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Plot Summary:
The show is a satirical and often surreal examination of subjects close to the hearts of the Irish people. It takes the form of a fake anthropological documentary as if made by British television. Each show explores one subject from it's history through to the present covering 6 or 7 topics (or subheadings) using voxpops and informed opinion to inspire comedy sketches and unflinching rants from numerous created characters. The third series is performed by comedians David McSavage, John Colleary, Pat McDonnell and Dermot McMorrow among others. The topics we are covering this year range from Media and Politics to Christmas and Family.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags:
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The Three Don'ts (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two lads receive a simple job with a big payout. All is not as it seems and if they break The Three Don'ts, they could be in for a world of hurt.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: Ireland
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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The Halo Effect (2004)
Plot Summary:
Fatso is the proprietor of what may be the worst eaterie in the city, and is struggling to keep a sinking ship afloat. His compulsive gambling is getting the better of him and he has to contend with an endless succession of loan sharks and debt collectors. He employs hopelessly incompetent staff and generally manages to keep the entire community around him ticking over. However just as Fatso seems to be getting everything under control, he is faced with a dilemma that could destroy him for good.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Dara O'Briain Crowd Tickler (2015)
Plot Summary:
The Irish standup on the benefits of hitting his 40s: not feeling the need to watch every Scorsese film and learning to love classical music through the Lurpak butter ad.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: one man show
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Moon Dogs (2016)
Plot Summary:
A wonderfully sustained feature debut from Philip John (who directed episodes of Downton Abbey and Outlander), this anarchic coming-of-age story makes the very best of some stunning Scottish locations. It follows the misadventures of two teenage step brothers (Jack Parry-Jones and Christy O’Donnell) as they head off on a road trip across Scotland, with their relationship challenged by Caitlin (a charismatic Tara Lee), the free spirited and enigmatic girl who comes between them. Cameos from Denis Lawson and Shauna Macdonald and Anton Newcombe’s soundtrack add much to the film.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 303
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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The Irish R.M. (1983)
Plot Summary:
The Irish R.M. refers to a series of books by the Anglo-Irish novelists Somerville and Ross, and the television comedy-drama series based on them. They are set in turn of the 20th century west of Ireland.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: period drama
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Women on the Verge (2018)
Plot Summary:
The lives of three women in their 30s, as they navigate the challenges of life, love and relationships. Whilst everyone else is settling down, married with kids, and increasingly in control of their lives, Laura, Katie and Alison seem to be moving in the opposite direction.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags:
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The Young Offenders (2018)
Plot Summary:
Coming-of-age drama about lovable rogues Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, suspense, entertaining, disturbing, sitcom
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Saltwater (2000)
Plot Summary:
An Irish-Italian café owner in a seaside town faces a life crisis, as his wife recently died and he's severely in debt. His oldest son tries to help, but has serious problems of his own, while his younger son and daughter are having troubles in school.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Bridget & Eamon (2016)
Plot Summary:
Bridget & Eamon are the typical unhappily married 80s Irish couple. They live somewhere in the Midlands with their indeterminate number of children. Chain-smoking Bridget has notions. She wants the lifestyle from the pages of Woman's Way but wouldn't want to think about how much it would cost to heat South Fork.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 710
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, light, entertaining, ironic, absurd
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Jack Taylor: In Purgatory (2010)
Plot Summary:
Jack and Darragh are hired by the head of a large software company to find out who has stolen valuable games data from the company. Jack takes an liking to the main suspect, but when she is killed, Jack suspects his employer and vows to bring him down.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Moone Boy (2012)
Plot Summary:
Martin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend Sean to deal with the quandaries of life in a wacky small-town Irish family in the 1980's.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: sitcom, surreal, funny, touching, sweet, light, ironic, hilarious, sentimental, offbeat
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Holding (2022)
Plot Summary:
Local police officer Sergeant PJ Collins is a gentle man who hides from people and fills his days with comfort food and half-hearted police work. He is one of life's outsiders, lovable, but lonely and a bit rubbish at his job. When the body of long-lost local legend Tommy Burke is discovered, PJ is called to solve a serious crime for the first time in his career. Unearthing long buried secrets, PJ finally connects with the village he has tried so hard to avoid.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous
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Bachelors Walk (2001)
Plot Summary:
Bachelors Walk was a comedy-drama based around three single men living in a house in Dublin’s Bachelors Walk. The drama was shot in and around Dublin. The programme was first broadcast on RTÉ on 1 October 2001. The drama revolves around Barry (Keith McErlean) looking for a get-rich-quick scheme, Raymond (Don Wycherley) the film critic and Michael (Simon Delaney) the would-be barrister. After a run of three series and an absence for three years, "Bachelors Walk" concluded for a one-off Christmas special which aired on St. Stephen's Day 2006 on RTÉ Two.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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D'Unbelievables D'Telly (1998)
Plot Summary:
Irish Comedy Starring Jon Kenny & Pat Shortt.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration:
Plot tags: dark comedy
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The Runway (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Runway is inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who landed his plane near Mallow, in 1983. Against all odds, the people of the town came together to build a runway to get him home and briefly caught the imagination of the nation. It is the story of Paco, a young boy without a father who adopts the pilot and convinces the town to build a runway to get him home.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 690
