List of the best John Lynch movies: Night Train(1998), Isolation(2005), Scintilla(2014), Angel Baby(1995), Cal(1984), Nothing Personal(1995), Lassie(2005), The Secret of Roan Inish(1994), The Quarry(2000), The Railway Station Man(1992), Hardware(1990), Alien Hunter(2003) ... ...
Drama
Ireland
1998
94 Minutes
Director
John Hurt Brenda Blethyn Pauline Flanagan Rynagh O'Grady Peter Caffrey Paul Roe Lorcan Crantich Cathy White
Trains, romance, a mysterious past. Michael Poole (Sir John Hurt) is an ex-conman, whose cons have finally caught up with him. Unaware of his past, Alice (Brenda Blethyn) joins him in a dramatic escape on the Orient Express.
Horror
UK|Ireland|USA
2005
95 Minutes
Dan
John Lynch Essie Davis Ruth Negga Sean Harris Marcel Iures Crispin Letts Stanley Townsend
On a remote Irish farm, five people become unwilling participants in an experiment that goes nightmarishly wrong.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
UK
2014
95 Minutes
Powell
John Lynch Perri Hanson Morjana Alaoui Craig Conway Antonia Thomas Ned Dennehy Jumayn Hunter Beth Winslet
An elite team of mercenaries is hired for a covert operation, deep inside a former Soviet state. Arriving at an underground laboratory, their mission is to secure specimens of genetically ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1995
104 Minutes
Harry
John Lynch Jacqueline McKenzie Colin Friels Deborra-Lee Furness Robyn Nevin Daniel Daperis David Argue Geoff Brooks Humphrey Bower Jane Menelaus
schizophrenic lover psychiatrist brother sister-in-law patient sad emotional intense australia clinic mall bedroom halfway house group therapy doomed romance schizophrenia mental breakdown downward spiral medicine
The definitive documentary on the Sleepaway Camp series.
Drama
1984
104 Minutes
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
1995
86 Minutes
Ian Hart John Lynch James Frain Michael Gambon Gary Lydon Ruaidhri Conroy Maria Doyle Kennedy Jeni Courtney Gerard McSorley Gareth O'Hare
gang member single father gang leader wife catholic protestant gripping disheartening disturbing powerful belfast, northern ireland bar street the troubles gang war family violence terrorism jealousy rivalry
Sectarian violence nourishes Protestant gang members (Ian Hart, James Frain) and envelops a Roman Catholic's (John Lynch) children in 1970s Belfast.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|France|Ireland|UK
2005
100 Minutes
Sam Carraclough
Peter O'Toole Samantha Morton John Lynch Peter Dinklage Steve Pemberton Jemma Redgrave Jonathan Mason Hester Odgers Edward Fox John Standing Gregor Fisher
dog young boy mother father duke granddaughter moving incredible heartwarming england scotland mine countryside town field lassie financial troubles human-animal friendship world war ii journey
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Canada
1994
103 Minutes
Tadhg
Mick Lally Eileen Colgan John Lynch Jeni Courtney Richard Sheridan Cillian Byrne Pat Slowey Dave Duffy Declan Hannigan Fergal McElherron Frankie McCafferty
young girl grandfather grandmother young boy selkie pretty woman fascinating spirited ireland coast island missing persons family history sea legends supernatural seals metamorphosis quest discovery
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Drama
Belgium|France|Netherlands|Spain
2000
110 Minutes
The Man
Jody Abrahams Sylvia Esau John Lynch Oscar Petersen Jonny Phillips Serge-Henri Valcke
criminal minister impostor homosexual thief african suspenseful disturbing emotional quarry church south africa small town car road murder identity theft deception new life homosexuality
This thriller investigates the mysterious assassination of a gay pastor in rural South Africa. Without witnesses or explanations, the crime appears to the police and others as a jigsaw ... See full summary »
Romance
UK
1992
96 Minutes
Damian Sweeney
Julie Christie Donald Sutherland John Lynch Frank MacCusker Mark Tandy Marie Hastings Peadar Lamb Ingrid Craigie Niall Cusack
widow teen boy american man carpenter priest police officer brooding dark emotional passionate northern ireland small town train station family home pub coast political unrest personal tragedy starting over mysterious past
Helen's husband died tragically. She's seeking her satisfaction somewhere in a little Irish village. She begins to paint again and meets with a restorer, who works on the local railway ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Horror
UK|USA
1990
92 Minutes
Shades
Dylan McDermott Stacey Travis John Lynch William Hootkins Iggy Pop Mark Northover
android ex-soldier girlfriend artist boyfriend junk dealer emotional offbeat frightening thrilling wasteland city apartment dystopia junkyard united states robots man vs. machine post-apocalypse survival
The head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.
