How many have you seen?
We might be in the midst of the summer blockbuster season but there’s still plenty of nostalgic love for Irish films. A recent online trend has asked people to name their favourite Irish films and there’s some absolute gems.
As you’ll know, this year has been a remarkable one for the Irish film industry with Oscar nominations for Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Lenny Abrahamson, Emma Donoghue, Ed Guiney and a win for Benjamin Cleary.
We all have our favourite Irish films, but what’s yours? Personally speaking, we’ll always have a huge amount of love for Colin Farrell’s finest performance with In Bruges and who can deny the everlasting appeal of the world’s hardest working band, The Commitments.
After a call-out by the excellent Irish film website Scannain, here’s some of the choice selections.
Send us your #Fav7IrishFilms. Let's see what the nation loves to watch. pic.twitter.com/OgFDlfpcUS
— Scannain (@Scannain_com) August 15, 2016
Intermission
The Guard
In Bruges
The Crying Game
The General
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
The Van— Darren Mooney (@Darren_Mooney) August 15, 2016
The Commitments. The Eclipse. Adam and Paul. I Went Down. Song of the Sea. In Bruges. The General. #fav7irishfilms
— John Morton (@mohnjorton) August 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/aoifemrtn/status/765174196469137409
Song of the Sea
The Commitments
Into The West
Brooklyn
Intermission
Adam and Paul
Sing Street#Fav7IrishFilms— Pete (@petes_sake) August 15, 2016
The General
The Guard
The Commitments
The Lobster
Frank
Good Vibrations
Song of the SeaHonorable mention for Grabbers
— Eamon Martin (@bigeamo) August 15, 2016
#Fav7IrishFilms 🎬🎬🎬
Intermission
The Snapper
Man About Dog
Once
The Commitments
The Lobster
In America— Dani Russell Masterson (@Dani_Masterson) August 15, 2016
Good Vibrations
The General
The Committments
Divorcing Jack
His and Hers
Glassland
Yu Ming is aimn dom#Fav7IrishFilms— Sarah Manvel (@typewritersarah) August 15, 2016
My Left Foot, The Butcher Boy, The General, Adam& Paul, Good Vibrations, I Am Belfast, Sing Street #Fav7IrishFilms
— Dan McGinn (@danmc2) August 15, 2016
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