List of The Troubles films

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Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of The Troubles and the Dissident Irish republican campaign . This list does not include documentaries, short films. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] This list includes films about events from the late 1960s to the present day. For events of the early 20th century, see List of Irish revolutionary period films.

Contents

1960s

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
1968United Kingdom The Violent Enemy Don Sharp Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel A Candle for the Dead.

1970s

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
1974Canada A Quiet Day in Belfast Milad BessadaDrama. Based on the play A Quiet Day in Belfast.
1975United Kingdom
United States		 Hennessy Don Sharp Action, Drama, Thriller.
1979United States
Netherlands		 The Outsider Tony LuraschiDrama, History, Thriller. Based on a novel The Heritage of Michael Flaherty.

1980s

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
1980United Kingdom The Long Good Friday John Mackenzie Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller.
1981United Kingdom Looks and Smiles Ken Loach Drama.
1981IrelandTraveller Joe Comerford Drama.
1981United Kingdom
Ireland		Maeve Pat Murphy Drama.
1982Ireland
United Kingdom		 Angel Neil Jordan Drama, Music, Thriller.
1983United KingdomAcceptable LevelsJohn DaviesDrama.
1983Belgium
France		The Writing On The Wall Armand Gatti Drama.
1984United Kingdom
Ireland		 Cal Pat O'Connor Drama, Thriller, Romance. Based on a novel Cal .
1985United Kingdom No Surrender Peter SmithComedy.
1987United Kingdom Boy Soldier   [ cy ] Karl Francis Drama.
1987United Kingdom A Prayer for the Dying Mike Hodges Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel A Prayer for the Dying.
1988United Kingdom
United States		 For Queen and Country Martin Stellman Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller.
1989United Kingdom
United States		 Elephant Alan Clarke Drama.

1990s

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
1990United Kingdom Hidden Agenda Ken Loach Drama, Thriller.
1992United Kingdom The Railway Station Man Michael WhyteDrama, Romance. Based on a novel The Railway Station Man.
1992United States Patriot Games Phillip Noyce Action, Thriller. Based on a novel Patriot Games .
1992United Kingdom
Japan		 The Crying Game Neil Jordan Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Based on the short story "Guests of the Nation".
1993IrelandHigh Boot Benny Joe Comerford Drama.
1993Ireland
United States		 In the Name of the Father Jim Sheridan Biography, Crime, Drama. Based on an autobiography Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four. Guildford pub bombings, Guildford Four and Maguire Seven
1994United States Patriots Frank KerrThriller.
1994United States Blown Away Stephen Hopkins Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller.
1995United Kingdom
Ireland		 Nothing Personal Thaddeus O'Sullivan Drama.
1996Lebanon
Germany
Ireland		WarshotsHeiner Stadler
1996Ireland
United States		 Some Mother's Son Terry George Drama, History. 1981 Irish hunger strike
1997Ireland This Is the Sea Mary McGuckian Drama, Romance.
1997United KingdomThe EliminatorEnda HughesAction, Comedy.
1997United States The Devil's Own Alan J. Pakula Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller.
1997United Kingdom
Spain
Germany
Ireland
Japan		 A Further Gesture Robert Dornhelm Drama, Romance, Thriller.
1997Ireland
United States		 The Boxer Jim Sheridan Drama, Romance, Sport.
1997United States
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Japan		 The Jackal Michael Caton-Jones Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel The Day of the Jackal .
1997United States My Brother's War James Brolin Action, Thriller.
1998United Kingdom Crossmaheart Henry Herbert Drama. Based on a novel Cycle of Violence .
1998United States
United Kingdom		 Ronin John Frankenheimer Action, Crime, Thriller.
1998United Kingdom
Ireland		 The General John Boorman Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on the book The General. Martin Cahill
1998United Kingdom Divorcing Jack David Caffrey Thriller, Comedy. Based on a novel Divorcing Jack.
1998United Kingdom Titanic Town Roger Michell Drama.
1998United Kingdom Resurrection Man Marc Evans Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel Resurrection Man. Shankill Butchers
1999IrelandSunset HeightsColm VillaAction, Thriller.
1999United Kingdom
United States		Shergar Dennis Lewiston Crime, Drama, Romance, Sport. Shergar

