Best Irish Movies

[Kenny Orange Powers]

Since St. Patty's is upon us and Dallas will be in full St. Patricks Day mode this weekend, lettuce discuss our favorite Irish movies. Here's my top 5 that I'll be watching in preparation for St. Pattys.

1. Boondock Saints
2. Gangs of New York
3. The Departed
4. Millers Crossing
5. The Town or Boondock Saints 2

 

[osu_orangestreak]

How bout an actual great Irish film? Should be number one on every list.

"I'm black and I'm proud"

 

[mseabolt]

How bout an actual great Irish film? Should be number one on every list.

"I'm black and I'm proud"

Harumph

 

[Kenny Orange Powers]

How bout an actual great Irish film? Should be number one on every list.

"I'm black and I'm proud"

I'm more of a mob movie kinda guy but I have been wanting to watch this.

 

[capanski_rivals]

The Quiet Man

 

[Kenny Orange Powers]

The Quiet Man

Great call. Love this movie! Also, one of the best fight scenes of all time.

 

[Dally1up]

If it ain't Scottish, it's CRAP!

 

[cactusjackosu]

Green Street Hooligans. It's Irish enough.

 

[Marshal Jim Duncan]

So you actually mean American movies with sone variety of Irish content.

 

[Marshal Jim Duncan]

The best Irish movie of recent vintage is Sing Street.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sing_street/

You're welcome.

 

[blbronco]

Darby O'Gill and the little people

It has it all....a scottish actor, sterotypes, and leprachauns....

 

[Marshal Jim Duncan]

• The Departed
• In Bruges
• In the Name of the Father
• The Quiet Man
• Once
• The Boxer
• Michael Collins
• The Commitments
• Waking Ned Devine
• Sing Street

 

[anon_ph7vrsh7abnty]

Just when I thought this board couldn't get any whiter....

 

[100TonsofOrangeFury]

Just when I thought this board couldn't get any whiter....

If only the board had a ultra smug white hipster to lend it some gritty street cred.

 

[anon_ph7vrsh7abnty]

If only the board had a ultra smug white hipster to lend it some gritty street cred.

Ease up, snowflake. It's a joke.

And you know very damned well this could all be put on a list of "**** white people like."

 

[Kenny Orange Powers]

Ease up, snowflake. It's a joke.

And you know very damned well this could all be put on a list of "**** white people like."

You've never heard of black Irish?!

 

[Been Jammin]

Brooklyn is a fantastic movie. More of an Irish movie than most listed in this thread.