Top ten Ireland best movies you can see .
1. The Quiet Man
After accidentally killing an opponent in the ring, boxer Sean Thornton (John Wayne) leaves America and returns to his native Ireland, hoping buy his family's homestead and live in peace. In doing so, he runs afoul of Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen), who long coveted the property. Spitefully, Will ob
jects when his fiery sister, Mary Kate (Maureen O'Hara), begins a romance with Sean, and refuses to hand over her dowry. Mary Kate refuses to consummate the marriage until Sean retrieves the money.
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Initial release: June 6, 1952 (london)
Awards: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy.
2.0 Michael Collins
In the early 20th century, Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) leads the Irish Republican Army with the help of his friends Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn) and Eamon de Valera (Alan Rickman), in a violent battle for Ireland's independence from Britain. But, when he fears the defeat of his revolution, Collins n
egotiates a treaty with the British, deeming him a traitor to the IRA. When he receives orders to murder his friends, Collins must decide where his loyalties lie.
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Initial release: September 5, 1996 (Canada)
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Original Music Score,
Awards: Golden Lion, Volpi Cup for best Actor
3. The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Set during the Irish War of Independence in the early 1920s. Damien, an Irish medical student, is about to leave Ireland to complete his training in London, but before doing so witnesses atrocious brutalities carried out by the Black and Tans which leads him to join his brother Teddy in the Irish Re
publican Army. Soon however, the peace treaty is signed, and the brothers are pitted against each other.
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Initial release: June 23, 2006 (Ireland)
Box Office: 25.7 million USD
Awards: Palme D'or
4. In the Name of the Father
Unemployed young Irishman Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) gets by as a petty thief in 1970s Belfast. When local IRA leaders get fed up with him, he flees to England and meets up with his friend Paul Hill (John Lynch). On the same night that the IRA bombs a nearby pub, the friends get kicked out of t
heir communal digs and are forced to sleep in a park. He returns to Belfast, but is arrested as the prime suspect in the bombing and imprisoned, where he spends 15 years trying to clear his name.
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Initial release: December 12, 1993 (Ireland)
Box Office: 65.8 million USD
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor
Awards: Golden Bear,David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film
5. The Commitments
Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins), a self-proclaimed promoter, decides to organize an R&B group to fill the musical void in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland. The band comes together but ends up consisting entirely of white musicians who have little experience with the genre. Even though their raw talent
and lofty aspirations gain the group notoriety, the pitfalls of fame began to tear at their newfound friendships as they prepare for their big show. Based on the novel by Roddy Doyle.
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Initial release: August 7, 1991 (USA)
Screenplay: Roddy Doyle, Ian La Frenais,Dick Clement
Awards: Bafta Award for best film
6. Grabbers
Residents of an island off the coast of Ireland learn that the only way to survive an invasion of blood-sucking aliens is to stay drunk.
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Initial release: August 10, 2012 (Ireland)
Producer: Tracy Brimm, Piers Tempest, Kate Myers,Martina Niland, Eduardo Levy,James Martin
7. Circle of Friends
At university in Dublin in 1957, awkward Benny (Minnie Driver) is introduced to handsome Jack (Chris O'Donnell), the son of a doctor who is unsure about following the family business. While Benny and Jack fall in love, Benny's old friend Nan (Saffron Burrows) is less fortunate. Nan wants to raise he
rself from her lower-class roots with a marriage, but her chosen man impregnates and abandons her. All three must grapple with conflicts between their physical desires and religious upbringings.
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Initial release: March 15, 1995 (USA)
Director: Pat O'Connor
Screenplay: Andrew Davies
Initial DVD release: March 31, 1998
8. Ondine
Fisherman Syracuse (Colin Farrell), a recovering alcoholic, lives with his daughter, Annie (Alison Barry), in a small village on the Irish coast. One afternoon, a mystifying and beautiful girl, Ondine (Alicja Bachleda), gets caught in his nets as he wades along the water. Aboard the boat, Ondine brings Syracuse great luck, seemingly drawing the fish towards his nets. However, the fisherman starts to fear that Ondine may not be meant for this life.
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Initial release: March 5, 2010 (Ireland)
Music composed by: Kjartan Sveinsson
Box Offices: 1.645 million USD
Screenplay:Neil Jordan
9. The Boxer
Rising teen boxer and Belfast native Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) was imprisoned for 14 years after getting involved with the Irish Republican Army. Newly freed from jail in his early 30s, Danny returns home and attempts to put his life back together. Reopening his neighborhood gym and reconnectin
g with his lost love, Maggie (Emily Watson), now a single mother while her husband is in prison, Danny battles against his former IRA compadres, including the militant Harry (Gerard McSorley).
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Initial release: December 31, 1997 (USA)
Nominations: Golden Globe Award for best Motion pictur Drama
Awards: Goya Award for best European Film
10. The Field
"Bull" McCabe (Richard Harris) has spent three decades tending a rented field on the bluffs by the sea in Ireland. When the wealthy widow who owns the plot decides to sell it, she holds an open auction to spite McCabe. A rich American (Tom Berenger) with visions of a factory on the site outbids him,
and McCabe then schemes with his emotionally crippled son, Tadgh (Sean Bean), to hold on to the land -- his only consolation in a life of loss, toil and a marriage gone sour.
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Initial release: September 21, 1990 (Ireland)
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor
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