CELEBRATE IRELAND WITH THESE IRISH MOVIES TO WATCH

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As St. Patrick’s Day approaches it’s time again to take a closer look at some of the films and TV shows that have a setting or some connection to Ireland. Mostly because this is fun, but also because let’s be real, Irish countryside is, based on cinematography, quite gorgeous. Whether we can find additional Irish movies to watch is another story altogether, but we’re going to see what we can find irrespective and hopefully have some fun even in this research phase.

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From romance to comedy, period drama to family drama, we are hoping to find titles that fit a wide range because we all enjoy so many different things. Let’s see what there is to find.

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IRISH MOVIES to WATCH

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Ballykissangel

This six season series follows a British priest who moves to a small Irish community where the local pub is the hub of news!

Stream, at publication, on BritBox or Pluto TV; or find on Hoopla. Digitally rent/purchase on places like Prime Video

THE BOYS and GIRL from COUNTY CLARE

Set in the 1960s, this R-rated comedy film is said to be about a group of musicians trying to win an annual music competition. Plus, bonus, if you loved Endeavour, Shaun Evans stars alongside Colm Meaney.

Find the DVD on places like Prime Video

CAPTAIN BOYCOTT

From 1947, this film that is said to be set in 1800s Ireland is about poor farmers rebelling against their British landowners. Stewart Granger leads the cast in this period drama.

This one isn’t readily available to purchase or rent

CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT

Rock Hudson leads the cast in this 1955 film described as a swashbuckler where “Irish rebels” duel!

Find the DVD on places like Prime Video

CLOSING the RING

Boasting an impressive cast, this is an R-rated period drama that sounds bittersweet. It’s split time about characters in the 1940s and present day. The story follows Ethel Ann who loved and lost. The cast includes Mischa Barton, Neve Campbell and Stephen Amell (currently in Suits: LA). Plus you’ll see Christopher Plummer and Shirley MacLaine, too.

Stream, at publication, on Roku or Tubi; or find on Fubo or Hoopla. Digitally rent/purchase on places like Prime Video

DARBY O’GILL and the LITTLE PEOPLE

A man becomes friends with the “King of Leprechauns” and also ends up playing matchmaker for his daughter. Sean Connery and Janet Munro star.

Stream, at publication, on Disney+; or digitally rent/purchase on places like Prime Vide

DOUGHBOYS in IRELAND

This one follows a man in the U.S. Army stationed in Ireland and the music he and his band discover during their time in Ireland.

This one isn’t readily available to purchase or rent

HAUNTED HARMONY MYSTERIES: MURDER IN G MAJOR

A Hallmark mystery production, this film is quite entertaining and follows an orchestra conductor, Gethsemane Brown, who ends up taking a teaching position in Ireland, only to find she gets caught up in a murder mystery – where her partner is a ghost! Tamera Mowry-Housley leads the cast with co-stars Marco Grazzini, Risteard Cooper and Adam Fergus playing the men in her new life.

Stream, at publication, on Hallmark+; or find on Fubo or Hoopla. Digitally purchase / rent on places like Prime Video

IRISH WISH

Lindsay Lohan heads to Ireland to watch the love of her life marry someone else… until an Irish wish gives her the life she always dreamed of. While not revolutionary, this is a darling little comedy that serves Lohan well.

Stream exclusively on Netflix

JIMMY’S HALL

This one is inspired by a true story about a man who returns to his native Ireland after ten years and makes plans to reopen the dance hall which leads to controversy. The film is set in the 1930s.

Digitally rent or purchase on places like Prime Video

LOVE of the IRISH

Hoping to help her mother reconnect with her biological family, a woman travels to Ireland where she rediscovers a lost side of her creativity. Part of a Hallmark campaign, this one has some romance and of course, gorgeous scenery, too!

Stream, at publication, on Hallmark+

LOVE’S PORTRAIT

A museum curator discovers a painting that looks just like her and in her search for the artist, she ends up in Ireland. A film I haven’t seen, the setting certainly looks stunning, and of course, it’s a film that has a thread of romance, too.

