List of the best Stephen Rea movies: The Crying Game(1992), Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea(1995), Nothing Personal(2009), Still Crazy(1998), Guinevere(1999), The Life Before This(1999), The Halo Effect(2004), Bad Behaviour(1993), Bloom(2003), Double Tap(1997), Hacks(1997), Asylum(2013) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Japan|USA
1992
113 Minutes
Stephen Rea Miranda Richardson Forest Whitaker Jim Broadbent Ralph Brown Adrian Dunbar Jaye Davidson Andree Bernard
kidnapper terrorist soldier girlfriend boss cool creative gutsy hideout london nightclub apartment kidnapping assassination love politics irish republican army forbidden love transformation 1990s
A British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
Drama
Belgium|France|UK
1995
91 Minutes
Nikos
Stephen Rea Ling Chu Adrian Brine Maka Kotto Mischa Aznavour Lo Koon-lan
The film tells the story of a strange friendship between an adult, already on the return of his path of life, and a Chinese girl who just begins her path. Nikos is the radio operator of a ... See full summary »
Drama
Netherlands|Ireland
2009
85 Minutes
Martin
Stephen Rea Lotte Verbeek Wimie Wilhelm Tom Charlfa Sean McRonnel Jackie Coyne Aindrias De Staic Fiona Kelly
young woman hermit loner emotional holland ireland dares life furniture rescue
Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her ... See full summary »
Romance
UK
1998
95 Minutes
Tony Costello
Stephen Rea Billy Connolly Jimmy Nail Timothy Spall Bill Nighy Juliet Aubrey Helena Bergström Bruce Robinson Hans Matheson Rachael Stirling Phil Daniels
guitarist rock star roadie drummer middle-aged man singer tender amusing quirky emotional holland nightclub household england spain stage jealousy rock 'n' roll reunion aging
Fame, fortune and fornication drove the British rock band in the '70s until a divine end. 20 years later, Strange Fruit reunites and goes on a tour with ups and downs on the continent.
Romance
USA
1999
104 Minutes
Connie Fitzpatrick
Stephen Rea Sarah Polley Jean Smart Gina Gershon Carrie Preston Tracy Letts Emily Procter Sharon McNight Gedde Watanabe Carlton Wilborn Sandra Oh
photographer muse apprentice mentor older man young woman emotional passionate amusing wedding photography studio apartment los angeles unusual romance family dysfunction alcoholism law school chasing dreams coming of age escape
A young girl from an affluent family rebels and becomes involved with a much older photographer.
Drama
Canada
1999
92 Minutes
Brian
Stephen Rea Catherine O'Hara Joe Pantoliano Sarah Polley David Hewlett Emily Hampshire Joel Keller Leslie Hope Nina Shock Alison Pill Martha Burns
Several innocent bystanders are injured or killed when two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into the neighborhood cafe.
Comedy
Ireland
2004
97 Minutes
Fatso
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
UK
1993
100 Minutes
Gerry McAllister
Stephen Rea Sinead Cusack Philip Jackson Clare Higgins Phil Daniels Saira Todd
husband wife city planner bookseller contractor builder witty london family home bookstore pub marriage construction friendship alcoholism parenthood love transformation 1990s
The McAllister family house is the setting for Gerry and Ellie's grapples with work, children and how to get the bathroom fixed. Both have reached the stage where reason cannot be heard ... See full summary »
Drama
Ireland
2003
113 Minutes
Leopold Bloom
Stephen Rea Angeline Ball Hugh O'Conor Neili Conroy Eoin McCarthy Alvaro Lucchesi Maria Hayden Aideen McDonald Pat McGrath Mark Huberman Kenneth McDonnell
father wife writer husband poet drunk dreamy emotional offbeat ireland brothel bar town funeral home drinking alcoholism sex lust surrogacy discovery
Adapted from James Joyce's Ulysses, Bloom is the enthralling story of June 16th, 1904 and a gateway into the consiousness of its three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom and the extraordinary Leopold Bloom.
