Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Brendan Conroy

1. Bodkin (2024– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A group of podcasters set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic Irish town. But when they start to pull the strings, they find a story much bigger and stranger than they could have imagined.

Stars: Siobhán Cullen, Robyn Cara, Chris Walley, David Wilmot

Votes: 1,807

2. Vikings (2013–2020)

TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.

Stars: Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Alexander Ludwig, Georgia Hirst

Votes: 584,384

3. The Green Knight (2021)

R | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Director: David Lowery | Stars: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury

Votes: 118,354

4. That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023)

111 min | Drama

Based on internationally acclaimed Irish author John McGahern's award winning novel of the same name, That They May Face the Rising Sun is a vivid evocation of nature, humanity and life itself, set in a 1980's rural community in Ireland.

Director: Pat Collins | Stars: Barry Ward, Anna Bederke, Ruth McCabe, Lalor Roddy

Votes: 162

5. The Bounty (1984)

PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox

Votes: 30,546 | Gross: $8.60M

6. The Woman in the Wall (2023–2024)

TV-MA | Drama, Thriller

Lorna Brady wakes one morning to find a corpse in her house with no idea who the dead woman is. She doubts herself, because she has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking.

Stars: Ruth Wilson, Daryl McCormack, Simon Delaney, Philippa Dunne

Votes: 5,677

7. Ballykissangel (1996–2001)

TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Drama

An English priest is transferred to a small Irish village.

Stars: Frankie McCafferty, Joe Savino, Deirdre Donnelly, Gary Whelan

Votes: 1,963

8. Blackshore (2024– )

Crime, Drama

A police detective returns to her home town and becomes involved in a missing person case, which is linked to her traumatic past and the town's dark history.

Stars: Lisa Dwan, Rory Keenan, Aidan McArdle, Amy De Bhrún

Votes: 500

9. Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.

Stars: Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Brian Pettifer, Stuart Davids

Votes: 2,435

10. Deadly Cuts (2021)

90 min | Comedy

A black comedy set in a working-class Dublin hair salon where the stylists become accidental vigilantes and community heroes as they take on the gang members and gentrifiers threatening their community.

Director: Rachel Carey | Stars: Angeline Ball, Ericka Roe, Lauren Larkin, Shauna Higgins

Votes: 1,384

11. The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)

PG | 103 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Young Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.

Director: John Sayles | Stars: Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, Pat Slowey

Votes: 9,883 | Gross: $6.10M

12. Revolution (1985)

PG | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, History

A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.

Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright

Votes: 7,561 | Gross: $0.36M

13. Circle of Friends (1995)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Romance

Three women, who've been friends since childhood, meet at university in Dublin in 1957. Student and boyfriend life begins.

Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Geraldine O'Rawe, Saffron Burrows

Votes: 9,240 | Gross: $23.40M

14. The General (1998)

R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

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.

Director: John Boorman | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy

Votes: 9,258 | Gross: $1.21M

15. An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Set right after World War II, a naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth... See full summary »

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Georgina Cates, Alun Armstrong

Votes: 3,027 | Gross: $0.26M

16. Moll Flanders (1996)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Romance

The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after her mother's execution, but the actions of an abusive priest lead her to rebel as a teenager, and she escapes to... See full summary »

Director: Pen Densham | Stars: Robin Wright, Morgan Freeman, Stockard Channing, John Lynch

Votes: 4,514 | Gross: $3.36M

17. The Butcher Boy (1997)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle

Votes: 11,479 | Gross: $1.82M

18. Roy (2009–2015)

TV-G | Animation, Comedy, Family

Documentary-style following an Irish cartoon boy's daily struggles to fit in with family, friends and at school while getting into amusing scrapes.

Stars: Richard Albrecht, Cathy Belton, Simon Delaney, Martha Byrne

Votes: 202

19. Ros na Rún (1996– )

25 min | Drama

Irish language "soap" set in an imaginary Connemara village.

Stars: Macdara Ó Fátharta, Fionnuala Ní Fhlatharta, Máire Eilish Ní Fhlatharta, Pól Ó Griofa

Votes: 83

20. Without Name (2016)

93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Follows a land surveyor on an assignment to measure an ancient forest for a developer but soon loses his reason in a supernatural environment that has its own plans.

Director: Lorcan Finnegan | Stars: Alan McKenna, Niamh Algar, James Browne, Olga Wehrly

Votes: 1,293

21. The Legend of Longwood (2014)

PG | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A young girl moves from New York to a mythical village in Ireland.

Director: Lisa Mulcahy | Stars: Lucy Morton, Thekla Reuten, Fiona Glascott, Sean Mahon

Votes: 451

22. The Irish R.M. (1983–1985)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, History

When sent to Ireland as magistrate, Major Yeates discovers the justice system must bend to suit local needs, where not everything is as it seems.

