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1. Studs (2005)
directed by Paul Mercier
featuring Brendan GleesonLocked into a steady losing streak thanks to their hapless coach, their flimsy defense, and their dispirited team captain, Emmett Rovers Football ... More
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2. Into the Storm: Churchill at War (2009)
directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
featuring Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer, Len CariouA sequel to HBO's award-winning film The Gathering Storm, Thaddeus O'Sullivan's Into the Storm stars Brendan Gleeson as the intrepid British leader ... More
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3. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
directed by Ridley Scott
featuring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan GleesonRidley Scott directed this epic-scale historical drama inspired by the events of the Crusades of the 12th century. Balian (Orlando Bloom) is a humble ... More
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4. Safe House (2012)
directed by Daniel Espinosa
featuring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam ShepardA rookie CIA operative goes on the run with a rogue former intelligence officer after a South African safe house comes under attack by heavily armed ... More
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5. In Bruges (2008)
directed by Martin McDonagh
featuring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jérémie RenierHaving just carried out a particularly difficult hit in London, two hitmen seek shelter in Bruges, Belgium, only to find their views on life and ... More
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6. The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
directed by Peter Lord
featuring Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Imelda StauntonSet sail for fun with this family-friendly Aardman Animations adventure following a bumbling, abundantly bearded scallywag who competes against his ... More
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7. 28 Days Later (2002)
directed by Danny Boyle
featuring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, Christopher EcclestonAnimal rights activists free a group of infected chimpanzees to horrifying results in this speculative sci-fi horror effort from Trainspotting ... More
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8. The Guard (2011)
directed by John Michael McDonagh
featuring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Rory Keenan, Liam Cunningham, David WilmotConfrontational Irish cop Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) reluctantly teams with uptight FBI agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle) to take down a gang of ... More
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9. Braveheart (1995)
directed by Mel Gibson
featuring Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Brendan GleesonMel Gibson, long-time heartthrob of the silver screen, came into his own as a director with Braveheart, an account of the life and times of medieval ... More
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10. Lake Placid (1999)
directed by Steve Miner
featuring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleeson, Oliver Platt, Betty WhiteSo what's under the water in that lake deep in the Maine woods? No one is sure what it could be, but a dead and severely mutilated body was found ... More
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11. Dark Blue (2003)
directed by Ron Shelton
featuring Kurt Russell, Brendan Gleeson, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Ving RhamesList of all editionsA cop's personal code of justice begins to change after a number of incidents lead his city to a tragic wave of violence in this police drama. Eldon ... More
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12. Harrison's Flowers (2002)
directed by Elie Chouraqui
featuring Andie MacDowell, David Strathairn, Elias Koteas, Adrien Brody, Brendan GleesonList of all editionsFrench director Elie Chouraqui adapts the novel of the same name into this drama, that, although set in 1991, became tragically topical in the weeks ... More
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13. Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
directed by Neil Jordan
featuring Cillian Murphy, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson, Eva BirthistleList of all editionsAn Irish boy becomes an emotional and sexual outcast as the 1960s fade into the 1970s in this period drama from director Neil Jordan. When he was ... More
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14. Turbulence (1997)
directed by Robert Butler
featuring Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan Gleeson, Hector Elizondo, Ben CrossList of all editionsAirplane travel is a precarious thing at best, and despite the billions of miles traveled safely, the notion of being trapped in a thin metal shell ... More
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15. Perrier's Bounty (2010)
directed by Ian Fitzgibbon
featuring Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, Michael McElhattonList of all editionsAn ordinary guy gets himself in an extraordinary amount of trouble in this blend of comedy and action from director Ian Fitzgibbon. Michael McCrea ... More
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16. The Tiger's Tail (2006)
directed by John Boorman
featuring Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciarán Hinds, Sinéad Cusack, John KavanaghList of all editionsDeliverance and Tailor of Panama director John Boorman returns to the director's chair for this tale of a hawkish businessman who slowly finds his ... More
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17. Cold Mountain (2003)
directed by Anthony Minghella
featuring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour HoffmanList of all editionsBased on the novel by Charles Frazier, Anthony Minghella's star-studded Cold Mountain is a sweeping tale set in the final days of the American Civil ... More
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18. Wild About Harry (2000)
List of all editionsA woman who wants to get rid of her husband has second thoughts when he's suddenly not the man he once was in this romantic comedy shot in Ireland. ... More
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19. I Went Down (1998)
directed by Paddy Breathnach
featuring Brendan Gleeson, Peter McDonald, Peter Caffrey, Tony Doyle, Antoine ByrneList of all editionsThis Irish-British road movie follows the misadventures of some Irish ex-cons. When Dublin hood Tom French (Tony Doyle) comes down hard on slow ... More
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20. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
directed by Steven Spielberg
featuring Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson, William HurtList of all editionsBased on the 1969 short story Super-Toys Last All Summer Long, by Brian Aldiss, this science fiction fantasy bears similarities to Pinocchio (1940) ... More
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21. The Secret of Kells (2009)
directed by Tomm Moore
featuring Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Mick Lally, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Hourican, Paul Tylak, Michael Patrick McGrathList of all editionsFollow 12-year-old Brendan (voice of Evan McGuire) as he battles Vikings and confronts an ancient serpent god on a mission to locate a legendary ... More
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22. The Raven (2012)
directed by James McTeigue
featuring John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-CohenList of all editionsUpon discovering that a psychotic serial killer has been using his writings as inspiration, legendary author Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) joins ... More
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23. Albert Nobbs (2011)
directed by Rodrigo García
featuring Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Janet McTeer, Brendan Gleeson, Aaron Johnson, Brenda Fricker, Antonia Campbell-HughesList of all editionsGlenn Close co-wrote and stars in this period drama based on the short story The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by author George Moore, centering on ... More
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24. Green Zone (2010)
directed by Paul Greengrass
featuring Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan, Khalid Abdalla, Jason IsaacsList of all editionsUnited 93 director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran's literary ... More
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25. The Tailor of Panama (2001)
directed by John Boorman
featuring Dylan Baker, Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Leonor VarelaList of all editionsSet amidst the controversy of the handover of the Panama Canal from America to Panama in late 1999, this espionage thriller follows seductive British ... More







