List of The Troubles films
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Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of The Troubles and the Dissident Irish republican campaign. This list does not include documentaries, short films.{{cite book |last=Gallagher |first=Richard |date=2023 |title=Screening Ulster: Cinema and the Unionists |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=9783031234361}}{{cite web |url=https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/297037900/ArticleGallagher.pdf |title=The Troubles Crime Thriller and the Future of Films about Northern Ireland |last=Gallagher |first=Richard |date=2021 |website=Queen's University Belfast}}{{cite web |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/article/856565/pdf |title=Troubles and Northern Ireland: Representations in Film of Belfast as a Site of Conflict |last=Brereton |first=Pat |date=2022 |website=Project MUSE}}{{cite web |url=http://www.troublesarchive.com/resources/Film_Television_and_the_Troubles.pdf |title=Film, Television and the Troubles |last=McLoone |first=Martin |date=2009 |website=Troubles Archive}}{{cite web |url=https://sharedfuture.news/films/ |title=Films |last=Gillespie |first=Gordon |date=3 October 2020 |website=Shared Future News}}{{cite web |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/why-are-all-the-troubles-films-about-republicans/28453966.html |title=Why are all the Troubles' films about republicans? |last=McKittrick |first=David |date=30 October 2008 |website=Belfast Telegraph}}{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/classic-films-with-the-troubles-in-mind-795354.html |title=Classic films with the Troubles in mind |website=The Independent}}{{cite web |url=http://www.top10filmlists.com/the-top-10-films-of-the-troubles-1969-1998 |title=The Top 10 Films of the Troubles (1969-1998) |date=27 May 2021 |website=Top 10 Film Lists}}{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-troubles-on-film-hollywood-has-done-everywhere-and-it-s-always-wrong-1.3998880 |title=The Troubles on film: 'Hollywood has done everywhere and it's always wrong' |last=Clarke |first=Donald |date=31 August 2019 |newspaper=The Irish Times}} This list includes films about events from the late 1960s to the present day. For events of the early 20th century, see List of Irish revolutionary period films.
1960s
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1968
|United Kingdom |Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel A Candle for the Dead. |
1970s
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1974
|Canada |Milad Bessada |Drama. Based on the play A Quiet Day in Belfast. |
1975
|United Kingdom |Action, Drama, Thriller. |
1979
|United States |Tony Luraschi |Drama, History, Thriller. Based on a novel The Heritage of Michael Flaherty. |
1980s
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1980
|United Kingdom |Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. |
1981
|United Kingdom |Drama. |
1981
|Ireland |Traveller |Drama. |
1981
|United Kingdom | Maeve |Drama. |
1982
|Ireland |Drama, Music, Thriller. |
1983
|United Kingdom |Acceptable Levels |John Davies |Drama. |
1983
|Belgium |The Writing On The Wall |Drama. |
1984
|United Kingdom |Cal |Drama, Thriller, Romance. Based on a novel Cal. |
1985
|United Kingdom |Peter Smith |Comedy. |
1987
|United Kingdom |{{ill|Boy Soldier|cy|Milwr Bychan|italic=y}} |Drama. |
1987
|United Kingdom |Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel A Prayer for the Dying. |
1988
|United Kingdom |Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. |
1989
|United Kingdom |Drama. |
1990s
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Year
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1990
|United Kingdom |Drama, Thriller. |
1992
|United Kingdom |Michael Whyte |Drama, Romance. Based on a novel The Railway Station Man. |
