Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "irish-history"

1. The Woman in the Wall (2023–2024)

TV-MA | Drama, Thriller

Lorna Brady wakes one morning to find a corpse in her house with no idea who the dead woman is. She doubts herself, because she has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking.

Stars: Ruth Wilson, Daryl McCormack, Simon Delaney, Philippa Dunne

Votes: 5,570

2. 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: 54,640 | Gross: $1.83M

3. 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: 33,762 | Gross: $11.09M

4. Rebellion (2016–2019)

TV-MA | 258 min | Drama, History, War

Rebellion is a five part serial drama about the birth of modern Ireland. The story is told from the perspectives of a group of fictional characters who live through the political events of the 1916 Easter Rising.

Stars: Michael Ford-FitzGerald, Jordanne Jones, Brian Gleeson, Jaelynne Wallace Ruane

Votes: 4,543

5. Black '47 (2018)

R | 100 min | Action, Drama, History

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.

Director: Lance Daly | Stars: Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox

Votes: 13,191 | Gross: $0.05M

6. Bloody Sunday (2002)

R | 111 min | Drama, History, War

A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.

Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Allan Gildea

Votes: 25,761 | Gross: $0.77M

7. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

Votes: 928

8. Jimmy's Hall (2014)

PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, History

During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America. Seeing the levels of poverty and oppression, the activist in him reawakens and he looks to re-open the dance hall that led to his deportation.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Barry Ward, Francis Magee, Aileen Henry, Simone Kirby

Votes: 6,955 | Gross: $0.56M

9. Against the Wind (1978)

617 min | Drama, History, Western

Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property. She must endure the horror of transport to... See full summary »

Stars: Mary Larkin, Kerry McGuire, Jon English, Warwick Sims

Votes: 946

10. 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: 58

11. Some Mother's Son (1996)

R | 112 min | Drama, History

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.

Director: Terry George | Stars: Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara

Votes: 2,991 | Gross: $0.61M

12. I AM PATRICK (2020)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography

I AM PATRICK peels back centuries of legend and myth to tell the true story of Saint Patrick. Through historical re-enactments, expert interviews and Patrick's own writings, experience the journey from man to saint.

Director: Jarrod Anderson | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Moe Dunford, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Shane O'Regan

Votes: 246

13. Grainne Uaile: The Movie (2023)

270 min | Action

The life of Grainne Uaile, the 16th century Pirate Queen from Ireland.

Director: Ciaron Davies | Stars: Fionnuala Collins, Ciaron Davies, Peter Cosgrove, Patrick Mc Loughlin

Votes: 28

14. Monster (2019)

90 min | Drama

Ireland, 1845. As the famine progresses, a fisherman unable to protect his family is subsumed by darkness until a helpless little girl saves him from despair.

Director: Tom Sullivan | Stars: Dónall Ó Héalai, Saise Quinn, Dara Devaney, Eoin O'Dubhghaill

Votes: 503

15. The Missing Children (2021 TV Movie)

88 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A documentary about the Tuam mother and baby home in Galway, Ireland which closed in 1961.

Director: Tanya Stephan

Votes: 68

16. The Hunger (II) (2020)

90 min | Documentary, History

The Story of the Irish Famine of the 1840s.

Director: Ruán Magan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Cormac Ó'Gráda, Niamh Gallagher, Mary C. Kelly

Votes: 99

17. The Irish Revolution (2019– )

154 min | Documentary

The story of the Irish war of independence 1919 to 1922

Stars: Cillian Murphy, Conor Mulvagh, Heather Jones, Michael Laffan

Votes: 102

18. Charlie (2015)

Biography, Drama, History

The political and personal life of Irish politician Charles Haughey during his tenure as Taoiseach of Ireland (1979-1981, 1982, 1987-1992).

Stars: Aidan Gillen, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Lucy Cohu, Risteard Cooper

Votes: 183

19. Young Plato (2021)

102 min | Documentary

School headmaster Kevin McArevey tries to change the fortunes of an inner-city Irish community plagued by urban decay, sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs.

Directors: Declan McGrath, Neasa Ní Chianáin | Stars: Kevin McArevey, Jan-Marie Reel

Votes: 400

20. Fools of Fortune (1990)

PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Romance

A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.

Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Iain Glen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Sean T. McClory, Frankie McCafferty

Votes: 257 | Gross: $0.08M

21. Strumpet City (1980)

360 min | Drama, History

From 1907 to 1914, the lives of numerous inhabitants of Dublin, still under British rule, impact on each other: the young wife of a factory worker, a country girl new to the big city, and ... See full summary »

Stars: Frank Grimes, David Kelly, Donal McCann, Angela Harding

Votes: 127

22. The Key (1934)

Approved | 71 min | Drama

British officer is assigned to duty in Ireland and gets embroiled in Anglo-Irish battles and old girl friend who is now married to an Irishman. Powell learns more than he wanted to know about "the Irish Problem."

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Hobart Cavanaugh

Votes: 554

23. The Treaty (1991 TV Movie)

107 min | Drama, History

In 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic and the British government is concluded after high-stakes negotiations.

Director: Jonathan Lewis | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Patrick Condren, Ian Bannen, Julian Fellowes

Votes: 177

24. The Ballymurphy Precedent (2018)

108 min | Documentary

The Ballymurphy Precedent tells the unknown story of the death of eleven innocent people at the hands of the British Army in a Catholic estate in Belfast in 1971. This is a massacre that ... See full summary »

Director: Callum Macrae | Stars: Kevin-Barry Brown, Noel O'Brien, Callum Janes

Votes: 89

25. Captain Boycott (1947)

Approved | 92 min | Drama, History

In 1880 Ireland, poor farmers rebel against the abuses of their British landlords.

Director: Frank Launder | Stars: Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Cecil Parker, Alastair Sim

Votes: 430

26. The Disappeared (2013)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

An investigation into the victims killed and secretly buried by the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Director: Alison Millar | Stars: Gerry Adams, Bill Clinton, Seamus Heaney, Darragh MacIntyre

Votes: 92

27. The Forgotten Maggies (2009)

51 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama

The documentary focuses on the human rights aspect of the Magdalene Laundries and shows how State and Church colluded to remand and keep these women against their will. The film challenges ... See full summary »

Director: Steven O'Riordan

Votes: 19

28. The House of Paisley (2023)

Documentary

Biography exploring the life and political career of Reverand Ian Paisley.

Stars: Joanne Crawford, Gerry Adams, David McIlveen, Ivan Foster

Votes: 10

29. The Irish in America: Long Journey Home (1998– )

Documentary, History

A survey of the ethnic history of the Irish population in the the United States of America.

Stars: Michael Murphy, Claire Bloom, Jason Robards, Mary Black

Votes: 56

30. Murdered: The Baby on the Beach (2023 TV Special)

Documentary, Crime

Investigating the "Kerry babies" case - the events that unfolded when a murdered baby was found in rural Kerry, Ireland in 1984.

Directors: David Harvey, Daniel Browne | Stars: Ger Colleran, Diarmaid Ferriter, Gerry O'Carroll, Ailbhe Smyth

Votes: 32

31. Rocky Road to Dublin (1968)

Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary

Irish-born journalist Peter Lennon exposed the truth of a repressed, suppressed and censored country, and the hypocrisy of church, politics and state, through a series of 'innocent' interviews.

Director: Peter Lennon | Stars: Sean O'Faoláin, Conor Cruise O'Brien, John Huston, Douglas Gageby

Votes: 175

32. The Troubles (1981– )

Documentary

Six-part documentary series looking at Northern Ireland from the perspective of recent Irish history.

Votes: 10

33. The 8th (2020)

94 min | Documentary

The 8th tells the story of Irish women and their fight to overturn one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world. After a 35-year struggle, the pro-choice side must radically shift... See full summary »

Directors: Aideen Kane, Lucy Kennedy, Maeve O'Boyle | Stars: Wendy Grace, Andrea Horan, Ailbhe Smyth, Maria Steen

Votes: 81

34. Face Down (2023)

85 min | Documentary, History

In 1973 Thomas Niedermayer, a German businessman living in Belfast, was kidnapped from his home and disappeared. His family and friends never saw him alive again. He became one of Northern Ireland's "disappeared". His fate was unknown.

Director: Gerry Gregg | Stars: Charmaine Cottam, Marie Gilmore, Judith Herman, William Matchett

Votes: 25

35. Insurrection (1966)

Drama, History

An eight part series dramatizing the Irish Easter Rising of 1916. The series was commissioned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Rising.

Stars: Ray McAnally, Eoin O'Súilleabháin, Gerry Alexander, Maurie Taylor

Votes: 19

36. Reeling in the Years (1999– )

30 min | Documentary, History

A look back at the stories which occurred in Ireland and abroad between 1962 and 2019 accompanied only by soundtrack of that particular year and subtitles - no narration.

