After the sudden death of his parents, a young man must choose between returning to his home village in the west of Ireland to care for his estranged younger brother, and a bright future in Canada.
Casts Lochlann Ó Mearáin, Peter Coonan, Marie Mullen, Geraldine McAlinden
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Dancing at Lughnasa
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
In the Name of the Father
The Magdalene Sisters
Bad Day for the Cut
Rain Man
Wilde
Jimmy's Hall
Being There
Bless the Child
Angela's Ashes
Benny & Joon
Bloody Sunday
Ezra
Cowboys & Angels
Flying Lessons
The General
The Mám Trasna Murders
Two for the Road
SIMILAR MOVIES
Snow Cake
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2006
A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.Dancing at Lughnasa
IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 1998
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.The Lighthouse of the Orcas
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2016
A mother travels to Patagonia with her autistic son with the hope that a ranger and a pod of wild orcas can help him find an emotional connection.In the Name of the Father
IMDB 7.9 | Dec , 1993
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.The Magdalene Sisters
IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2002
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.Bad Day for the Cut
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2017
A middle-aged Irish farmer, who still lives at home with his mother, sets off on a mission of revenge when the old lady is murdered.Rain Man
IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 1988
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.Wilde
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 1997
The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas.Jimmy's Hall
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2014
Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.Being There
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1979
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.Bless the Child
IMDB 5.3 | Aug , 2000
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.Angela's Ashes
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1999
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.Benny & Joon
IMDB 7 | Apr , 1993
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.Bloody Sunday
IMDB 7.3 | Jan , 2002
The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.Ezra
IMDB 7 | May , 2024
Stand-up comedian Max Bernal lives with his father Stan while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son's future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip that has a transcendent impact on both their lives.Cowboys & Angels
IMDB 6 | Jul , 2004
This story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargains for when he moves into an apartment in Limerick with a gay fashion student and becomes a star on the catwalk. A contemporary story embracing the essence of what it is to be young in today's Ireland.Flying Lessons
IMDB 10 | Oct , 2023
Two estranged adopted sisters are forced together by their mother's sudden death: Beatrice, an autistic Chinese high school senior who wants to learn to fly, and Talia, a queer black musician who never wanted custody of Beatrice in the first place. Starring the autistic actress the story is based on, the film blurs narrative and documentary styles and showcases a unique and underrepresented perspective on death and grief.The General
IMDB 6.7 | May , 1998
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.The Mám Trasna Murders
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2018
The story of barbaric murders committed in the midst of a rural community in Joyce Country, on the border between counties Galway and Mayo in 1882 and the subsequent trial in Dublin. The trial led to the unjust hanging or life imprisonment of innocent people based on the testimonies of false witnesses and the dishonesty of the British authorities and the gentry.Two for the Road
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2023
Amidst spontaneous travels around a 1990's Ireland, Oscar, a young boy, finds himself navigating the true essence of adventure with his father, one spirited weekend at a time.