It’s time for celebration as St. Patrick’s Day is here. And, no, it’s not only about shamrocks, leprechauns, and green beer. You may chose to watch some fantastic movies ranging from a heartwarming tale, a side-splitting comedy or a movie with Irish history. There’s a pick for you. Spend your weekend with with your friend and family and treat yourself with these picks, made for you by us:
Brooklyn (2015)
Emory Cohen and Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn
Directed by John Crowley and based on the novel by Colm Tóibín, this romantic drama that talks about love, loss and relationship. The movie follows a young Irish immigrant (Saoirse Ronan) in 1950s New York as she navigates love, homesickness, and identity. She finds herself in a dilemma to pick either Brooklyn or her homeland Ireland. The Film won two Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Actress for Ronan.
Watch Brooklyn on Prime Video
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin
This darkly comedic drama set on a remote Irish island in the 1920s reunites Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as longtime best pal. And their friendship breaks when one of them decides to go away, without any reason being given. And that brings some consequences for both of them. It is full of Irish slang and heavy accents that makes this Academy-award nominated movie a pure Irish one.
Watch The Banshees of Inisherin on Max.
Belfast (2021)
Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, and Jude Hill in Belfast
Kenneth Branagh directed black-and-white movie Belfast is kind of a semi-autobiographical story that is regarded as “a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s.”
The movie starring Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe, Colin Morgan and Jude Hill is a feel-good movie that makes us remember that we will come back to where we came from, no matter what life throws at us and how far we go.
Watch Belfast on Prime Video and Apple TV+
The Quiet Girl (2023)
Carrie Crowley and Catherine Clinch in The Quiet Girl
The Quiet Girl, the Oscar-nominated movie in Best International Film category is a moving story about a young girl named Cáit played by Catherine Clinch, who finds solace and connection with a foster family. Set in rural Ireland during the 1980s, her shift to a family where she felt loved from her own chaotic family, this movie is a critically hailed one and is the highest-grossing Irish language movie of all time.
Watch The Quiet Girl on Hulu and Apple TV+
Irish Wish (2024)
Lindsay Lohan in Irish Wish (2024)
This recently released lighthearted romantic comedy stars Lindsay Lohan who is playing a woman named Maddie. She attends a wedding in Ireland and eventually falls in love with the groom-to-be. Directed by Janeen Damian and written by Kirsten Hansen, this movie is sure to be a perfect choice for a feel-good and entertaining St. Patrick’s Day experience.
“When the love of her life gets engaged to her best friend, Maddie puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland,” reads an official synopsis for the Netflix original rom-com. “Days before the pair are set to marry, Maddie makes a spontaneous wish for true love, only to wake up as the bride-to-be. With her dream seeming to come true, Maddie soon realizes that her real soulmate is someone else entirely.“
Irish Wish is now streaming on Netflix.
Once (2007)
Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová in Once (2007)
Directed by John Carney, this musical romance see one Dublin street musician (Glen Hansard) and a Czech immigrant (Markéta Irglová), bonding over their shared interest in music. Falling Slowly, the song of the movie won the Oscar for Best Original Song. They both pushed each other to turn their musical dream into a reality. As they collaborate on their musical journey, they fall in love in the process.
Watch Once on Prime Video and Apple TV+
