10 Best Films About The Troubles in Northern Ireland

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A List of Great Movies on the Political and Religious Struggles

Jul 19, 2009 Gareth Harding

There are many great films that have incorporated ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland as a theme, either centrally or as a sub-plot. Aside from the sickly Hollywood interpretations of the conflict (Patriot Games and The Devil’s Own anyone?) there are some fantastic British films that despite not receiving global distribution, have tackled the subject brilliantly. Here are possibly the 10 best examples.

  1. 1.
    In the Name of the Father

  2. 2.
    Hunger (The Criterion Collection)
    by Steve McQueen
  3. 3.
    Bloody Sunday

  4. 4.
    The Long Good Friday
    by John Mackenzie
  5. 5.
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    Some Mother's Son

  6. 6.
    The Wind That Shakes the Barley
    by Ken Loach
  7. 7.
    The Boxer (Collector's Edition)
    by Jim Sheridan
  8. 8.
    Omagh
    by Pete Travis
  9. 9.
    The Crying Game
    by Neil Jordan
  10. 10.
    Five Minutes of Heaven
    by Oliver Hirschbiegel
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