Alan Stanford
Actor · b. 1949
Movies18
Movie6.4AnimationAdventureIt's the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all animals. But as it turns out, Nestrians aren't allowed. Sneaking on board with the involuntary help of Hazel and her daughter Leah, two Grymps, they think they're safe. Until the curious kids fall off the Ark. Now Finny and Leah struggle to survive the flood and hungry predators and attempt to reach the top of a mountain, while Dave and Hazel must put aside their differences, turn the Ark around and save their kids. It's definitely not going to be smooth sailing.
Ooops! Noah Is Gone...
2015 · 351 votes
Movie7.6AnimationAdventureTwo misfit castaways struggle to reunite an unorthodox family, out-run a volcano, and negotiate a peace deal on a creaking Ark.
Two by Two: Overboard!
2020 · 184 votes
Movie6.9WarDramaMichael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
Michael Collins
1996 · 534 votes
Movie6.1DramaRomanceThe daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her mother. However, the actions of an abusive priest lead Moll to rebel as a teenager, escaping to the dangerous streets of London. Further misfortunes drive her to accept a job as a prostitute from the conniving Mrs. Allworthy. It is there that Moll first meets Hibble, who is working as Allworthy's servant but takes a special interest in the young woman's well-being. With his help, she retains hope for the future, ultimately falling in love with an unconventional artist who promises the possibility of romantic happiness.
Moll Flanders
1996 · 85 votes
Movie6.9DramaComedyRita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.
Educating Rita
1983 · 212 votes
Movie5.7DramaComedyAnimals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.
Animal Farm
1999 · 166 votes
Movie10.0DocumentaryFollows the "Beckett on Film" project, which produced film adaptations of writer Samuel Beckett's nineteen stage plays. The documentary features excerpts from the "Beckett on Film" versions of "Not I", "Krapp's Last Tape", "Endgame", "What Where", and "Waiting for Godot".
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003 · 1 votes
Movie5.6ActionThrillerWhen a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.
Taffin
1988 · 55 votes
Movie4.9DramaRomanceVanessa Stewart is a beautiful American woman engaged to be married. Vanessa is an artist and is also a buyer for her father's company. She goes to Venice on a business trip and meets television reporter Bill Fitzgerald from Ireland. They fall madly in love in the four days they are in Venice.
A Secret Affair
1999 · 10 votes
Movie6.3ActionAdventureWhen Scottish young gentleman David Balfour's father dies, he leaves school to collect his inheritance from uncle Ebenezer, who in turn sells the boy as a future slave to a pirate ship. When staunch Stuart dynasty supporter Alan Breck Stewart accidentally boards the ship, he takes David along on his escape back to Edinburgh. They part and meet again repeatedly, mutually helpful against the Redcoats and respectful, although David is loyal to the English crown, but learns about its cruel oppression. Both ultimately face their adversaries.
Kidnapped
1995 · 11 votes
Movie6.5ThrillerActionJack Carnegie is an American 'heir-hunter', whose job it is to trace unknown family members who should rightly inherit unassigned fortunes. He arrives in Ireland to find the sole heir to a fortune.
Fatal Inheritance
1991 · 2 votes
Movie5.0DramaAdventureA young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken captive, he is taken back to Ireland to become a slave. Enduring many hardships, he finds comfort and eventually salvation in his faith. After several years, he escapes back to England, where he joins a convent to prove his faith. His greatest desire is to return to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity. Years later, he is given the opportunity. Upon setting foot on the Irish soil, all snakes are aitomatically driven from the land. He then overcomes many obstacles, including disagreements with the British Cardinal (Malcolm McDowell), to fulfill his destiny and ultimately being given Sainthood.
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
2000 · 5 votes
Movie7.1DramaComedyTwo tramps wait for a man named Godot, but instead meet a pompous man and his stooped-over slave.
Waiting for Godot
2001 · 26 votes
Movie6.8DramaHistoryHow the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic, represented by Michael Collins, and the British government was concluded after high-stakes negotiations in 1921.
The Treaty
1991 · 4 votes
Movie8.0ComedyPhilip is a misfit at his new school. When he is bullied, his mother decides to sort out things between him and his schoolmates, because his father unable to do so, as he is currently doing time in prison.
35 Aside
1996 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0
An aging school teacher remembers times gone by and thinks about her own past.
Attracta
1983 · 1 votes
MovieAnimationRoy is Ireland's only living animated character. He was born in 1972 into an ordinary 'live action' family. This documentary film allows us exclusive access into Roy's life where we learn of the prejudices he must overcome on a daily basis.
Badly Drawn Roy
2006
- MovieDocumentaryHistory
A portrait of the multi-talented and self-destructive genius that is generously sprinkled with Wilde's infamous bon mots. Includes the only known recording by Wilde of "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."