Action
USA
1997
87 Minutes
Cypher
Stephen Rea Heather Locklear Peter Greene Mykelti Williamson Robert LaSardo Richard Edson Doug Kruse Kevin Gage Greg Collins
A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1997
93 Minutes
Brian
Stephen Rea Illeana Douglas John Ritter Dave Foley Richard Kind Dusty Kay Tom Arnold Robert Patrick Ryan O'Neal Ricky Jay Jason Priestley
Brian is a television writer-producer who has to script a 22-episode anthology, but lacks inspiration. He witnesses a strange romantic encounter between two figures on the balcony of hotel ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2013
93 Minutes
McGahey
Stephen Rea Jason Wong Bruce Payne Caroline Ford Hristo Shopov Steve Toussaint Valentin Ganev Joe Montana
Drama
1995
103 Minutes
Lt. Viktor Burakov
Stephen Rea Donald Sutherland Max von Sydow Jeffrey DeMunn John Wood Joss Ackland Radu Amzulescu Ralph Nossek Czeskaw Grocholski Ion Caramitru Andras Balint
police detective serial killer communist psychiatrist forensic expert somber dark soviet union forest laboratory murder political corruption bureaucracy investigation communism fbi quest pursuit 1980s
Russian police-detective Viktor Burakov (Stephen Rea) spends eight years tracking serial killer Andrei Chikatilo.
Horror, Action, Fantasy
USA|Canada
2012
89 Minutes
Dr. Jacob Lane
Björn Stein Kate Beckinsale Stephen Rea Michael Ealy Theo James India Eisley Charles Dance Sandrine Holt Adam Greydon Reid Kris Holdenreid Catlin Adams
vampire hunter vampire lycan daughter lover executive frenetic thrilling gory intense dark laboratory underground roof parking garage tunnel underworld missing persons vampire hunting supernatural
When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrior Selene leads the battle against humankind.
Drama
UK|Ireland
1996
103 Minutes
Richard Harris Stephen Rea Brendan Gleeson Sean McGinley Angeline Ball Bríd Brennan Stuart Townsend Aislin McGuckin
godfather salesman gypsy nephew wife daughter bleak gripping brooding ireland village trailer park marriage love triangle organized crime father/daughter relationship may-december romance infidelity love rivalry
Eddie, a small town ex-con, discovers he has talent for selling anything and everything. Eddie sees a way to rise above the low life by setting up on his own. What he didn't bargain for, was the murder and mayhem along the way.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|Bulgaria|Germany|USA
2007
101 Minutes
Jean-Claude Van Damme Stephen Rea Selina Giles Mark Dymond William Ash Stephen Lord Gary Beadle C. Gerod Harris Wes Robinson
police detective drug addict kingpin estranged wife friend henchman gripping engaging new orleans family home cemetery warehouse addiction coma drug trafficking police work infidelity redemption adventure transformation
Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin, and everyone dislikes him. Because of an accident he is put into a coma, and comes out of it a better person. He wakes up wanting to put things right.
Comedy, Drama
Spain|Ireland|France
2013
87 Minutes
Fionnula Flanagan Stephen Rea Claudia Bassols Jan Cornet Togo Igawa Timothy Gibbs Andrew Tarbet Molly Malcolm Marta Torné Andrea Ros Andrés Herrera
As one of the world's best restaurants opens for its final evening, a couple in the midst of a divorce who made their reservation a year ago (before separating) reunite for a once-in-lifetime meal.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2006
92 Minutes
Lou Doillon Stephen Rea Chloë Sevigny Dallas Roberts Serge Houde Alistair Abell Gabrielle Rose William B. Davis
After witnessing a murder, a reporter (Chloë Sevigny) becomes entangled in a mystery involving separated Siamese twins.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Germany
2006
132 Minutes
Finch
Natalie Portman Hugo Weaving Stephen Rea John Hurt Rupert Graves Stephen Fry Ben Miles Tim Pigott-Smith Sinead Cusack Cosima Shaw Natasha Wightman
terrorist police officer political activist government official brutal dark frenetic london terrorism government violence pursuit underdog sacrifice 21st century
In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.
Drama, History
UK|Ireland|USA
1996
132 Minutes
Ned Broy
Liam Neeson Aidan Quinn Stephen Rea Alan Rickman Julia Roberts Ian Hart Brendan Gleeson Stuart Graham Sean McGinley Gerard McSorley Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
revolutionary irishman fiancé british soldier detective rousing patriotic ireland great britain dublin irish civil war uprising assassination independence guerrilla warfare irish republican army rise quest 1920s
Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK
2005
135 Minutes
Bertie
Cillian Murphy Liam Neeson Stephen Rea Brendan Gleeson Gavin Friday Laurence Kinlan Ruth Negga Eva Birthistle Liam Cunningham Bryan Ferry Ian Hart
orphan priest rocker police officer magician transsexual intricate offbeat unrestrained uplifting northern ireland london club park foster home irish republican army sexual identity glam rock magic prostitution
In the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding.
