5 Films & TV Shows Set In Ireland During The 2000s

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  Philomena

  District of Columbia England 🇮🇪 Ireland The 2000s The 1950s

  These two unlikely companions are on a journey to find her long lost son. — A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

  Released in 2013 • 98 minutes
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  The Cup

  🇮🇪 Ireland Victoria New South Wales The 2000s

  Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true. — At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.

  Released in 2011 • 106 minutes
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  The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

  Massachusetts New York 🇮🇪 Ireland The 2000s The 1950s

  The Saints Are Calling — Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight for justice in Boston.

  Released in 2009 • 118 minutes
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  Perrier's Bounty

  🇮🇪 Ireland The 2000s

  Blood is thicker than water. Nothing is thicker than thieves. — A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies.

  Released in 2009 • 88 minutes
• How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate

  🇮🇪 Ireland The 1990s The 2000s

  The film the Department of Education doesn't want you to see! — "How to cheat the Leaving Certificate?" : a question posed by thousands of students every year in Ireland. A group of pupils set up an elaborate master-plan to beat the system and top the points race.

  Released in 1998 • 80 minutes