Here we've displayed a list of the best Irish Republican Army films : A Sense of Loss(1972), Odd Man Out(1947), Hunger(2008), Ronin(1998), Some Mother's Son(1996), Breakfast on Pluto(2005), '71(2014), Michael Collins(1996), The Crying Game(1992), Shake Hands With the Devil(1959), Borstal Boy(2000), When the Sky Falls(2000) ... ...
Documentary
USA|Switzerland
1972
135 Minutes
catholic protestant filmmaker activist cleric emotional gritty powerful belfast, northern ireland united kingdom irish republican army political unrest religious persecution irish life religion sacrifice escape 20th century
Shot over six weeks in December 1971, and January 1972, the film consisted of interviews with Protestants, Catholics, politicians, and some soldiers, combined with TV news clips of bombings and violence.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1947
115 Minutes
James Mason Robert Newton Kathleen Ryan Robert Beatty William Hartnell F.J. McCormick Fay Compton Beryl Measor Cyril Cusack Dan O'Herlihy Roy Irving
fugitive daughter mother soldier dark gritty belfast, northern ireland hideout family home robbery crime irish republican army injury pursuit 1940s
A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
Drama, History
Ireland|UK
2008
92 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Liam Cunningham Stuart Graham Brian Milligan Liam McMahon Helena Bereen Laine Megaw Lalor Roddy
inmate officer terrorist mother priest orderly bleak uneasy prison ireland hunger strike prison life irish republican army death politics protest fall discovery 1980s
Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|France
1998
118 Minutes
Robert De Niro Jean Reno Natascha McElhone Stellan Skarsgård Sean Bean Skipp Sudduth Michael Lonsdale Jan Tríska Jonathan Pryce Féodor Atkine Katarina Witt
irishwoman intelligence officer soldier russian expert mercenary gritty suspenseful brooding intense paris nice, france villa arena warehouse france irish republican army theft espionage betrayal
A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
Drama
Ireland|USA
1996
112 Minutes
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK
2005
135 Minutes
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
2014
99 Minutes
Jack O'Connell Paul Anderson Sean Harris Richard Dormer Barry Keoghan Martin McCann Charlie Murphy Sam Reid Killian Scott David Wilmot Jack Lowden
british soldier recruit alien daughter wife british officer suspenseful gripping intense shocking northern ireland alley street home behind enemy lines irish republican army new recruits separation dangerous job isolation
In 1971, a young and disorientated British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast.
Drama, History
UK|Ireland|USA
1996
132 Minutes
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.
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
Ireland|USA
1959
110 Minutes
James Cagney Don Murray Dana Wynter Glynis Johns Michael Redgrave Sybil Thorndike Marianne Benet John Breslin Harry Brogan Robert Brown Lewis Casson
professor student woman smuggler poet terrorist tense emotional ireland dublin college pub farm hostage situation moral dilemma political repression irish republican army nationalism torture sacrifice
In 1920s Ireland, I.R.A. members are being lead by the war mongering Dr. Sean Lenihan (James Cagney), as they fight oppressive British forces.
Drama
UK|Ireland
2000
93 Minutes
Shawn Hatosy Danny Dyer Michael York Lee Ingleby Robin Laing Eva Birthistle
militant teen boy prisoner warden daughter friend brutal emotional creative inspiring boat liverpool, england prison courtroom reform school beach brendan behan irish republican army self-discovery imprisonment
Irish writer and political activist Brendan Behan, is befriended as a teenager in a British labor camp by a liberal warden.
Crime, Drama
UK|Ireland|USA
2000
108 Minutes
Joan Allen Patrick Bergin Liam Cunningham Kevin R. McNally Jimmy Smallhorne Jason Barry Gerard Flynn Pete Postlethwaite Des McAleer Ruaidhri Conroy
journalist drug trafficker son husband drug lord corrupt cop gripping raw inspiring dublin newsroom club family home coffee shop investigative journalism drug trade police corruption crime irish republican army media
Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton invades the Irish underworld and attempts to expose the illegitimate activities that she has found. Hampered by the system, a police ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1998
100 Minutes
Julie Walters Ciarán Hinds Nuala O'Neill James Loughran Barry Loughran Elizabeth Donaghy Ciaran McMenamin Jaz Pollock Caolan Byrne Aingeal Grehan
housewife best friend neighbor family member child fascinating passionate belfast, northern ireland household horrors of war irish republican army family raids political activism government quest transformation 1970s
A Belfast, Northern Ireland housewife takes up the peace cause, which causes her family trouble with I.R.A. sympathizers.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1987
106 Minutes
Mickey Rourke Bob Hoskins Alan Bates Sammi Davis Christopher Fulford Liam Neeson Alison Doody Karl Johnson Ian Bartholomew Peggy Aitchison Cliff Burnett
terrorist ira agent priest mortician rival somber emotional tense ireland london cemetery street irish republican army assassination bombing one last job confession the troubles quest escape
Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.
Drama
UK
1952
86 Minutes
ira agent brother irishman police officer friend intense brooding suspenseful belfast, northern ireland cottage london countryside irish republican army brotherhood terrorism moral dilemma doubt political unrest discovery transformation
In 1941, in wartime U.K., two Irish brothers working for the I.R.A. come against their local leader's ruthless methods.
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.