List of films set in Ireland explained
'Films set in a country' differ from 'films shot in a country' and a 'film's nationality'. In films set in a country, the story depicts the characters/action situated/located in a said country. While in some films the action is set in multiple countries, in others it is set in one specific country. Some films that are set in a country may not necessarily be shot in that country and/or are not produced from that country. This is a list of films set in Ireland, meaning the films in this list depict their characters as being located in Ireland. While the majority of the films listed are Irish films, others are not, such as Hungry Hill (1947) (British), The Black Sheep (1960) (German), The Craic (1999) (Australian), and (2008) (United States). The same applies with, while the majority of films were shot in Ireland, others were not, such as The Naked Truth (1957) (Irish scene filmed at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom), The Long Good Friday (1980), (scene in pub at start of film shot in United Kingdom), The Brylcreem Boys (1998) and Waking Ned (1998) (both filmed entirely on the Isle of Man), and (2009) (filmed entirely in Canada, including Irish portion). The list is categorised into sections consisting of Feature Films, Short Films, Documentary Films and Mini-Series set in Ireland, and the films are listed alphabetically. There is also a section of a short list of films shot, but not set in Ireland listed at the bottom. These lists are not exhaustive.
Feature films
Numbers
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
Short films
Documentary films set in Ireland
Numbers
A
- Above the Law (2015) - Documentary episode by RTÉ Investigation Unit and produced by RTÉ
- Achieving Freedom (2011)
- The Age of De Valera (1982) - Documentary with 4 episodes
- An Conradh 1921 (The Treaty 1921) (2011) - Produced by TG4
- An Deichniúr Dearmadta (The Forgotten Ten) (2002) - Produced by TG4
- An Independent People (2013) - Documentary with 3 episodes and produced by BBC Northern Ireland
- Atlantean (2005) - Documentary with 4 episodes
- Atlantic (2016)
B
- Ballymun Lullaby (2011)
- The Ballymurphy Massacre (2012)
- The Ballymurphy Precedent (2018)
- Battle of the Bogside (2004)
- Behind the Mask (1991)
- Being AP (2015)
- Belfast: No Peace on the Streets (1993)
- Beneath a Dublin Sky (2006)
- Bertie (2008) - Documentary with 4 episodes
- Blazing the Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland (2011)
- Blind Vision (2007)
- Blood Fruit (2014)
- Blood of the Irish (2009) - Documentary with 2 episodes
- (2016)
- The Boys of St Columb's (2009)
- Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk (2012)
- Born and Reared (2016)
- Brigid's Night: La 'Le Bride (1961) - Documentary episode by Radharc and produced by the RTÉ
- A Bright Brand New Day (1982)
- Broken Song (2013)
C
- Cardinal Secrets (2002) - Documentary episode by Prime Time and produced by RTÉ
- Charles Haughey's Ireland (1986) - Produced by Pipeline for Channel 4
- The Charlton Years (1996)
- Children at Work (1973)
- Children in Crossfire (1974)
- Children of the Revolution (2016) Produced by RTÉ
- Citizen Lane (2018)
- A City Dreaming (2014)
- Collins & De Valera: Heroes & Villains (2016)
- Collusion (2015) - Documentary episode by Panorama and produced by the BBC
- Cradle of Genius (1961)
- Croagh Patrick: Mass Rock & Men's Sodality (1962) - Documentary episode by Radharc and produced by the RTÉ
- Cromwell: Conquering the Emerald Isle 1641-1650 (2005) - Documentary episode for The Conquerors by History Channel
- Cromwell in Ireland (2008)
- The Crest (2017)
- Curious Journey (1974) - Banned until 1980[3] [4]
- Customs (2008) - Documentary with 6 episodes
D
- Dangerous Liaisons (2004) - Documentary episode by Spotlight and produced by the BBC The Day mountbatten Died (2019) - BBC Documentary
- Death on the Rock (1988) - Documentary episode by This Week and produced by Thames Television
- Dolores Keane: A Storm in the Heart (2014)
- (2008) - Documentary with 6 episodes
- The Disappeared (2013)
- Discovery (1964)
- A Doctor's Sword (2015)
- Dreaming the Quiet Man (2010)
- The Dublin-Monaghan Bombings 1974 (1993) - Documentary episode by First Tuesday and produced by Yorkshire Television
- Dying for a Drink (1983) - Documentary episode by Radharc and produced by the RTÉ
E
- (1999) - Documentary episode by Reputations and produced by BBC
F
G
- (2008)
- (2007)
- The Ghost of Roger Casement (2002)
- The Great Famine (1995) - BBC Documentary
- Green Is the Colour (2012) - Produced by RTÉ
- Growing Up Gay (2010) - Documentary with 2 episodes
H
I
J
- J.P. Dunleavy's Ireland: In All Her Sins and Graces (1992) - Produced by Discovery Channel
- Jack Charlton: The Irish Years (2005)