Stars: Peter Bowles, Bryan Murray, Anna Manahan, Brendan Conroy

Votes: 272

23. Dominion Creek (2015–2017)

Not Rated | 52 min | Action, Drama, Western

The story of the Connolly Brothers; three Irish emigrants who travel from Montana to the Yukon during the Klondike gold rush of the 1890's in the hope of striking it rich.

Stars: Owen McDonnell, Dara Devaney, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Robert O'Mahoney

Votes: 204

24. A Love Divided (1999)

Unrated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The true story of a Catholic man and his Protestant wife, and the events resulting in the Co. Wexford, Ireland community when the wife decides she doesn't appreciate being forced to send ... See full summary »

Director: Syd Macartney | Stars: Peter Caffrey, Brendan Conroy, Orla Brady, Liam Cunningham

Votes: 367

25. This Is My Father (1998)

R | 119 min | Drama, Romance

A middle-aged teacher discovers photos from his mother's past that convinces him that she has not told the truth about his real father. Venturing into Ireland where he believes his real father to be, a past romance slowly unfolds.

Director: Paul Quinn | Stars: Aidan Quinn, James Caan, Jacob Tierney, Colm Meaney

Votes: 1,832 | Gross: $1.08M

26. A Man of No Importance (1994)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama

A friendly, poetry quoting bus conductor in 1963 Dublin wants to stage Oscar Wilde's play, Salome, with passengers on his bus.

Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker, Michael Gambon, Tara Fitzgerald

Votes: 1,185 | Gross: $0.93M

27. Lindenstraße (1985–2020)

30 min | Drama, Family

This weekly soap opera focuses on the lives of normal people living in an average quarter of Munich. Besides the typical storyline like love, marriage, and death, the show has treated many ... See full summary »

Stars: Marie-Luise Marjan, Andrea Spatzek, Moritz A. Sachs, Joachim Hermann Luger

Votes: 787

28. Point of no Return (II) (2018)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Peter, a young aircraft engineer is deceived by his manager Jason into substituting faulty aircraft parts. When a part explodes killing a passenger, Air accident investigation find Peter responsible. Jason is found murdered.

Director: Kevin Glynn | Stars: Bernard Deegan, Jordan Coombes, Nick Dunning, Don Wycherley

Votes: 4,156

29. Float Like a Butterfly (2018)

PG | 104 min | Drama, History, Sport

From the producers of "Once" and "Sing Street", "Float Like a Butterfly" is a powerful, timely story of a girl's fight for freedom and belonging. In a gender-reversal of the classic film "... See full summary »

Director: Carmel Winters | Stars: Hazel Doupe, Dara Devaney, Johnny Collins, Hilda Fay

Votes: 370

30. Moving Story (1994–1995)

60 min | Comedy

Comedy drama centred around a group of removal men, and their mishaps as they move the contents of people's houses to their new homes. A spin-off by Jack Rosenthal from his film The Chain (1984).

Stars: Warren Clarke, Phil Davis, Con O'Neill, Ronny Jhutti

Votes: 51

31. The Lilac Bus (1990 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

The lives of seven friends who share a bus from their village to Dublin every day get complicated as the reasons for their discontent are revealed.

Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Con O'Neill, Stephanie Beacham, Beatie Edney, Dervla Kirwan

Votes: 63

32. Lost & Found (II) (2017)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

Seven interconnecting stories set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station.

Director: Liam O Mochain | Stars: Liam O Mochain, Norma Sheahan, Brendan Conroy, Aoibhin Garrihy

Votes: 233 | Gross: $0.13M

33. Foscadh (2021)

93 min | Drama

When his over-protective parents pass away, friendless recluse John Cunliffe discovers their land to be extremely valuable, and he is forced to navigate the choppy waters of trust, vengeance and romance for the first time.

Director: Sean Breathnach | Stars: Dónall Ó Héalai, Fionnuala Flaherty, Cillian O'Gairbhi, Macdara Ó Fátharta

Votes: 138

34. Stella Days (2011)

TV-14 | 100 min | Drama

A small town cinema in rural Ireland becomes the setting for a dramatic struggle between faith and passion, Rome and Hollywood and a man and his conscience.

Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Martin Sheen, Stephen Rea, Trystan Gravelle, Marcella Plunkett

Votes: 473

35. The Year of the French (1982)

Drama, History, War

In 1798, a small force of French troops sail to Ireland to support the local rebels against the British forces under Lord Cornwallis.