Drama
USA|Ireland
1997
106 Minutes
Da Brady
Eamonn Owens Alan Boyle Stephen Rea Fiona Shaw Andrew Fullerton Aisling O'Sullivan Ian Hart Sinéad O'Connor
boy mother father woman priest amusing cheeky shocking ireland reform school trauma sexual abuse dysfunction behavioral disorder self-destruction pop culture growing up metamorphosis revenge underdog
The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.
Drama
UK|USA
1999
109 Minutes
Henry Miles
Ralph Fiennes Julianne Moore Stephen Rea Ian Hart Sam Bould Jason Isaacs James Bolam Deborah Findlay
writer ex-lover husband priest detective child melodramatic suspenseful family home london adultery god love triangle world war ii disillusionment bombing forbidden love sacrifice mystery 1940s
A desperate man tries to find out why his beloved left him years ago.
Drama
Ireland|Canada
1998
120 Minutes
Father Quinn
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
Ireland|Luxembourg|Belgium
2018
100 Minutes
Conneely
Hugo Weaving James Frecheville Stephen Rea Freddie Fox Barry Keoghan Moe Dunford Sarah Greene Jim Broadbent
british soldier landowner translator infantryman private family member gripping suspenseful frightening gritty town manor home settling the score regret short films authority opposing ideals hard times pursuit
Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family.
Action, Western, Adventure
Spain|France|Bolivia|UK
2011
98 Minutes
MacKinley
Sam Shepard Eduardo Noriega Stephen Rea Magaly Solier Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Padraic Delaney Dominique McElligott Luis Bredow
outlaw butch cassidy young man thrilling on the run bolivia sam shepard adventure exile pursuit 1920s
In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
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.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
2010
102 Minutes
Anawalt
Gary Stretch Vinnie Jones Stephen Rea Shannyn Sossamon Christopher Lee Lee Ryan Adrian Paul Jean Marsh Sadie Frost Geoff Bell George Harris
ex-convict brother politician hitman corrupt police officer confident cool gripping thrilling london england rivalry corruption revenge adventure escape revenge underdog 21st century
During a routine hit, "Boots" Mason (Gary Stretch) learns a hit has been placed on his own life when a crooked cop, Dunn (Vinnie Jones), tries to kill him. While seeking his revenge, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|United Arab Emirates|Colombia|Spain
2014
92 Minutes
Jordan
Julia Stiles Scott Speedman Stephen Rea Pixie Davies Alejandro Furth Frank Cuervo Guillermo Morales Vitola Vanesa Tamayo
woman family gory suspenseful colombia experiments secret ghosts mystery
A couple and their daughter move to Colombia to take over a family manufacturing plant, only to realize their new home is haunted.
Horror, Romance, Drama
USA
1994
122 Minutes
Santiago
Tom Cruise Brad Pitt Antonio Banderas Stephen Rea Christian Slater Kirsten Dunst Domiziana Giordano Thandie Newton Indra Ové Laure Marsac
lord vampire woman young girl actor journalist brooding intricate sultry louisiana paris san francisco new orleans abandoned building cemetery death supernatural aging regret love
A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Drama
USA|Germany|Ireland|UK|Netherlands
2002
93 Minutes
Michael Beattie
Pierce Brosnan Aidan Quinn Julianna Margulies Stephen Rea Sophie Vavasseur Alan Bates Niall Beagan Hugh MacDonagh Claire Mullan
daughter father son lawyer judge emotional ireland family home courtroom child custody abandonment divorce alcoholism quest 1950s
Desmond's wife leaves him and their 3 kids after Christmas 1953. Unemployed in Dublin, the authorities place the kids in orphanages. Employed again, Desmond tries to get his kids back.
Fantasy
USA
2015
96 Minutes
Danforth
Seanna Pereira Ed Stoppard Twinnie-Lee Moore Stephen Rea Steve Nicolson Steven Hartley Chènusè Aitchédji Amy McAllister
Ruby Strangelove Young Witch: When Ruby, a young witch discovers her long lost mother was abducted by evil forces she sets out to use all her magical powers to get her back.