- James Joyce: 1882-1941 (2004) - Produced by The Biography Channel
- Jimmy's Winnin' Matches (2013)
- Joshua Greer’s Amazing Irish Adventure (2012)
K
- The Killings at Coolacrease (2007) - Documentary episode by Hidden History and produced by RTÉ
- Knuckle (2011)
L
M
- The Madness From Within (1998) - Documentary produced by RTÉ and later found to contain a number of distortions on facts from the Irish Civil War[5] [6]
- The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (1992
- Marooned (2004)
- Mary McAleese and the Man Who Saved Europe (2015)
- Massacre at Ballymurphy (2018) - Documentary episode by Dispatches and produced by Channel 4
- Mattress Men (2016)
- The Maze (2002)
- Men at Lunch (2012)
- Micko (2018)
- Mise Éire (1959)
- A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot (2017)
- Mother Ireland (1991)
- Mountbatten: Death of a Royal (2013) - Produced by RTÉ
N
- Na Chéad Fight Clubs (The First Fight Clubs) (2010) - Produced by TG4
- Ná Lig Sinn i nDearmad (Lest We Be Forgotten) (2003) - Documentary episode by Léargas (Insight) and produced by RTÉ
- No Béarla (2007) - Documentary with 4 episodes
- Obama: the Road to Moneygall (2011)
- No Stone Unturned (2017)
O
- Ó Pheann an Phiarsaigh: The Writings of Patrick Pearse (2010) - Produced by TG4
- The O'Kalems Visit Killarney (1912)
- Oisín (1970)
- Old Scores (1983)
- Older Than Ireland (2015)
- One Million Dubliners (2014)
- Open Port (1968) - Documentary episode by Radharc and produced by the RTÉ
P
Q
R
S
- Salmon Run with Jack Charlton (1994)
- School Life (2016)
- Seaview (2007)
- Searching for Shergar (2018)
- See You at the Pillar (1967)
- Seven Ages (2000) - Documentary with seven episodes
- Sex & Sensibility (2008) - Documentary with 4 episodes
- Sex in a Cold Climate (1998)
- The Shame of the Catholic Church (2012) - Documentary episode by This World and produced by BBC Shamrock and Swastika (2001)
- Skin in the Game (2012)
- (2019) - Documentary with seven episodes & behind the scenes episode
- The Spy in the IRA (2017) - Documentary episode by Panorama and produced by BBC A State Apart (1995) - Documentary with 5 episodes and produced by BBC Northern Ireland
- States of Fear (1999)
- The Story of Ireland (2011) Documentary with 5 episodes
- Study Ireland (1990) - Documentary with 8 episodes and produced by BBC Northern Ireland
- Suffer Little Children (1994) – Documentary episode by Counterpoint and produced by UTV
- Sweepstakes (2003) - Documentary episode by Hidden History and produced by RTÉ
T
- Taoiseach (2009) - Documentary with 4 episodes and Produced by TV3 Ireland
- A Terrible Beauty... (2013) - Produced by RTÉ
- Theobald Wolfe Tone (????) - Documentary by Kenneth Griffith completed but not published .[3] [4]
- Til the Tenth Generation (2009)
- To Kill the Cabinet (1986)
U
- The Ulster Covenant (2012) - Produced by BBC Northern Ireland
- Ulster Unearthed (1997) - Documentary with 5 episodes and produced by UTV for Channel 4
- Unbreakable (2014)
- Unquiet Graves (2018)
W
- The Wall (2016)
- Waveriders (2008)
- Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (1995) - Co-produced by ZDF & 3sat (German) in English language
- When Ali Came to Ireland (2012)
- When Charlie Met Kitty (2011) - Documentary episode by Scannal (Scandal) and produced by RTÉ & TG4
- When Ireland Starved (1992) - Documentary with 4 episodes by Radharc and produced by the RTÉ
- (2017)
- Who Bombed Birmingham? (1991)
Y
- Yeats Country (1965)
- The Year London Blew Up: 1974 (2005) - Documentary produced by Channel 4
- Yes I Can (2011) - Documentary with 4 episodes
- Young Offender (1963) - Documentary episode by Radharc and produced by the RTÉ
Television mini-series set in Ireland
List of films shot in Ireland
This list covers films shot, or partly shot, in Ireland, but which are not set there.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Upcoming Productions and Crew Availability . 2023-08-17 . Screen Ireland.
- Web site: July 19, 2023. Kay. Jeremy . Sam Raimi horror, The Watchers among new indie shoots approved by SAG-AFTRA . 2023-08-17 . Screen Daily.
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/welsh-film-maker-fascinated-by-irish-history-1.1019012 Welsh film-maker fascinated by Irish history
- Vahimagi, Tise. (2014). Griffith, Kenneth (1921-2006). British Film Institute. Screenonline
- Neeson, Eoin. (23 January 1998). RTE's `Civil War' Distortion of History. The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020
- Corcoran, Farrel. (2004). RTE and the Globalisation of Irish Television. Intellect Books. Retrieved 4 July 2020
- Web site: Ella Enchanted . 2014-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928035949/http://wicklowmovies.ie/ella-enchanted/ . 2015-09-28 . dead .