17. The Commitments (1991)
The travails of Jimmy Rabbitte to form the "World's Hardest Working Band," The Commitments, and bring soul music to the people of Dublin, Ireland. (118 mins.)
Director: Alan Parker
Stars: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy
18. Magdalene-søstrene (2002) Original: The Magdalene Sisters
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum. (119 mins.)
Director: Peter Mullan
Stars: Eileen Walsh, Dorothy Duffy, Nora-Jane Noone, Anne-Marie Duff
19. Veronica Guerin - I sandhedens tjeneste (2003)
An Irish journalist is assassinated by drug dealers she wrote about in a series of stories. (98 mins.)
Director: Joel Schumacher
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell, Brenda Fricker, Ciarán Hinds
20. Some Mother's Son (1996)
Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands... (112 mins.)
Director: Terry George
Stars: Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara
21. Angelas aske (1999) Original: Angela´s Ashes
Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences... (145 mins.)
Director: Alan Parker
Stars: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens
22. Dead Bodies (2003)
The return of a vengeful ex-girlfriend sets into motion a series of gruesome events for a hapless Irish bachelor in director Robert Quinn's grim black comedy. (88 mins.)
Director: Robert Quinn
Stars: Andrew Scott, Katy Davis, Eamonn Owens, Darren Healy
23. Man About Dog (2004)
Man About dog is an irreverent, witty and fast paced comedy caper about a tale of 3 losers who leave their quaint town with a debt of $50k to a bookie... (85 mins.)
Director: Paddy Breathnach
Stars: Allen Leech, Tom Murphy, Ciaran Nolan, Sean McGinley
24. Widows' Peak (1994)
Edwina has just moved into the neighborhood known as "Widows' Peak," so called due to the prevalent marital status of the residents... (101 mins.)
Director: John Irvin
Stars: Joan Plowright, Mia Farrow, Natasha Richardson, Adrian Dunbar
25. Garage (2007)
A tragicomedy set in the world of gas stations in rural Ireland, where over-diligent employee of the garage searches for intimacy during the course of a life-changing summer. (85 mins.)
Director: Leonard Abrahamson
Stars: Pat Shortt, John Keogh, George Costigan, Anne-Marie Duff
26. Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
In the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding. (128 mins.)
Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Morgan Jones, Eva Birthistle, Liam Neeson
27. The Crying Game (1992)
A British soldier is kidnapped by IRA terrorists. He befriends one of his captors, who is drawn into the soldier's world. (112 mins.)
Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson
28. Ondine (2009)
An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie. (111 mins.)
Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan, Alison Barry
29. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two. (89 mins.)
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Stars: Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca, Mark Ryder
30. Den tavse mand (1952) Original: The Quiet Man
A retired American boxer returns to the village where he was born in Ireland, where he finds love. (129 mins.)
Director: John Ford
Stars: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond
31. Ryans datter (1970) Original: Ryan´s Daughter
Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer. (206 mins.)
Director: David Lean
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Christopher Jones
32. War of the Buttons (1994)
The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles where they cut of the buttons, shoe-laces... (94 mins.)
Director: John Roberts
Stars: Gregg Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney, Darragh Naughton, Brendan McNamara
33. I Went Down (1997)
Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks... (107 mins.)
Director: Paddy Breathnach
Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Peter McDonald, Antoine Byrne, David Wilmot
34. Bloody Sunday (2002)
A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972. (107 mins.)
Director: Paul Greengrass
Stars: James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Allan Gildea
35. Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
When the kinetic Rory moves into his room in the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, his effect on the home is immediate. Most telling is his friendship with Michael, a young man with cerebral palsy and nearly unintelligible speech. Somehow, Rory understands Michael, and encourages him to experience life outside the confines of home. (104 mins.)
Director: Damien O'Donnell
Stars: James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Steven Robertson, Alan King