Sci-Fi
USA|Bulgaria
2003
100 Minutes
Dr. Michael Straub
James Spader Janine Eser John Lynch Leslie Stefanson Aimee Graham Stuart Charno Carl Lewis Roy Dotrice
scientist alien government agent expert thrilling tense suspenseful gripping frightening antarctica laboratory discovery alien life-forms aliens mystery discovery 21st century
An alien black box is found in the South Pole, where a government agency is conducting botanical experiments.
Drama
Ireland|UK
1993
132 Minutes
Paul Hill
Daniel Day-Lewis Pete Postlethwaite Emma Thompson John Lynch Corin Redgrave Beatie Edney Daniel Massey Alison Crosbie
thief father barrister judge friend police detective disturbing powerful inspiring ireland courtroom prison pub injustice imprisonment false accusations father/son relationship terrorism patriotism wretched excess
A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.
Kids & Family, Drama
UK|USA
1993
101 Minutes
Lord Craven
Kate Maberly Heydon Prowse Maggie Smith John Lynch Andrew Knott Laura Crossley Walter Sparrow Irène Jacob
orphan uncle servant friend creative emotional dreamy england mansion garden neglect absence death self-discovery imagination loneliness discovery metamorphosis 1990s
A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2020
97 Minutes
Malachi
Jessica Brown Findlay John Heffernan Anya McKenna-Bruce Sean Harris John Lynch Jason Thorpe
When a young man works his way up the ranks of his bank he soon discovers its not all its made out to be.
Drama
Ireland|USA
1996
112 Minutes
Bobby Sands
Helen Mirren Fionnula Flanagan Aidan Gillen David O'Hara John Lynch Tim Woodward Tom Hollander Ciarán Hinds Gerard McSorley Geraldine O'Rawe Dan Gordon
teacher irishman woman prisoner friend mother emotional gritty gory belfast, northern ireland prison irish republican army pacifism mother/son relationship unusual friendship hunger strike political unrest sacrifice discovery 1980s
The 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.
Fantasy, Drama
UK
2001
97 Minutes
Tomas Dunhill
Scott Glenn Saffron Burrows Eamon Morrissey Joseph M. Kelly John Lynch Fiona Shaw Stanley Townsend Simon Delaney Lalor Roddy
woman fisherman old man shopkeeper villain heartwarming emotional ireland coast village tragic death murder recovery myth luck metamorphosis love 1990s
Sting's wife Trudie Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.
Drama
USA
2018
108 Minutes
Aquila
Jim Caviezel James Faulkner Olivier Martinez Joanne Whalley-Kilmer John Lynch Yorgos Karamihos Antonia Campbell Hughes Alessandro Sperduti Manuel Cauchi Noah Huntley Kenneth Spiteri
apostle captive prisoner writer roman roman soldier dark brutal inspiring emotional gritty tense rome prison cell city market religious beliefs storytelling prison
Luke travels Roma looking for apostle Paul, turned in Nero's prisoner, to tell his story before his execution.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Germany|UK
2010
102 Minutes
Wolfstan
Sean Bean Eddie Redmayne Carice van Houten Kimberley Nixon John Lynch Andy Nyman Johnny Harris Tim McInnerny David Warner Tygo Gernandt Emun Elliott
knight monk necromancer love interest alchemist dark frightening chilling somber england marsh forest monastery faith disease christianity journey bubonic plague adventure metamorphosis
Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is given the task of learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small village.
Drama
Ireland
1997
104 Minutes
Padhar McAliskey
Samantha Morton Ross McDade Richard Harris Gabriel Byrne John Lynch Dearbhla Molloy Ian McElhinney Marc O'Shea Stella McCusker Mary McGuckian Des McAleer
young woman young man neighbor brother resistance fighter mother melodramatic brooding emotional northern ireland house expo belfast, northern ireland doomed romance family honor british-irish relations secret love political unrest violence forbidden love
Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan who wants Malachy to be recruited and fight for the cause and by Hazel's brother Jef, who spies on her meetings.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Belgium|Luxembourg
2013
103 Minutes
Joshua
Jean Dujardin Cécile de France Tim Roth Émilie Dequenne John Lynch Brad Leland Branka Kati? Wendell Pierce John Scurti Maksim Vitorgan
undercover agent russian officer emotional monaco france affair secret service phenomenon mystery 2000s
An FSB officer falls in love with his agent, an American woman, who works as a trader in a Russian bank.
