Best new Irish Movies in 2021 & 2020 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List)
List of the latest Irish movies in 2021 and the best Irish movies of 2020 & the 2010's. Top Irish movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.
New Irish movies in 2021 in Cinema & on VOD
Top movies up for release in 2021 in cinema and on VOD
DIRECTOR: Peter Mackie Burns CAST: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tom Glynn-Carney & Monica Dolan
Colm (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) is a man in his 40s who seems to have a life most comfy. His management job at the docks is fruitful, his wife is kind, and his two teenage children are bright. But he finds himself emotionally broken when trying to deal with the recent death of his father. Struggling to come to terms with losing such a figure in his life, Colm finds himself slipping down a drunken slope of coping, leading to romantic affair that could ruin his family.
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DIRECTOR: John Patrick Shanley CAST: Jamie Dornan, Emily Blunt & Jon Hamm
ohn Patrick Shanley directs his theatrical adaptation of his play Outside Mullingar. It’s a bittersweet drama of an Irish family quarreling over the farm. Among those in the family is Anthony Reilly, a man who seems both oblivious to his situation and cursed by his own family’s past. Perhaps the love his neighbor Rosemary Muldoon can change his life. This bittersweet tales features a cast that includes Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy, and Christopher Walken. Read more Watch the trailer of Wild Mountain Thyme
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Best Irish movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2021
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and the 2010's best rated Irish movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).
DIRECTOR: Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman CAST: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward & Will Forte
The charming Irish woman Rose serves as a driving instructor in her small town but she also possesses supernatural abilities that allows her to make contact with spirits. Her powers are called upon when a father in town has a problem with his daughter being possessed by an evil spirit. She soon discovers the possession is the doing of a washed-up rock star trying to renew his fame through Satanic forces. This quirky horror comedy stars Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte and Claudia O'Doherty. Read more Watch the trailer of Extra Ordinary
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DIRECTOR: Neasa Hardiman CAST: Connie Nielsen, Hermione Corfield & Dougray Scott
The seas are rather rough towards a West of Ireland trawler that soon finds itself lost at sea. The crew soon find themselves facing a nightmarish situation of trying to survive on a ship with a limited water supply and the threat of a parasite on board. Who will survive when so many forces seem to be against them? Directed by Neasa Hardiman, this tense sci-fi thriller stars Connie Nielsen, Hermione Corfield and Dougray Scott. Read more Watch the trailer of Sea Fever
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DIRECTOR: Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman CAST: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward & Will Forte
A driving instructor must use her other-worldly gifts to save a lonely man’s daughter from a rock star looking to use her for Satanic purposes. Read more Watch the trailer of Extra Ordinary
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DIRECTOR: Lee Cronin CAST: Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey & Miro Lopperi
Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O’Neill is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris. A terrifying encounter with a mysterious neighbour shatters... Read more Watch the trailer of The Hole in the Ground
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DIRECTOR: Paddy Breathnach CAST: Sarah Greene, Moe Dunford, Ellie O'Halloran, Ruby Dunne
Rosie, a determined young mother, is getting kicked out of her house in Dublin by her landlord. Even though she and her family are homeless, she tries to make the most out of it for her children. A heartbreaking film in the best social-realist tradition, written by famous Irish writer Roddy Doyle. Read more Watch the trailer of Rosie
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DIRECTOR: Nick Kelly CAST: Niamh Algar,
Andrew Carroll
Peter Coonan
An uplifting and quirky comedy about the unlikely friendship between two very unusual 17-year old boys. Gabriel is a manic-depressive drummer and Christopher is diagnosed with the Aspers Syndrome. Read more Watch the trailer of The Drummer and the Keeper
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DIRECTOR: Jim Sheridan CAST: Rooney Mara
Theo James
Aidan Turner
Sebastian Barry's beloved novel 'The Secret Sculpture' is finally made into a motion picture, and by none other than Irish stalwart director Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot). Read more Watch the trailer of The Secret Scripture RATING: 69/100
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DIRECTOR: Liam Gavin CAST: Mark Huberman
Susan Loughnane
Steve Oram
A very promising low budget horror debut by Irish director/writer Liam Gavin. A Dark Song tells the story of a young woman mourning the death of her son. She teams up with Joseph, an eccentric occult expert/alcoholic misanthrope in an isolated cottage, in hopes of getting some signals from her murdered son. As they proceed with their experiments, the tension between them rises. Read more Watch the trailer of A Dark Song RATING: 70/100
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DIRECTOR: John Michael McDonagh CAST: Brendan Gleeson
Chris O'Dowd
Kelly Reilly
2011’s The Guard was probably our favorite Irish film of the decade so far, so expectations for McDonagh’s next project were high. Again Brendan Gleeson was casted as its lead and again McDonagh succeeds in creating a world that is very Irish and very absurd at the same time. Calvary tells the story of an unconventional Catholic priest who receives a death threat by a parishioner (whom he knows very well, but the viewer doesn’t get to know who it is until the final scene). Instead of trying to prevent his attacker, he decides to take a risk and meets him at a given place and time. Read more Watch the trailer of Calvary RATING: 74/100