1992
|United States |Action, Thriller. Based on a novel Patriot Games. |
1992
|United Kingdom |Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Based on the short story "Guests of the Nation". |
1993
|Ireland |High Boot Benny |Drama. |
1993
|Ireland |Biography, Crime, Drama. Based on an autobiography Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four. Guildford pub bombings, Guildford Four and Maguire Seven |
1994
|United States |Frank Kerr |Thriller. |
1994
|United States |Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. |
1995
|United Kingdom |Drama. |
1996
|Lebanon |Warshots |Heiner Stadler | |
1996
|Ireland |Drama, History. 1981 Irish hunger strike |
1997
|Ireland |Drama, Romance. |
1997
|United Kingdom |The Eliminator |Enda Hughes |Action, Comedy. |
1997
|United States |Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. |
1997
|United Kingdom |Drama, Romance, Thriller. |
1997
|Ireland |Drama, Romance, Sport. |
1997
|United States |Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel The Day of the Jackal. |
1997
|United States |Action, Thriller. |
1998
|United Kingdom |Drama. Based on a novel Cycle of Violence. |
1998
|United States |Action, Crime, Thriller. |
1998
|United Kingdom |Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on the book The General. Martin Cahill |
1998
|United Kingdom |Thriller, Comedy. Based on a novel Divorcing Jack. |
1998
|United Kingdom |Drama. |
1998
|United Kingdom |Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel Resurrection Man. Shankill Butchers |
1999
|Ireland |Sunset Heights |Colm Villa |Action, Thriller. |
1999
|United Kingdom |Shergar |Crime, Drama, Romance, Sport. Shergar |
2000s
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2000
|Ireland |Paul Ziller |Action. |
2000
|United States |Comedy. |
2001
|United Kingdom |Mapmaker |Johnny Gogan |Thriller. |
2001
|Ireland |Drama. Based on the plays The Armagh Women, Now and at the Hour of Our Death. Dirty protest |
2001
|Ireland |H3 |Drama. 1981 Irish hunger strike |
2002
|United Kingdom |Boxed |Marion Comer |Drama. |
2004
|United Kingdom |Terry Loane |Comedy, Drama. Based on the play Mojo Mickybo. |
2005
|Italy |{{ill|The Silence of the Skylark|it|Il silenzio dell'allodola|italic=y}} |David Ballerini |Drama. |
2005
|Ireland |Pearse Elliot |Drama. |
2005
|Ireland |Comedy, Drama. Based on a novel Breakfast on Pluto. |
2006
|United States |I.R.A.: King of Nothing |Action, Drama. |
2006
|United Kingdom |Mark Hammond |Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. |
2007
|United Kingdom |Drama, Romance. |
2008
|Ireland |Action, Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller. |
2008
|Ireland |Macdara Vallely |Drama. |
2008
|United Kingdom |Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller. 1981 Irish hunger strike |
2008
|United Kingdom |Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on Martin McGartland's autobiography. |
2009
|United States |Disappearing in America |Drama. |
2009
|United Kingdom |Drama, Thriller. |
2010s
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2011
|United States |No Saints for Sinners |Nathan Frankowski |Action, Crime. |
2012
|United Kingdom |Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Based on a novel Shadow Dancer. |
2013
|United Kingdom |Lisa Barros D'Sa |Biography, Drama, Music. |
2013
|United Kingdom |The Best Years |Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance. |
2013
|Ireland |Nathan Todd |Crime, Drama. |
2014
|United Kingdom |Comedy, Drama, Sport. 1986 FIFA World Cup |
2014
|United Kingdom |'71 |Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War. |
2016
|United Kingdom |The Truth Commissioner |Crime, Drama, Thriller. |
2016
|United Kingdom |Biography, Drama, History. Ian Paisley, Martin McGuinness, St Andrews Agreement. |
2017