Mystery & Thriller
2004
91 Minutes
McCaran
Christian Slater Molly Parker Gordon Pinsent Stephen Rea Nancy Beatty Von Flores Daniel Kash Shawn Lawrence Jordan Hughes Alex Paxton-Beesley Roman Podhora
priest journalist lawyer ex-girlfriend publicist colleague brooding uneasy suspenseful profound church jail roman catholic church faith homosexuality homophobia murder case loyalty mystery temptation
A priest (Christian Slater) enlists his former girlfriend (Molly Parker) to investigate a social worker's murder and clear an innocent clergyman.
Horror
UK
1985
92 Minutes
Timothy Broom
Timothy Dalton Jonathan Pryce Twiggy Julian Sands Stephen Rea Phyllis Logan Lewis Fiander Beryl Reid T.P. McKenna Patrick Stewart Sian Phillips
In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to look for a more simple way to get the job done. Based on the horrifying Burke and Hare case.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Ireland|USA
2018
98 Minutes
Brian Cody
Isabelle Huppert Chloë Grace Moretz Maika Monroe Colm Feore Stephen Rea Zawe Ashton Jeff Hiller Thaddeus Daniels Raven Dauda Parker Sawyers
pianist teacher friend widow stalker bleak dark creepy uneasy tense thrilling new york city subway apartment restaurant office stalking strangers obsession obsessive love
A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.
Drama
Ireland|Norway|Germany
2011
87 Minutes
Brendan
Martin Sheen Trystan Gravelle Marcella Plunkett Joseph O'Sullivan Stephen Rea Tom Hickey Derble Crotty Amy Huberman Ruth McCabe
A small town cinema in rural Ireland becomes the setting for a dramatic struggle between faith and passion, Rome and Hollywood and a man and his conscience.
Mystery & Thriller
2004
98 Minutes
Dr. Arlo Penner
Ray Liotta Willem Dafoe Michelle Rodriguez Kathleen Robertson Stephen Rea Polly Walker Tim DeKay Glenn Wrage
drug dealer murder victim murderer victim scientist woman bleak brutal intense gripping thrilling dense clinic thrill seeking relationships science labor adventure discovery escape
Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.
Adventure, Drama, History
New Zealand|UK
2005
113 Minutes
Francis
Samantha Morton Kiefer Sutherland Cliff Curtis Temuera Morrison Anton Lesser Stephen Rea
An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between British and Maori during the British colonization of New Zealand.
Drama
UK
1994
96 Minutes
Gutch
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
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2011
90 Minutes
Seamus
Diarmuid Noyes Kacey Barnfield Colin Maher Oliver James Eliza Bennett Stephen Rea Roisin Murphy Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
bird gypsy old woman gory wilderness ireland horror curse struggle transformation
A gigantic predatory bird stalks two siblings (Kacey Barnfield, Colin Maher) and a group of friends in the wilderness.
Fantasy, Drama
Ireland|USA
2009
110 Minutes
Priest
Colin Farrell Alicja Bachleda-Curus Alison Barry Tony Curran Emil Hostina Dervla Kirwan Stephen Rea Norma Sheahan
fisherman girl daughter priest dark dreamy fascinating tender seaside boat ireland village love luck enchantment mythology sea forbidden love mystery temptation
An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.
Horror
UK
1985
95 Minutes
Young Groom
Angela Lansbury David Warner Sarah Patterson Graham Crowden Brian Glover Kathryn Pogson Stephen Rea Tusse Silberg
young woman grandmother werewolf hunter bride father eerie dark passionate forest household village lycanthropy romance supernatural disappearance dreams murder forbidden love metamorphosis
A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.
Romance
UK
1997
102 Minutes
Ray
Colin Firth Ruth Gemmell Neil Pearson Lorraine Ashbourne Mark Strong Holly Aird Ken Stott Stephen Rea Luke Aikman Richard Claxton Bea Guard
A sports fan's romantic courtship clashes with his obsession with his favorite football team.
Drama, Crime
2011
Minutes
Martin Delaney Clare Calbraith Christopher Eccleston Lesley Sharp Chiwetel Ejiofor Richard Lintern Antony Sher Stephen Rea Rafe Spall Kierston Wareing Sean Gilder
Series about a murder investigated by cops and criminals, and the methods they use to solve it.
Drama
Ireland|Sweden
2008
76 Minutes
Down Under Dylan
Kelly O'Neill Shane Curry Paul Roe Neili Conroy David Bendito Elizabeth Fuh Willie Higgins Sean McDonagh Stephen Rea
boy girl abusive father mother older brother prostitute bleak emotional disheartening dublin street housing project dysfunctional family child abuse friendship homelessness running away quest growing up 2000s
Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home at Christmas and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin.