Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ira-irish-republican-army"

1. The Crown (2016–2023)

TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.

Stars: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Matt Smith

Votes: 256,877

2. Belfast (2021)

PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan

Votes: 92,470

3. In the Name of the Father (1993)

R | 133 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Alison Crosbie, Philip King

Votes: 187,176 | Gross: $25.01M

4. The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)

Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, War

Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald

Votes: 54,648 | Gross: $1.83M

5. Hunger (2008)

Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.

Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw

Votes: 73,572 | Gross: $0.15M

6. Michael Collins (1996)

R | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

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.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Julia Roberts, Ian Hart

Votes: 33,769 | Gross: $11.09M

7. The Devil's Own (1997)

R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin, Rubén Blades

Votes: 71,672 | Gross: $42.87M

8. Angela's Ashes (1999)

R | 145 min | Biography, Drama

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens

Votes: 23,254 | Gross: $13.04M

9. The Boxer (1997)

R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan

Votes: 22,330 | Gross: $5.80M

10. Odd Man Out (1947)

Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.

Director: Carol Reed | Stars: James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, F.J. McCormick

Votes: 11,423

11. Shadow Dancer (2012)

R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.

Director: James Marsh | Stars: Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen

Votes: 13,028 | Gross: $0.10M

12. The Informer (1935)

Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama

In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame

Votes: 7,181 | Gross: $2.07M

13. The Secret Army (2024)

89 min | Documentary

Darragh MacIntyre reveals the strange story of the lost documentary that unmasked the IRA. Right at the bloodiest point of the conflict, IRA bombers were filmed unmasked, and most of its underground leadership appeared on camera.

Star: Darragh MacIntyre

Votes: 59

14. The Run of the Country (1995)

R | 109 min | Drama, Romance

In a small village on the border of Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland, the relationship between a short tempered policeman and his rebellious son becomes even more strenuous when the young man falls for a "wrong" girl.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Albert Finney, Matt Keeslar, Victoria Smurfit, Anthony Brophy

Votes: 450 | Gross: $0.47M

15. The Dawning (1988)

PG | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

An I.R.A. gunman (Sir Anthony Hopkins) on the run from the government. He meets up with an idealistic young woman (Rebecca Pidgeon) and attempts to win her support for his cause.

Director: Robert Knights | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard

Votes: 416

16. A War of Children (1972 TV Movie)

73 min | Drama

Two families in Belfast, one Protestant and one Catholic, find that their long-standing friendship is threatened by the escalating sectarian violence that surrounds them.

Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Vivien Merchant, Jenny Agutter, John Ronane, Anthony Andrews

Votes: 152

17. Delorean: Back from the Future (2021 TV Special)

99 min | Documentary

John Z DeLorean's extraordinary Life and how he build a car of the future in Northern Ireland in 1980s.

Director: Mike Connolly | Stars: John DeLorean, Jeremy Paxman, Chris Hegedus, Gail Sheehy

Votes: 53

18. Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode: All Things Bright and Beautiful (1994)

TV-14 | 93 min | Drama

A young boy's innocent observations leads the local priest to believe he has borne witness to a manifestation of the Virgin Mary. Set in an idyllic rural Northern Ireland in the 1950's.

Director: Barry Devlin | Stars: Paddy Scully, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Kevin McNally, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 82

19. Brits (2000– )
Episode: Shoot to Kill (2000)

60 min | Documentary

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Director: Sam Collyns | Star: Peter Taylor

20. Inside (2007– )
Episode: Bullets over Boston: The Irish Mob (2008)

46 min | Documentary

The investigation of south Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who's been on the run since 1995, is chronicled. He's the FBI's second most-wanted man, behind only Osama bin Laden.

Director: Chris Lent | Stars: Kevin Weeks, Howie Carr, Pat Nee, Howie Winter

21. Spotlight (1973– )
Episode: Our Dirty War: The British State and the IRA (2024)

29 min | News

Killer and spy: the Stakeknife inquiry leads Peter Taylor back to the victims of the Troubles.

Stars: Peter Taylor, Claire Dignam, Mike Jackson, Stephen Lambert