine McCormack Kathy Burke Sophie Thompson Bríd Brennan Rhys Ifans Darrell Johnston Lorcan Cranitch Peter Gowen Dawn Bradfield
sister spinster son brother teacher missionary amusing tender heartwarming ireland farm cottage family illegitimate child spanish civil war catholicism memory romance love sacrifice
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.