Adventure, Drama, History
Ireland|Belgium|USA
2017
96 Minutes
Brother Ciaran
Tom Holland Richard Armitage Jon Bernthal Stanley Weber John Lynch Hugh O'Conor Eric Godon Ruaidhri Conroy Lochlann O'Mearáin
monk invader tense sultry somber gripping engaging rousing ireland dangerous mission war pilgrimage adventure quest underdog 13th century
In 13th-century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
2016
96 Minutes
Eleanor Tomlinson Sonoya Mizuno John Hannah Joelle Koissi John Lynch Hera Hilmar Sam Keeley Russell Balogh Camilla Rutherford Lee Nicholas Harris Chris Martin Hill
courier bike messenger suspenseful dark engaging london racing illegal activity corruption witnessing murder discovery fall temptation 21st century
When bike courier Chris witnesses what looks like a murder, his first instinct is to cut and run. But when his curiosity draws him back in, he's soon embroiled in a world of corruption, political power, and illegal bike racing.
War, Drama
UK
2012
100 Minutes
Sergeant Hanley
Jack O'Connell Richard Griffiths Maxine Peake Frances de la Tour Alexandra Roach John Lynch Isobel Meikle-Small George MacKay Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Anthony Flanagan Paul Bentall
private brother girl emotional trenches flanders love family life courage growing up
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|South Africa|United Arab Emirates
2016
97 Minutes
Frank
Tye Sheridan Bel Powley Emory Cohen Gbenga Akinnagbe Jared Abrahamson John Lynch Stephen Moyer Reine Swart Nick Boraine Deon Lotz Danny Keogh
student stepfather mother grifter stripper bleak chilling engaging suspenseful house hospital car town murder plot family secrets mysterious strangers discovery escape fall mystery
A young law student blindly enters into a pact with a hoodlum who offers to kill his stepfather - a man he feels is responsible for the accident that sent his mother into a coma.
Drama
Ireland|UK
2017
102 Minutes
Donal
Ann Skelly Ryan Lincoln Conall Keating Ryan McParland Caitriona Ennis John Lynch Tony Doyle Maghnús Foy James Greene Seaghán Óg O'Neill Jason Cullen
teen girl teen boy gang members brutal dark disturbing gripping intense uneasy small town ireland growing up small-town life first love rebellion death growing up forbidden love transformation temptation
17 year old Candice longs to escape her seaside town and finds solace in her imagination. When her disillusionment calcifies into an obsession with a troubled stranger, she becomes entangled with a dangerous local gang.
Drama
UK|Japan
1991
91 Minutes
Spencer
Steven Waddington Andrew Tiernan Tilda Swinton Nigel Terry Kevin Collins Jerome Flynn John Lynch Dudley Sutton Jody Graber Annie Lennox
In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA|Bahrain
2009
95 Minutes
Gene Walker
Ian Somerhalder Robert Carlyle Ving Rhames Kelly Hu Liam Cunningham Craig Conway John Lynch Nick Rowntree
hitman participant survivor frenetic tournament competition rules prize rivalry
A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
1990
90 Minutes
Harold Diamond Jim Brown Robert Z'Dar Jimmy Williams Veronica Paul Joselito Rescober John Lynch G. Alexander Virdon Bret Johnston Buck Striker Keith Rosary
Drama
UK|Spain|France
2004
124 Minutes
Capitán Alvarado
Robert De Niro F. Murray Abraham Kathy Bates Gabriel Byrne Geraldine Chaplin Émilie Dequenne Adriana Domínguez Harvey Keitel Pilar López de Ayala John Lynch Mark Polish
monk archbishop nobleman mistress marquesa daughter somber disheartening lima, peru courtroom bridge family home investigation spanish inquisition trial disaster religion divine intervention quest transformation
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.
Drama
UK
1994
96 Minutes
Phoebe Cates Jim Broadbent Wendy Hughes Kevin Kline John Lithgow Stephen Rea Peter Eyre Jacqueline Pearce Roger Lloyd-Pack John Wells John Lynch
A mysterious young woman speaking a strange language shows up in an English village, where she is taken in by aristocrats who assume she is a foreign princess