We all know that the Boondock Saints is THE go-to movie for St. Patrick’s Day.. but what else? If you’re not a fan of the violence or looking for something for the kiddos – I’ve got a little list of fun Irish films right here for ya.
THE BOONDOCK SAINTS
Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston’s criminal underworld in the name of God.
STREAMING ON: AMAZON PRIME, TUBI TV, IMDB TV, ROKU CHANNEL, PLUTO TV
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydXojYfCF3I
WILD MOUNTAIN THYME
A pair of star-crossed lovers in Ireland get caught up in their family’s land dispute.
STREAMING ON: HULU, KANOPY, HOOPLA
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kadUgcIxODM
SING STREET
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
STREAMING ON: ROKU CHANNEL, HOOPLA, VUDU, TUBI, KANOPY, PLUTO TV, REDBOX, IMDB TV
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmYvczM_Og
P.S. I LOVE YOU
A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
STREAMING ON: HOOPLA.. OR RENT ON APPLE TV, ETC.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZzW6_hR068
THE HOLE IN THE GROUND
A single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.
STREAMING ON: FUBU, SHOWTIME, KANOPY
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxY2vnJiByw
LEPRECHAUN
An evil, sadistic Leprechaun goes on a killing rampage in search of his beloved pot of gold.
STREAMING ON: FUBO, PEACOCK, ROKU CHANNEL
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ_TYkEyNIc
THE LUCK OF THE IRISH
A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
STREAMING ON: DISNEY PLUS, FUBU
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1emk0LMPu-8
THE IRISH PUB
The tradition of the Irish pub. Speaking to pub owners all over Ireland, Alex Fegan gets into the heart of what makes “the Irish pub” the institution that it is.
STREAMING ON: PEACOCK, ROKU CHANNEL, TUBI, PLUTO, IMDB TV
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGxq0W_xxok
ONCE
A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.
STREAMING ON: CINEMAX… RENT ON APPLE TV, ETC.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4uFFNl6FQ4
LEAP YEAR
Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy on February 29, leap day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.
STREAMING ON: HBO MAX, CINEMAX
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrlQBsd8LsE
THE CRYING GAME
A British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier’s world.
STREAMING ON: SHOWTIME, TUBI
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6N426QCQ-Y
DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
STREAMING ON: DISNEY PLUS
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X86llfo2Aoo
THE IRISHMAN
Hitman Frank Sheeran looks back at the secrets he kept as a loyal member of the Bufalino crime family.
STREAMING ON: NETFLIX
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHXxVmeGQUc&t=1s
THE COMMITMENTS
Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
STREAMING ON: HOOPLA