2000s

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
2000Ireland
United States		 Moving Target Paul ZillerAction.
2000United States An Everlasting Piece Barry Levinson Comedy.
2001United Kingdom
Ireland		MapmakerJohnny GoganThriller.
2001Ireland Silent Grace Maeve Murphy Drama. Based on the plays The Armagh Women, Now and at the Hour of Our Death. Dirty protest
2001Ireland H3 Les Blair Drama. 1981 Irish hunger strike
2002United Kingdom
Ireland		BoxedMarion ComerDrama.
2004United Kingdom
France
Ireland		 Mickybo and Me Terry LoaneComedy, Drama. Based on the play Mojo Mickybo.
2005Italy The Silence of the Skylark   [ it ]David BalleriniDrama.
2005Ireland
United Kingdom		 The Mighty Celt Pearse ElliotDrama.
2005Ireland
United Kingdom		 Breakfast on Pluto Neil Jordan Comedy, Drama. Based on a novel Breakfast on Pluto .
2006United States
Ireland		I.R.A.: King of Nothing Damian Chapa Action, Drama.
2006United Kingdom
Ireland		 Johnny Was Mark HammondAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller.
2007United Kingdom
Canada
United States		 Closing the Ring Richard Attenborough Drama, Romance.
2008Ireland Anton Graham Cantwell Action, Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller.
2008Ireland Peacefire Macdara VallelyDrama.
2008United Kingdom
Ireland		 Hunger Steve McQueen Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller. 1981 Irish hunger strike
2008United Kingdom
Canada		 Fifty Dead Men Walking Kari Skogland Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on Martin McGartland's autobiography.
2009United StatesDisappearing in America Erik Rodgers Drama.
2009United Kingdom
Ireland		 Five Minutes of Heaven Oliver Hirschbiegel Drama, Thriller.

2010s

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
2011United StatesNo Saints for SinnersNathan FrankowskiAction, Crime.
2012United Kingdom
Ireland		 Shadow Dancer James Marsh Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Based on a novel Shadow Dancer.
2013United Kingdom
Ireland		 Good Vibrations Lisa Barros D'Sa
Glenn Leyburn		Biography, Drama, Music.
2013United KingdomThe Best Years Danny Patrick Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance.
2013Ireland A Belfast Story Nathan ToddCrime, Drama.
2014United Kingdom Shooting for Socrates James Erskine Comedy, Drama, Sport. 1986 FIFA World Cup
2014United Kingdom '71 Yann Demange Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War.
2016United KingdomThe Truth Commissioner Declan Recks Crime, Drama, Thriller.
2016United Kingdom The Journey Nick Hamm Biography, Drama, History. Ian Paisley, Martin McGuinness, St Andrews Agreement.
2017United Kingdom
China
United States
India		 The Foreigner Martin Campbell Action, Thriller. Based on a novel The Chinaman.
2017United Kingdom
Ireland
Sweden
Germany		 Maze Stephen BurkeBiography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller. Maze Prison escape
2018Ireland
United Kingdom		 Penance Tommy Collins Action, Romance. Based on the story Seacht mBua an Éirí Amach.
2019United KingdomCyprus AvenueRhodri Huw
Vicky Featherstone 		Comedy, Drama, Thriller.

2020s

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
2020United Kingdom
Ireland		 Wildfire Cathy Brady Drama.
2021Ireland A Bend in the River Colin Broderick Drama.
2021United Kingdom Belfast Kenneth Branagh Biography, Drama, Romance. 1969 Northern Ireland riots
2022IrelandThe Troubles: A Dublin StoryLuke HanlonCrime, Drama.
2023United Kingdom Dead Shot Tom Guard
Charles Guard		Action, Thriller. Based on the book The Road to Balcombe Street.
2023Ireland
United Kingdom		 Baltimore Joe Lawlor
Christine Molloy 		Thriller. Rose Dugdale
2023Ireland In the Land of Saints and Sinners Robert Lorenz Action, Crime, Thriller.
2024Ireland
United Kingdom		 Kneecap Rich Peppiatt Comedy, Drama. Kneecap

Upcoming films

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
TBAUnited KingdomThe Sniper's Daughter
(Stranger with a Camera)		 Oorlagh George Mystery.

Science fiction, fantasy, and horror films

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
1975Italy Mondo candido Gualtiero Jacopetti
Franco E. Prosperi 		Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. Based on a novel Candide .
1976France
Italy
West Germany
Canada		 Born for Hell Denis Héroux Drama, Horror, Thriller. Richard Speck

