List of the best Maria Doyle Kennedy movies: After the Triumph of Your Birth(2012), I Could Read the Sky(1999), Miss Julie(1999), Mystics(2003), The General(1998), Gregory's Two Girls(1999), Sing Street(2016), The Commitments(1991), A Thousand Times Goodnight(2013), The Matchmaker(1997), Nothing Personal(1995), The Conjuring 2(2016) ... ...
Drama
USA
2012
119 Minutes
Sister Roisin
Maria Doyle Kennedy Bronagh Gallagher Rob Zabrecky Tom Dunne Tessa Ferrer Maria McKee Dean Ogle
A surreal, dark humored portrait of the outsider; a music driven celebration of uncertainty.
Drama
UK|Ireland
1999
84 Minutes
Maggie
Dermot Healy Maria Doyle Kennedy Brendan Coyle Stephen Rae Jake Williams Roy Larkin Lisa O'Reilly Rachel Pilkington
old man boy young man uncle young woman brooding profound ireland countryside england london aging working class retirement romance memory nostalgia discovery growing up 1980s
The film tells of the memories and feeling of loss of an Irish immigrant who eventually winds up doing construction work in the anonymous cities of England.
Drama
USA|UK
1999
103 Minutes
Christine
Saffron Burrows Peter Mullan Maria Doyle Kennedy Tam Dean Burn Heathcote Williams Eileen Walsh Sue Maund Joanna Page
footman rich girl cook father servant fiancée sultry gripping tender sweden manor kitchen class conflict unlikely romance servitude passion affair father/daughter relationship forbidden love temptation
A footman seduces a count's daughter.
Comedy
Ireland|UK
2003
90 Minutes
Foxy
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.
Biography, Drama
UK|Ireland
1998
123 Minutes
Frances
Brendan Gleeson Adrian Dunbar Sean McGinley Maria Doyle Kennedy Angeline Ball Jon Voight Eanna Macliam Tom Murphy Paul Hickey Tommy O'Neill John O'Toole
crime boss police detective wife sister-in-law thief gritty fascinating emotional thrilling dublin slum suburbia courtroom poverty crime ring robbery martin cahill crime memory underdog
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Comedy
UK|Germany
1999
116 Minutes
Bel
Gordon John Sinclair Carly McKinnon Dougray Scott Maria Doyle Kennedy Kevin Anderson Martin Schwab Fiona Bell Hugh McCue John Murtagh Matt Costello Jane Stabler
teacher student young girl businessman love interest friend amusing engaging witty playful lighthearted heartwarming school relationships love sexual fantasy heist adventure growing up forbidden love
Bill Forsyth returns to the romantic comedy of Gregory's Girl. Twenty years after his teenage crush on a football-mad schoolgirl, Gregory is back at his old school, teaching English. When ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Penny
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
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.
Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK|USA
1991
117 Minutes
Natalie Murphy, Backup Singer
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.
War, Drama
2013
117 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lauryn Canny Adrianna Cramer Curtis Maria Doyle Kennedy Larry Mullen Jr. Mads Ousdal Chloe Annett
family photojournalist young woman mother daughter husband emotional engaging fiery gripping intense powerful war zone home kabul, afghanistan africa refugee camp ireland career family
A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).
Comedy
Ireland|UK|USA
1997
96 Minutes
Sarah Kelly
Janeane Garofalo David O'Hara Milo O'Shea Jay O. Sanders Rosaleen Linehan Paul Hickey Maria Doyle Kennedy Saffron Burrows Denis Leary Jimmy Keogh
senator assistant journalist estranged wife matchmaker chief of staff amusing charming heartwarming ireland village boston office party matchmaking political campaign unlikely romance irish society family bloodline business trip
Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace ... See full summary »
Drama
1995
86 Minutes
Ann
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.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA|UK
2016
133 Minutes
Peggy Nottingham
Patrick Wilson Vera Farmiga Madison Wolfe Frances O'Connor Lauren Esposito Benjamin Haigh Patrick McAuley Simon McBurney Maria Doyle Kennedy Simon Delaney Franka Potente
investigator husband wife single mother daughter demon frightening suspenseful shocking creepy church london house bedroom attic yard investigation demonic possession paranormal search
Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.
Drama
Ireland
2005
97 Minutes
Andie MacDowell Olivia Williams Stephen Rea Iain Glen Jean-Marc Barr Brenda Fricker Heike Makatsch Ruby Wax Maria Doyle Kennedy
mother woman husband wife american woman irishwoman moving uplifting charming ireland united states family home divorce infidelity love unlikely allies unlikely friendship grief rise transformation
Two women -- one American, one Irish -- swap houses and alter the course of their lives.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Australia
2015
127 Minutes
Andy Wachowski Channing Tatum Mila Kunis Sean Bean Eddie Redmayne Douglas Booth Tuppence Middleton Bae Doo-na James D'Arcy Tim Pigott-Smith Nikki Amuka-Bird
housekeeper hunter doctor brooding creative fascinating earth united states genetic engineering power inheritance destiny discovery metamorphosis pursuit future
A young woman discovers her destiny as an heiress of intergalactic nobility and must fight to protect the inhabitants of Earth from an ancient and destructive industry.