Stream, at publication, on Hallmark+; or Fubo

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THE MAGICAL LEGEND OF THE LEPRECHAUNS

This one seems very much Irish and an ideal albeit perhaps silly Irish movies to watch. It’s a fantasy story that is about “forbidden love” which inspires a war between fairies and leprechauns. The cast list is pretty impressive in this one and includes Jonathan Firth, Kevin McKidd and Zoë Wanamaker.

Stream, at publication, with Prime Video; Peacock, Plex, Roku or Tubi; or digitally rent/purchase on places like Prime Video

THE MIGHTY CELT

Described as a “coming of age” story, this one follows a young boy who adopts a greyhound and also befriends a “mysterious figure” from his mother’s past life. Gillian Anderson and Robert Carlyle (from Once Upon a Time) star in this film.

Stream, at publication, on Prime Video or Roku; or digitally rent/purchase on places like Prime Video

THE MIRACLE CLUB

I think this one starts in Ireland, about characters who haven’t left their small community. I cannot remember for sure though. It’s one I did watch a bit of the star-studded film but shut it off because it just wasn’t a “me” kind of movie (the reason for which is the bittersweet themes). It’s about a group of women hanging on to pain and trying to move on.

Stream, at publication, on Netflix; or digitally / rent purchase on places like Prime Video

ONCE

I have never seen this R-rated drama about two aspiring musicians who get an unexpected chance to collaborate.

Digitally purchase / rent on places like Prime Video

ONDINE

In a film that sounds a little bit like a kind of dark fairytale, Colin Farrell plays a fisherman who finds a woman while at his work and his daughter coming to believe she’s a selkie. This is also a film I’d estimate is quite sad.

Stream, at publication, on Peacock or Roku; or digitally purchase / rent on Prime Video

PHILOMENA

It’s been far too long since I watched this one, and it was only once, but in my research, this one popped with an Irish tag. I’m not sure if part of the film takes place in Ireland or if a character is Irish, but there is an Irish connection apparently. The story is about a woman who wishes to find the son she gave up many years ago. It’s quite bittersweet and sad, so probably not one I’d rewatch again.

Stream, at publication, on BritBox, Plex, Pluto TV, Roku or Tubi; or find on Hoopla. Digitally purchase / rent on Prime Video

ROYAL RENDEZVOUS

A chef travels to an Irish manor house on invitation in this romantic comedy described as a “TV movie” from 2023. It’s also co-written by Scott Damian, a man has other peer film credits to his name.

Stream, at publication, with Bravo Now, E! Now or NBC.com; or digitally purchase / rent on Prime Video

THE SEVENTH STREAM

Scott Glenn stars in this as a widowed fisherman who rescues a lovely young woman who may have a unique origin. Originally this was a film with the Hallmark Hall of Fame collection which aired back in 2001!

Stream, at publication, with Hallmark+, Plex, Pluto, Roku or Tubi TV; or digitally rent / purchase on places like Prime Video

A SHINE OF RAINBOWS

An orphan is adopted by a woman, and they build a home on an Irish “isle,” where the film seems to take a more magical approach. But when her husband cannot accept the child, a darker future awaits. Connie Nielsen and Aidan Quinn star.

Digitally rent or purchase on places like Apple TV+

WAKING NED DEVINE

This one sounds like a dark comedy about a lottery winner who “dies of shock” and the presumably quirky townspeople who clamor to claim his winnings.

Digitally rent or purchase on places like Prime Video

WIDOW’S PEAK

I recently rewatched this one, and was reminded how entertaining the film is. It’s about a small community of widows who live in the Irish countryside. It also has an impressive cast and goes in a direction that the first time I watched it is surprising.  

Stream, at publication, with Plex or Tubi; or find on Hoopla. Digitally purchase / rent on Prime Video

Have you seen any of these? Which Irish movies to watch would you add to a list? Which ones have you seen? Tell me all about the ones I missed. Comment all of your thoughts in the comments.

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