Tag Archives: irish

The Bonfire of the Vanities

IMDB Rating: 5.10
7638 votes

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Financial "Master of the Universe" Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car. When yellow journalist Peter Fallow enflames public opinion with a series of distorted tabloid articles on the accident, the case is seized upon by opportunists like Reverend Bacon and mayoral candidate D.A. Abe Weiss.
Actors
Sherman McCoyTom Hanks
Peter FallowBruce Willis
Jed KramerSaul Rubinek
Also posted in 1990, Comedy, Drama | Comments (0)

Black Irish

IMDB Rating: 6.50
115 votes

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This tale chronicles the trials and tribulations of Cole McKay, 15, an obedient son who yearns for the attentions of his emotionally remote father. Cole is by turns nurtured and abandoned by the rest of his family; his sister Kathleen, older derelict brother Jack, and rigid mother Margaret. As the tale unfolds each family member undergoes a crisis of their own, their individual arcs interweaving until a heart-wrenching climax.
Actors
Cole McKayMichael Angarano
Desmond McKayBrendan Gleeson
Terry McKayTom Guiry
Also posted in 2007, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Commitments

IMDB Rating: 7.30
9149 votes

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Jimmy Rabbitte, che vive di piccoli espedienti in un quartiere proletario di Dublino, si e' messo in testa di organizzare una band musicale per rinverdire i fasti del rythm&blues e del soul. Grazie ad un annuncio sul giornale, Rabbitte comincia a selezionare giovani dal lavoro precario ma pieni di talento: Dean, Fay, Outspan, l'occhialuto Steven , Clifford, Deco, il ciccione senza buone maniere ma con una grande voce, Billy il batterista e Joey "The lips", un bizzarro e maturo anziano suonatore di tromba che si vanta di aver suonato con famosi soul-singers. Aggrega anche Natalie, Imelda e Bernie, tre grintose ragazze, ottime coriste e molto sexy. Procuratisi a credito la strumentazione, cominciano le prove, massacranti, che impegnano tutti. Si inizia a suonare in pubblico, in capannoni e feste sociali: il gruppo sembra pervaso dal fuoco della musica e dell'ambizione. La band, pur se dilettantesca e provinciale, sembra lanciata verso il vertice e finisce invece nel fallimento: dissapori, piccole gelosie e contrasti umani ed artistici, sfaldano il gruppo. Il sogno di Jimmy evapora nel nulla e quel grande patrimonio di energia e bravura che poteva fruttare quattrini e successo siPL: disperde nel nulla.
Actors
Jimmy RabbitteRobert Arkins
Steven Clifford, PianoMichael Aherne
Imelda Quirke, Backup SingerAngeline Ball
Also posted in 1991, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Music | Comments (0)

The Tailor of Panama

IMDB Rating: 6.00
8633 votes

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John LeCarre's spy thriller is brought to the big screen. A British spy (Pierce Brosnan) is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor (Geoffrey Rush) with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife (Jamie Lee Curtis), who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Panama Canal. But what the two do is concoct a tremendous fictional tale about former mercenaries who are ready to topple the current government and are willing to work with Britain and the US to do so.
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Geoffrey Rush
Pierce Brosnan
Jamie Lee Curtis
Also posted in 2001, Drama, Thriller | Comments (6)

River Queen

IMDB Rating: 6.30
355 votes

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An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah (Samantha Morton) and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between British and Maori during the British colonisation of New Zealand.
Actors
WiremuCliff Curtis
DoyleKiefer Sutherland
Sarah O'BrienSamantha Morton
Also posted in 2005, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Proposition

IMDB Rating: 7.50
7378 votes

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Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the gang's mastermind, remains at large has and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days.
Actors
Samuel StoteTom Budge
Charlie BurnsGuy Pearce
Martha StanleyEmily Watson
Also posted in 2005, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle

IMDB Rating: 4.80
23111 votes

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Natalie, Dylan, and Alex, three glamorous, tough-as-nails, investigative agents - who work for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency - are sent undercover to retrieve two missing jewelry bands. These are no ordinary wedding rings. They contain valuable information that reveals the new identities of every person in the FBI's Witness Protection Program. After five of the program's participants turn up dead, only the Angels can stop the perpetrator, using their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts.
Actors
Natalie CookCameron Diaz
Dylan SandersDrew Barrymore
Alex MundayLucy Liu
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime | Comments (0)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

IMDB Rating: 7.50
35194 votes

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During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, with greater fire power, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Russell Crowe brings great intensity to the role of Captain Jack Aubrey. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. While the naval battle sequences are quite fantastic, the film is successful because director Weir chose to build the story to get to know the men who are locked aboard the tight quarters of a small ship and how they interact everyday. The officers and the mates are well-known by the time the final battle comes. Paul Bettany offers a strong performance as the surgeon and naturalist who balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together. The horrors of the injuries from the war are frequently implied, but vividly depicted in the reactions of the characters.
Actors
Capt. Jack AubreyRussell Crowe
Dr. Stephen Maturin, SurgeonPaul Bettany
1st Lt. Tom PullingsJames D'Arcy
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War | Comments (3)

The Opportunists

IMDB Rating: 5.80
525 votes

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Vic is a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. His girlfriend runs a bar and offers to loan him the money she's saved for remodeling, but Vic is reluctant to take it. When a long-lost cousin from Ireland shows up on his doorstep, the two team up for one last heist.
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Victor 'Vic' KellyChristopher Walken
Michael 'Mikey' Lawler, aka Michael KellyPeter MacDonald
Aunt Diedre 'Dee'Anne Pitoniak
Also posted in 2000, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comments (0)

The Boondock Saints

IMDB Rating: 7.70
39856 votes

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Two Irish brothers accidentally killed mafia thugs. They turned themselves in and were released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and started knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he was to catching the Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing.
Actors
Paul SmeckerWillem Dafoe
Connor MacManusSean Patrick Flanery
Murphy MacManusNorman Reedus
Also posted in 1999, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)
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