82 Films & TV Shows Set In Ireland During The 20th Century
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The Racer
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1990sThe race is won by the one who suffers the most โ Summer 1998 - the opening stages of Le Tour de France are relocated to Ireland. Belgian rider Dom Chabol (late 30s) has been one of the best โDomestiquesโ (support riders) on the Tour for the last 20 years. Itโs a sacrificial role โ setting pace, blocking wind, and providing support to enable the teamโs sprinter to victory - winning is not an option. But Dom secretly harbours a desire to wear the yellow jersey - just once before his career is over. At the start of what will likely be his last Tour, Dom is unceremoniously dropped from the Team he has dedicated his life to. His best mate Sonny, the team masseur, fails to reassure him about his future. But a chance liaison with Lynn, a young Irish doctor, softens the blow, and Dom starts to accept - and even enjoy - the idea of civilian life. But as he gears up to go home and to face his estranged sister, a massive doping error knocks another teammate off the Tour and Dom is thrown back in the saddleโฆ
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Dating Amber
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1990sEddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. The plan seems solid, but as their arrangement begins to fall apart, Eddieโs denial gets deeper as Amber realizes that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes.
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Stan & Ollie
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland England The 1950s The 1930sThe untold story of the world's greatest comedy act. โ With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida โ a formidable double act in their own right โ the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public
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Penance
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1960s The 1910sFather Eion O'Donnell is unambiguous about the need to use violence to force Britain out of Ireland. He influences a young impressionable boy, Antaine to fight in the 1916 Rising. Fifty years later Antaine arrives in Derry as an experienced gunman. This appearance throws Eoin back to the cause of his breakdown in 1916. Eoin's influence on young Antaine echoes in Antaine's dark influence on an Altar boy, Feidhlim.
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The Devil's Doorway
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1960sSome doors should never be opened โ In the autumn of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for 'fallen women', only to uncover something much more horrific.
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The Secret Scripture
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1940sThe hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
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The Lost City of Z
England ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland ๐ซ๐ท France ๐ง๐ด Bolivia ๐ง๐ท Brazil The 1920s The 1910s The 1900sA man's reach should exceed his grasp... or what's a heaven for? โ A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
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The Lodgers
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1920s1920, rural Ireland. Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; and if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy. When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother - and with the curse that haunts them.
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The Siege of Jadotville
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland ๐จ๐ฉ Congo Democratic Republic of the New York The 1960sThe Irish army's forgotten battle โ Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
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Sing Street
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1980sA boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
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Brooklyn
New York ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1950sTwo countries, two loves, one heart โ In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
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Song of the Sea
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1980sLet the song of the sea sway your heart... โ The story of the last Seal Childโs journey home. After their motherโs disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his motherโs folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.
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Jimmy's Hall
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1930sWhere Anything Goes and Everyone Belongs. โ Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
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A Nightingale Falling
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1920sWhen love is at war. โ Set against a backdrop of a turbulent, war-torn Ireland in the early 1920โs, this is a story of three people and the unfolding events from a crucial time in their extradionary and tragic lives.
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Philomena
District of Columbia England ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 2000s The 1950sThese two unlikely companions are on a journey to find her long lost son. โ A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
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Good Vibrations
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland Northern Ireland The 1970sAre teenage dreams so hard to beat? โ The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.
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Killing Bono
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1970s The 1980sThe true story of Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Massachusetts New York ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 2000s The 1950sThe Saints Are Calling โ 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.
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1920sWar has cost them their innocence... Freedom will cost them their blood. โ In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
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The Tiger's Tail
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1990sAfter a chance encounter, a Dubliner (Gleeson) is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.
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Bloom
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1900sAll of life in one extraordinary day โ Adapted from James Joyce's Ulysses, Bloom is the enthralling story of June 16th, 1904 and a gateway into the consiousness of its three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom and the extraordinary Leopold Bloom.
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The Boys from County Clare
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1960sIn Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival.
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Veronica Guerin
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1990sWhy would anyone want to kill Veronica Guerin? โ In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
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Song for a Raggy Boy
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1930sFour walls. One faith. No identity. โ William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.
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The Magdalene Sisters
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland The 1960sIn a place that defied belief their only hope was each other. โ Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly caught flirting with the boys. All have to work in a laundry under the strict supervision of the nuns, who break their wills through sadistic punishment.
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