Television films

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
1972United States
United Kingdom		 A War of Children George Schaefer Drama.
1980United KingdomMurphy's Stroke Frank Cvitanovich Drama.
1980United KingdomThe Long March Chris Parr Drama.
1981United KingdomNailedJune Howson
1982United Kingdom Giro City Karl Francis Drama, Thriller.
1983United KingdomAcross the Water Paul Seed Drama.
1984United KingdomKiller Waiting Michael Ferguson Thriller.
1984United States
Ireland		Children in the Crossfire George Schaefer Drama.
1984United Kingdom Four Days in July Mike Leigh Drama.
1985United KingdomWe'll Support You EvermoreDouglas LivingstoneDrama.
1986Canada In This Corner Atom Egoyan Drama.
1987United KingdomRat in the SkullGlyn Edwards
Max Stafford-Clark 		Drama.
1988New Zealand The Grasscutter Ian Mune Crime.
1989Ireland
United Kingdom		 Hush-a-Bye Baby Margo Harkin Romance.
1990Ireland Dear Sarah Frank Cvitanovich Drama. Guildford Four and Maguire Seven
1992United Kingdom You, Me and Marley Richard Spence Drama.
1995Canada
United Kingdom		Beyond Reason Jim O'Brien Drama.
1997Ireland Bogwoman Tommy Collins Drama.
1997Ireland
United States		 The Informant Jim McBride Drama. Based on the book Field of Blood.
1999United Kingdom Vicious Circle David Blair Crime, Drama. Based on the book The General. Martin Cahill
2002United KingdomAs the Beast Sleeps Harry Bradbeer Drama. Ulster Defence Association
2002United Kingdom
Ireland		 Sunday Charles McDougall Drama. Bloody Sunday
2002United Kingdom
Ireland
United States		 Bloody Sunday Paul Greengrass Drama, History, War. Based on the book Eyewitness Bloody Sunday. Ivan Cooper, Bloody Sunday
2003United Kingdom
Ireland		 Holy Cross Mark BrozelDrama. Holy Cross dispute
2004Ireland
United Kingdom		 Omagh Pete Travis Drama. Omagh bombing
2006United KingdomCracker Antonia Bird Crime, Drama.
2018United KingdomMother's DayFergus O'BrienDrama. Warrington bombings

TV series

YearCountryTitleDirectorSubject
1982United Kingdom Harry's Game Lawrence Gordon Clark Thriller. Based on a novel Harry's Game.
1985United Kingdom Confessional Gordon Flemyng Thriller. Based on a novel Confessional.
1985United Kingdom
Ireland		The PricePeter SmithDrama, Thriller.
1988United KingdomCrossfire Ken Hannam Thriller.
1988Ireland
Australia		 Act of Betrayal Lawrence Gordon Clark Drama, Thriller.
1989–90United Kingdom Frederick Forsyth Presents Tom Clegg
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Ian Sharp
James Cellan Jones 		Action, Thriller. Based on a novel The Deceiver.
1991United Kingdom Children of the North David DruryThriller. Based on a novels The Killing of Yesterday's Children, Lonely the Man Without Heroes and A Darkness in the Eye.
1992United Kingdom Civvies Karl Francis Drama.
1993–96United Kingdom Circles of Deceit Geoffrey Sax
Nicholas Laughland
Alan Grint
Peter Barber-Fleming
1995, 1998–2007, 2016–presentUnited Kingdom
Ireland		 Give My Head Peace Comedy.
2001United Kingdom The Bombmaker Graham TheakstonAction. Based on a novel The Bombmaker.
2005United KingdomThe Rotters' Club Tony Dean Smith Drama. Based on a novel The Rotters' Club.
2012United Kingdom White Heat John Alexander Drama.
2014United Kingdom From There to Here James Strong Drama. 1996 Manchester bombing
2018–22United Kingdom Derry Girls Michael Lennox Comedy.
2022Netherlands The Spectacular Pieter Kuijpers
Willem Bosch 		Crime, Drama, Thriller. Donna Maguire

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gallagher, Richard (2023). Screening Ulster: Cinema and the Unionists. Springer Nature. ISBN   9783031234361.
  2. ↑ Gallagher, Richard (2021). "The Troubles Crime Thriller and the Future of Films about Northern Ireland" (PDF). Queen's University Belfast.
  3. ↑ Brereton, Pat (2022). "Troubles and Northern Ireland: Representations in Film of Belfast as a Site of Conflict". Project MUSE.
  4. ↑ McLoone, Martin (2009). "Film, Television and the Troubles" (PDF). Troubles Archive.
  5. ↑ Gillespie, Gordon (3 October 2020). "Films". Shared Future News.
  6. ↑ McKittrick, David (30 October 2008). "Why are all the Troubles' films about republicans?". Belfast Telegraph.
  7. ↑ "Classic films with the Troubles in mind". The Independent.
  8. ↑ "The Top 10 Films of the Troubles (1969-1998)". Top 10 Film Lists. 27 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Clarke, Donald (31 August 2019). "The Troubles on film: 'Hollywood has done everywhere and it's always wrong'". The Irish Times.
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