A Dublin Story

Alice in Funderland

In Dublin for her sister's wedding, Alice's night takes a curious turn when she stumbles into Hartstown, and has a series of very odd encounters with the local nightlife.

W.C.

2009 · ★ 4

Set in and around the male and female toilets of a Dublin jazz bar. A drama concerning the trials and tribulations of two lowly paid toilet attendants and the people they serve.

Once

2007 · ★ 7.4

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.

Bender

In post-punk late-’70s Dublin, a gang of teenage misfits gets caught up in the chaos of an impending papal visit. Egged on by a gruff American record-store owner, they become convinced that the massive open-air Mass is their last, best chance to lose their virginity before graduation.

Cardboard Gangsters

2017 · ★ 6.4

A group of young Cardboard Gangsters attempt to gain control of the drug trade in Darndale, chasing the glorified lifestyle of money, power and sex.

Agnes Browne

1999 · ★ 6.2

Set in Dublin in 1967, the story of feisty woman, who along with her seven children, learns to cope with adversity after the unexpected death of her husband.

Adam & Paul

2004 · ★ 6.9

Adam and Paul are two young junkies living in Dublin and perpetually on the lookout for their next fix. During their search, they encounter various unsavoury characters and make some futile attempts at petty theft. As their day progresses, Adam and Paul get into a good share of trouble as they do whatever they can to score heroin, eventually running afoul of an imposing thug—who only drags them into more shady activities.

Tara Road

2005 · ★ 5.3

A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.

The Tiger's Tail

2006 · ★ 5.6

After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.

Chicken

2001 · ★ 6.2

Mick and Kev, teen Irish lads, are at the shore, throwing rocks at empty cans, drinking cider. Mick's the pushy one, engaging Kev in a game of mumbly peg, his hand on top of Kev's, fingers splayed. As Mick moves the knife between their fingers, a train is heard approaching. What's Mick's purpose?

Veronica Guerin

2003 · ★ 6.7

In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006 · ★ 7.3

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.