Nora (2001)

Ewan McGregor portrays Irish author James Joyce in his elopement across Europe in the 1900s with the uninhibited Nora Barnacle.

Hunger (2008)

True Story of Irish republican prisoner Bobby Sands leading the inmates of a Northern Ireland prison in a hunger strike.

Michael Collins (1996)

A historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.

My Left Foot (1989)

Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Christy Brown; born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb – his left foot.

Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)

A young man from west Belfast in Northern Ireland during the troubles is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA.

Good Vibrations (2012)

Belfast rock promoter Terri Hooley played a pivotal role in Northern Ireland's music scene, discovering bands such as the Undertones.

Noble (2014)

True story of Christina Noble, who overcame the difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon.

In the Name of the Father (1993)

Belfast man Gerry Conlon is freed from prison after many years when his conviction for terrorism is found to be based on a false confession.