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland, Luxembourg
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011)
Plot Summary:
Get ready to experience everyone’s favourite mother hen at her most outrageous in her very first Live Tour DVD. Prepare for a riot of bad behaviour as you see Mrs Brown Live and unleashed for the first time in a show jam packed with all the laughs and drama you can expect from the mother of all comedy. Featuring your favourite characters from the series, the live show is even ruder and cruder than the hit TV show and guaranteed loads of big laughs. So if you loved Mrs Brown’s Boys the series you will love Mrs Brown’s Boys Live Tour: Good Mourning Mrs Brown - Too rude for TV.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, hilarious, offbeat, realistic, live comedy, nostalgic
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Man About Dog (2004)
Plot Summary:
Three pedigree chumps learn that every underdog has its day in this freewheeling Irish comedy. In hock to the tune of £50,000 to a Belfast bookie and saddled with a dopey greyhound that wouldn't run if its backside was on fire, the likely lads head south on a road trip in the hope of seeing a man about a dog. Foul-mouthed and funny, Man About Dog is full of great craic.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, exciting, fast, road movie
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Zonad (2009)
Plot Summary:
Zonad (Simon Delaney) is from space…probably. Or so the Cassidy family assume when they discover an apparent alien in a shiny red space suit and helmet passed out on the living room floor beside the drinks cabinet. The Cassidys and the people of Ballymoran make the intriguing visitor feel very welcome (and in the case of mother Mary, Donna Dent, and teenage minx Jenny, Janice Byrne, they make him feel very welcome indeed). At first, Zonad tries to evade the warm welcome of the villagers, although the procession of wanton women and free beer gets the better of him. Why give up on a good thing?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, witty, black comedy, offbeat, realistic
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A Kiss for Jed Wood (2011)
Plot Summary:
Nineteen year old Orla from Country Antrim wins 'Follow a Star' on the Irish national TV station. Her prize is a quest - to find C&W star Jed Wood, give him a kiss, and report on her adventure on the following week's show. Ray Timmons, a middle aged documentary cameraman, is the only person available to document her on her quest. Together they travel to New York, meet up with a jaded sound recordist, Mike, and set about chasing down Jed - arriving at film sets, recording studios, everywhere Jed is due to be. Their progress is followed by a couple of DJs on a local radio station. During the week the chase continues, their relationship changes, and they learn a lot about each other and bout pursuing their own dreams, before they return to face the music back home. Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Moore Street market-trader Agnes Brown finds her livelihood under threat from a ruthless developer, she and her family embark on a campaign to save her stall, aided as only the Browns will be by a motley troop of blind trainee Ninjas, an alcoholic solicitor, and a barrister with Tourettes Syndrome.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, happy, realistic, witty, not serious
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Sensation (2010)
Plot Summary:
Man-boy farmer Donal discovers that his father has suddenly passed away. Now on his own, Donal attempts to lose his virginity by hiring a prostitute to help him get out of his rut. And so he meets Kim, an aging Kiwi escort. After engaging in a strictly sexual encounter, their relationship soon progresses into a lusty romance, then to a business enterprise between two partners. Through these exploits, Donal and Kim provide each other with a sense of love and belonging that neither experienced beforehand.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland, Netherlands
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, sincere, touching, realistic
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Finding Joy (2018)
Plot Summary:
Orderly, structured Joy is dealing with a messy breakup when a new work assignment forces her to look for happiness in the most unusual places.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 698
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags:
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Father Ted (1995)
Plot Summary:
A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: surreal, sitcom, semi serious, humorous, realistic, not serious, feel good, serious, satirical, hilarious
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London Irish (2013)
Plot Summary:
London Irish follows the antics of four ex-pat Northern Irish 20 somethings in London. Written by Derry girl, Lisa McGee, someone who knows a thing or two about 'the craic' in world's best city. For these four friends it's not easy navigating their way through London life especially when they're playing by rules only they get which leads to a whole load of wrongdoings.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, realistic, not serious, touching, melancholic, suspenseful, sitcom
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Love Is The Drug (2004)
Plot Summary:
The relationships of the Kirwan family in Drogheda, Ireland.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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The Walshes (2014)
Plot Summary:
The show follows the Walshes, a tight-knit family living in the fictional West Dublin suburb of Strollinstown.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, sitcom, light, feel good
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The Closer You Get (2000)
Plot Summary:
Irish bachelors take out an ad in the Miami Herald, looking for love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sex comedy
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Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Plot Summary:
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland, France, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, touching, offbeat, inspirational, sad, anamorphic, realistic
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The Yank (2014)
Plot Summary:
Tom Murphy, a middle-aged Irish-American man from Cleveland, travels to Ireland for his best friend’s wedding and to find the perfect woman.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, feel good, independent film
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Derry Girls (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in the early 1990s, this sitcom features the personal exploits of a 16 year old girl, her family and friends during the Troubles.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, atmospheric, sincere, touching, entertaining, funny, feel good, controversial, cult classic