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DIRECTOR: Steph Green CAST: Maxine Peake
Edward MacLiam
Will Forte
This small and sympathetic film didn’t get as much exposure as it deserved, which is why it can’t be absent on this list. Run & Jump is the story of a family dealing with a father whose character isn’t quite the same after he suffered stroke. His wife is determined to take him back home and tries to get everything back to normal. An American doctor is staying with the family to study the father’s behavior and possible improvements, which of course only makes things more complicated as he falls in love with the mother. Read more Watch the trailer of Run and Jump RATING: 63/100
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DIRECTOR: Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn CAST: Jodie Whittaker
Richard Dormer
Liam Cunningham
The Irish answer to 24 Hour Party People, Michael Winterbottoms’ brilliant film on the rise and fall of Factory Records. Good Vibrations deals with the rise of a refreshingly un-political punk rock scene in Belfast, a city which was deeply religious and politically divided. At the heart of the punk movement is the idealistic Terri Hooley, who’s trying the best he can to run a record company/shop amidst the Troubles’ darkest days. Hugely entertaining and an important account of one modern day Europe’s bloodiest histories as well. Read more Watch the trailer of Good Vibrations RATING: 72/100
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DIRECTOR: Lenny Abrahamson CAST: Jack Reynor
Fionn Walton
Gavin Drea
Director Lenny Abrahamson received quite some praise for his debut Adam and Paul in 2004, which was a touching and funny film about two Dubliner dope heads. What Richard Did is something entirely different. A solid drama about a promising teenager who is in the wrong fight at the wrong time, with all the disastrous consequences. Really well acted and with an ending that avoids the clichés. Nothing groundbreaking going on here, but it’s definitely worth watching. Read more Watch the trailer of What Richard Did RATING: 63/100
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DIRECTOR: John Michael McDonagh CAST: Brendan Gleeson
Don Cheadle
Mark Strong
It’s not too hard to imagine why The Guard is the most (domestically and internationally) acclaimed and best Irish film of the 2010’s. It’s brilliant. Brendan Gleeson, probably Irelands’ best known actor these days, is the concerned Guard Gerry Boyle, a police officer in a remote coastal village. When his village happens to be the target of a group of drug traffickers, Gerry is forced to cooperate with a strait-laced FBI agent. This appears to be a problem, as Gerry’s working methods are quite unorthodox. Director McDonagh’s brother is Martin McDonagh, who directed In Bruges. They seem to share a splendid sense of dark, violent humor. Read more Watch the trailer of The Guard RATING: 73/100
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DIRECTOR: Darragh Byrne CAST: Colin Morgan
Colm Meaney
Milka Ahlroth
A fresh take on the bromance film, Parked deals with Fred, a colorless forty-something Irishman who has lost everything and is therefore forced to live in his car. At his parking spot, he soon gets to know Cathal, a dope-smoking 21-year-old with a positive attitude who appears to be his ‘neighbor’. At first, Fred is reluctant towards Cathal. As they grow closer however, the influence of these two outsiders on each other will change their lives. Read more Watch the trailer of Parked RATING: 69/100
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DIRECTOR: Conor McPherson CAST: Ciarán Hinds
Iben Hjejle
Aidan Quinn
A somewhat odd story of a widower coming to terms with himself. Odd in the sense that the film is both a horror film and a typical, subtle European family drama. It works on both sides, however. Ciarán Hinds (it’s never hard to feel sorry for that guy) plays the widower who volunteers at an annual literature festival. His life is turned upside down when he becomes romantically involved with an attending writer. At the same time he’s suffering from horrible visions. Everything might be connected… Read more Watch the trailer of The Eclipse RATING: 62/100
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DIRECTOR: Brendan Muldowney CAST: Tom Holland
Jon Bernthal
Richard Armitage
A visually striking, medieval thriller by filmmaker Brendan Muldowney about a group of Irish monks on their way to Rome to deliver a holy relic. Along the way, tensions within the group begin to rise. Read more Watch the trailer of Pilgrimage RATING: 80/100
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DIRECTOR: Neil Jordan CAST: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Isabelle Huppert
A young woman befriends an older widow. It soon becomes clear the widow's intentions aren't exactly sympathetic. Read more Watch the trailer of The Widow RATING: 86/100
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Ireland might be a small country, but its national cinema is pretty great nontheless. Check out below which recent Irish movies we liked the best.
The amount of people worldwide who claim to be of Irish descent is amazing. Have you ever read an actors’ bio on IMDb.com which doesn’t state he or she is Irish? Americans are fascinated with Irish people and the mark they left on modern history and popular culture. Hollywood produced a notable amount of ‘Irish-themed’ classics: Scorsese’s violent paddy mob films Gangs of New York and The Departed, Troy Duffy’s one hit wonder Boondock Saints and the abysmal P.S. I Love You to name a few. But what about the Emerald Isle’s own film industry? Almost the entire Game of Thrones cast is Irish, so they sure have to offer something. What follows is a list of my favorite Irish movies of 2010 to 2015. And when I say Irish, I really mean Irish. So no American Irish-themed films in this one.
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