|United Kingdom |Action, Thriller. Based on a novel The Chinaman. |
2017
|United Kingdom |Maze |Stephen Burke |Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller. Maze Prison escape |
2018
|Ireland |Action, Romance. Based on the story Seacht mBua an Éirí Amach. |
2019
|United Kingdom |Cyprus Avenue |Rhodri Huw |Comedy, Drama, Thriller. |
2020s
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2020
|United Kingdom |Drama. |
2021
|Ireland |Drama. |
2021
|United Kingdom |Biography, Drama, Romance. 1969 Northern Ireland riots |
2022
|Ireland |The Troubles: A Dublin Story |Luke Hanlon |Crime, Drama. |
2023
|United Kingdom |Tom Guard |Action, Thriller. Based on the book The Road to Balcombe Street. |
2023
|Ireland |Joe Lawlor |Thriller. Rose Dugdale |
2023
|Ireland |In the Land of Saints and Sinners |Action, Crime, Thriller. |
2024
|Ireland |Comedy, Drama. Kneecap |
Upcoming films
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|United Kingdom |The Sniper's Daughter |Mystery. |
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror films
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1975
|Italy |Gualtiero Jacopetti |Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. Based on a novel Candide. |
1976
|France |Drama, Horror, Thriller. Richard Speck |
Television films
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1972
|United States |Drama. |
1980
|United Kingdom |Murphy's Stroke |Drama. |
1980
|United Kingdom |The Long March |Drama. |
1981
|United Kingdom |Nailed |June Howson | |
1982
|United Kingdom |Drama, Thriller. |
1983
|United Kingdom |Across the Water |Drama. |
1984
|United Kingdom |Killer Waiting |Thriller. |
1984
|United States |Children in the Crossfire |Drama. |
1984
|United Kingdom |Drama. |
1985
|United Kingdom |We'll Support You Evermore |Douglas Livingstone |Drama. |
1986
|Canada |Drama. |
1987
|United Kingdom |Rat in the Skull |Glyn Edwards |Drama. |
1988
|New Zealand |Crime. |
1989
|Ireland |Romance. |
1990
|Ireland |Drama. Guildford Four and Maguire Seven |
1992
|United Kingdom |Drama. |
1995
|Canada |Beyond Reason |Drama. |
1997
|Ireland |Drama. |
1997
|Ireland |Drama. Based on the book Field of Blood. |
1999
|United Kingdom |Crime, Drama. Based on the book The General. Martin Cahill |
2002
|United Kingdom |As the Beast Sleeps |Drama. Ulster Defence Association |
2002
|United Kingdom |Drama. Bloody Sunday |
2002
|United Kingdom |Drama, History, War. Based on the book Eyewitness Bloody Sunday. Ivan Cooper, Bloody Sunday |
2003
|United Kingdom |Mark Brozel |Drama. Holy Cross dispute |
2004
|Ireland |Drama. Omagh bombing |
2006
|United Kingdom |Cracker |Crime, Drama. |
2018
|United Kingdom |Mother's Day |Fergus O'Brien |Drama. Warrington bombings |
TV series
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1982
|United Kingdom |Thriller. Based on a novel Harry's Game. |
1985
|United Kingdom |Thriller. Based on a novel Confessional. |
1985
|United Kingdom |The Price |Peter Smith |Drama, Thriller. |
1988
|United Kingdom |Crossfire |Thriller. |
1988
|Ireland |Drama, Thriller. |
1989–90
|United Kingdom |Tom Clegg |Action, Thriller. Based on a novel The Deceiver. |
1991
|United Kingdom |David Drury |Thriller. Based on a novels The Killing of Yesterday's Children, Lonely the Man Without Heroes and A Darkness in the Eye. |
1992
|United Kingdom |Drama. |
1993–96
|United Kingdom |Geoffrey Sax | |
1995, 1998–2007, 2016–present
|United Kingdom | |Comedy. |
2001
|United Kingdom |Graham Theakston |Action. Based on a novel The Bombmaker. |
2005
|United Kingdom |The Rotters' Club |Drama. Based on a novel The Rotters' Club. |
2012
|United Kingdom |Drama. |
2014
|United Kingdom |Drama. 1996 Manchester bombing |
2018–22
|United Kingdom |Comedy. |
2022
|Netherlands |Crime, Drama, Thriller. Donna Maguire |
See also
References
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