Stars: Jean-Claude Drouot, Keith Buckley, François Perrot, Niall O'Brien

Votes: 31

36. The Ballroom of Romance (1982)

52 min | Drama, Romance

A lonely farmer's daughter hopes to find love at the village ballroom.

Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Brenda Fricker, John Kavanagh, Mick Lally, Brid Brennan

Votes: 84

37. On Home Ground (2001– )

Drama, Sport

TV series about a GAA club in a fictional Irish small town. The team is hoping to finally win the country championship, a title which has eluded them so far.

Stars: Amy Huberman, Rory Keenan, Sean McGinley, Daragh O'Malley

Votes: 22

38. My Whole Half Life (2014– )

90 min | Fantasy, Romance

After her husband leaves her, Franziska has to travel to her cousin's wedding in Ireland on her own. When she gets hold of a magical book with a cover that changes every so often, she is ... See full summary »

Stars: Julia Richter, Yvonne Catterfeld, Sebastian Ströbel, Aoibhinn McGinnity

Votes: 32

39. Kings (I) (2007)

88 min | Drama

A group of men reunite for a friend's funeral.

Director: Tom Collins | Stars: Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Brendan Conroy, Donncha Crowley

Votes: 655

40. Cecelia Ahern: Dich zu lieben (2018 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama, Romance

Claire Lynam, restorer in Dubliner City Gallery, loved banker Mark Gallagher, who dies in a car crash. Not even pregnant buddy colleague Fiona Sullivan can divert Claire. Since Claire ... See full summary »

Director: Stefanie Sycholt | Stars: Jessica Ginkel, Kai Schumann, Jule Ronstedt, Jens Atzorn

Votes: 26

41. Ailsa (1994)

75 min | Drama

Miles Butler lives an uneventful life with his girlfriend until he discovers the body of his landlord in a neighbouring apartment. The tragedy of this moment makes a deep impression on ... See full summary »

Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Brendan Coyle, Andrea Irvine, Juliette Gruber, Gary Lydon

Votes: 44

42. Bracken (1980–1982)

Drama

Irish soap opera set on a farm in County Wicklow.

Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Niall Toibin, Joe Lynch, Sean Lawlor

Votes: 21

43. Mattie (2009– )

30 min | Comedy

A garda from a small rural village moves to Dublin City and must adjust to life as a big-time garda, with hilarious results

Stars: Pat Shortt, Lesley Conroy, Joe Taylor, Sean McDonagh

Votes: 29

44. This Promise (2023)

14 min | Short, Drama

A chance encounter brings hope to a homeless mother battling to get her daughter back. This Promise highlights multiple issues faced by homeless women in Ireland, but primarily tells an intimate story of resilience and hope.

Director: Naoimh Ní Luanaigh | Stars: Brendan Conroy, Barry John Kinsella, Janet Little, Kate Moon

45. Údar (2011– )

Drama

An anthology series featuring modern adaptations of short stories by noted Irish writers.

Stars: Brendan Conroy, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Eoin O'Dubhghaill, Pól Ó Griofa

46. Sunshower (2009)

13 min | Short, Drama

On her way home from a party, drunk and driving a stolen car, a girl (17) hits an old man walking by the side of the road. When he won't wake up and the car won't start, it seems all she can do is bury him.

Director: Liam Gavin | Stars: Jenn Murray, Brendan Conroy

Votes: 30

47. Words Upon the Window Pane (1994)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama

This film is based on the one-act play by W B Yeats and concerns another great figure from Irish literature, Jonathan Swift, whose spirit, with those of his two lovers, Stella and Vanessa, ... See full summary »

Director: Mary McGuckian | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Brid Brennan, Geraldine James, Hugh O'Conor

Votes: 87

48. The Lucky Man (2020)

15 min | Short, Comedy

A lonely, simple-minded barman's fleeting encounter with a difficult customer in a rural Irish pub highlights his need for connection.

Director: Laoisa Sexton | Stars: Eleanor Methven, Brendan Conroy, Gary Lydon, Laoisa Sexton

Votes: 7

49. Justlikeabitch (2014)

20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Benjy, a homeless man, desperately searches the streets of Dublin for his beloved dog Diana after she mysteriously disappears. A sad, funny story of loss, with a pitch black sense of humor, about a man who has nothing and loses it all.

Director: Ruaidhri Conroy | Stars: Brendan Conroy, Neilí Conroy, Bronagh Gallagher, Anthony Morris

Votes: 9

50. Dublin in Pieces (2012)

Drama

The film tells the story of a day in the life of the city of Dublin. The story is presented via the conversations of people in the city, in chapters that are snapshots of their lives.

Director: Rick Larkin | Stars: Kate Stanley Brennan, Brendan Conroy, Joanne Crawford, Adam Fergus