# The best Irish films of all time

From My Left Foot to The Banshees of Inisherin: the Irish films at the top of The Irish Times' 50 best and other critics' lists (The Irish Times, AV Club, IMAGE).

- 71 votes · 14 items
- Jul 1, 2023 · Matthew Hill
- https://even.best/en/l/2795/the-best-irish-films-of-all-time

## Top 13

1. **In the Name of the Father (1993)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — The Guildford Four case; Jim Sheridan.
2. **My Left Foot (1989)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown; Oscar for Best Actor.
3. **Hunger (2008)** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Steve McQueen on Bobby Sands.
4. **The Commitments (1991)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — A Dublin soul band, from Roddy Doyle.
5. **The Snapper (1993)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Stephen Frears from Roddy Doyle, a Dublin pregnancy.
6. **The Butcher Boy (1997)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Neil Jordan, a boy's breakdown in 1960s Ireland.
7. **Once (2007)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — A Dublin busker and a Czech immigrant; Oscar for Best Song.
8. **Michael Collins (1996)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Liam Neeson as the revolutionary leader; Golden Lion.
9. **The Quiet Girl (2022)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — An Irish-language film about a girl sent to relatives for the summer.
10. **The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Ken Loach and the War of Independence; Palme d'Or.
11. **Brooklyn (2015)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Saoirse Ronan emigrates to New York in the 1950s.
12. **The Secret of Kells (2009)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Cartoon Saloon's animated Book of Kells.
13. **The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson stop being friends.
14. **Calvary (2014)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Brendan Gleeson as a threatened priest.

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