Stars: Pat Conway, Sean McKeown, Nigel Ryan

Votes: 188

37. Peter Taylor: My Journey Through the Troubles (2019)

Documentary

In a uniquely personal journey on the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops in August 1969, Peter Taylor reflects on almost a half century of covering the Northern Ireland conflict.

Director: Maurice May | Star: Peter Taylor

Votes: 25

38. The Inquiry (2014)

60 min | History

Dublin 1913. The truth behind the rhetoric as charismatic union leader Jim Larkin faces off against tycoon William Martin Murphy in the dispute that defined modern Ireland.

Director: Brian Gray | Stars: Jed Murray, Bosco Hogan, Gerry O'Brien, Patrick O'Donnell

Votes: 8

39. 1916 Seachtar Dearmadta (2013)

Drama, History, War

A drama documentary outlining the lives of the "Forgotten Seven", seven leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising.

Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Tim Creed, Aonghus Og McAnally, Conor Delaney

Votes: 31

40. The Rock in the Sea

40 min | Short, Drama, Mystery

A Monk living in 9th century Ireland must contend with grief, despair, isolation and his own identity, on a far-off desolate rock.

Director: Niall Duffy | Stars: Sean Derry, James Kearney, Leo Glenn, Johnny French

41. Irish Destiny (1926)

Approved | 73 min | Drama, Romance

An IRA man races to Dublin to warn his colleagues of a forthcoming raid, but he is captured by British forces.

Director: George Dewhurst | Stars: Paddy Dunne Cullinan, Frances Macnamarra, Daisy Campbell, Clifford Pembroke

Votes: 72

42. The Irish Prisoner (2015)

100 min | Drama, History, Romance

The Irish prisoner is the love story between Luisa Ochoa, a young widow and Conor Doolin, an Irish soldier who was taken prisoner after the English invasion of Buenos Aires in 1806, who ... See full summary »

Directors: Carlos Jaureguialzo, Marcela Silva y Nasute | Stars: Alexia Moyano, Tom Harris, Manuel Vicente, Alberto Benegas

Votes: 36

43. Mise Éire (1959)

88 min | Documentary

Mise Eire tells of events in Ireland leading up to, during, and immediately after the 1916 Easter Rising, extensively using original footage such as newsreels from the time.

Director: George Morrison | Stars: Liam Budhlaeir, Padraig O'Raghallaigh

Votes: 46

44. The Patriot Game (1979)

93 min | Documentary, History

A history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s.

Director: Arthur MacCaig | Star: Winnie Marshall

Votes: 177

45. Battle of the Bogside (2004)

60 min | Documentary

Feature documentary on the 3-days of riots in Derry, Northern Ireland that led to the deployment of British Troops into Derry in August 1969.

Director: Vinny Cunningham | Stars: Kenneth Bloomfield, James Callaghan, Gregory Campbell, Bernadette Devlin

Votes: 15

46. Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider (2022 TV Special)

59 min | Documentary

Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish.

Director: Chris Nikkel | Star: Ardal O'Hanlon

Votes: 26

47. Betty Williams: Contagious Courage (2018)

TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary

This is the story of a young mother living in Northern Ireland fifty years ago, as her country teetered on the brink of civil war. With never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes ... See full summary »

Director: Dawn Gifford Engle | Stars: Betty Williams, Brenden MacDonald

Votes: 16

48. Dawn Over Ireland (1936)

89 min | Drama, History

Set during the Fenian uprising of 1866, this Irish melodrama presents the saga of a family wrongfully accused of betraying their country. The film spans three generations to the end of the ... See full synopsis »

Director: Thomas Cooper | Stars: Thomas Cooper, Brian O'Sullivan, Eileen Davis, Herbert Martin

Votes: 55

49. Lorg na gCos: Súil Siar ar Mise Éire (2012)

62 min | Documentary

An examination of the making of the landmark Irish film Mise Eire and the political and national context of its release.

Director: Colm Bairéad | Stars: Tim Pat Coogan, Walter Cronkite, Eamon de Valera, Alan Dukes

50. The Haunted History of Halloween (1997 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary

The origins of Halloween are explored in this engrossing program on the subject. A ghoulish array of costumes, make up, and decoration descend on communities every year on October 31st, but... See full synopsis »

Stars: Lesley Bannatyne, Candice Bergen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Alan Dundes

Votes: 167