Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sinn-fein"

1. Ronin (1998)

R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård

Votes: 195,432 | Gross: $41.62M

2. The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)

Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, War

Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald

Votes: 54,707 | Gross: $1.83M

3. Michael Collins (1996)

R | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Julia Roberts, Ian Hart

Votes: 33,803 | Gross: $11.09M

4. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

Votes: 935

5. The Journey (III) (2016)

PG-13 | 94 min | Biography, Drama, History

During the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks, Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) are forced to travel by car together.

Director: Nick Hamm | Stars: Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, John Hurt, Freddie Highmore

Votes: 2,067

6. Some Mother's Son (1996)

R | 112 min | Drama, History

The 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.

Director: Terry George | Stars: Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara

Votes: 2,993 | Gross: $0.61M

7. When the Sky Falls (2000)

R | 107 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton invades the Irish underworld and attempts to expose the illegitimate activities that she has found. Hampered by the system, a police ... See full summary »

Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Joan Allen, Patrick Bergin, Liam Cunningham, Kevin McNally

Votes: 782

8. The Key (1934)

Approved | 71 min | Drama

British officer is assigned to duty in Ireland and gets embroiled in Anglo-Irish battles and old girl friend who is now married to an Irishman. Powell learns more than he wanted to know about "the Irish Problem."

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Hobart Cavanaugh

Votes: 554

9. Betty Williams: Contagious Courage (2018)

TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary

This is the story of a young mother living in Northern Ireland fifty years ago, as her country teetered on the brink of civil war. With never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes ... See full summary »

Director: Dawn Gifford Engle | Stars: Betty Williams, Brenden MacDonald

Votes: 16

10. Mise Éire (1959)

88 min | Documentary

Mise Eire tells of events in Ireland leading up to, during, and immediately after the 1916 Easter Rising, extensively using original footage such as newsreels from the time.

Director: George Morrison | Stars: Liam Budhlaeir, Padraig O'Raghallaigh

Votes: 46

11. Corto Maltese: Heads and Mushrooms (2002 TV Movie)

60 min | Animation, Adventure, Crime

Compilation of three adventures of laconic adventurer Corto Maltese set in 1917. He searches for El Dorado in Venezuela, finds a suitcase every political faction in Honduras will kill for and helps Sinn Féin fight the British army.

Directors: Richard Danto, Liam Saury | Stars: Paul Bandey, Richard Berry, Leslie Clack, Christian Erickson

Votes: 42

12. Saoirse? (1961)

92 min | Documentary, War

Documents the period 1919-1922 in Ireland's history, covering the war of independence against the British and the civil war that followed using archive footage from the time, including original newsreel footage.

Director: George Morrison | Stars: Liam Budhlaeir, Aindreas O'Gallchoir, Padraig O'Raghallaigh

Votes: 16

13. Endgame in Ireland (2001 TV Movie)

240 min | Documentary

A comprehensive look at the Irish people's struggle for Civil rights and how it transpired into a military campaign for independence, before a political agreement was made for fair ... See full summary »

Directors: Mark Anderson, Mick Gold | Stars: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Denis Bradley

Votes: 42

14. Ireland, a Nation (1914)

50 min | Drama, History

The story of Ireland and her fight for Home Rule, as seen through the experiences of Father Tom Murphy, a patriot with a price on his head, and the famous Irish leader Robert Emmet.

Stars: Barry O'Brien, Patrick Ennis, Dominick Reilly, Barney Magee

Votes: 56

15. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: The Conspirators (1978)

TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An IRA terrorist executes an arms dealer he considers traitorous; Lt. Columbo is on the case.

Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Peter Falk, Clive Revill, Jeanette Nolan, Bernard Behrens

Votes: 2,239

16. Banned in the UK (2005)
Episode: 1985-1989 (2005)

Documentary

Controversy and censorship from the mid to late 80s, including the rave scene, football hooliganism, the Heysel Stadium disaster, the Beastie Boys tour, Spy Catcher, The Satanic Verses, Clause 28, Visions of Ecstasy, and the Zircon affair.

Stars: Gerry Adams, Rupert Allason, Tony Benn, Garry Bushell

17. Brits (2000– )
Episode: Holding the Line (2000)

50 min | Documentary

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Director: Sam Collyns | Star: Peter Taylor

18. Churchill's Bodyguard (2005– )
Episode: Walter Meets Winston (2005)

47 min | Documentary

In almost every piece of footage of Britain's great wartime leader Winston Churchill, is an anonymous figure: his bodyguard, Walter Thompson of Scotland Yard. This story tells how these ... See full summary »

Directors: Jonathan Martin, Philip Nugus | Stars: Winston Churchill, Michael Collins, David Lloyd George, Robert Powell

Votes: 7

19. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Ourselves Alone (2011)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama

After Nucky is released, he finds that most of his organization have deserted him for the Commodore, Margaret keeps her head, and the IRA asks Nucky for a donation.

Director: David Petrarca | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Votes: 2,147

20. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Two Boats and a Lifeguard (2011)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

When the Feds serve Eli with a subpoena, the trauma causes his father to have a heart attack, and Nucky announces to his rivals that he's retiring.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Votes: 2,023

21. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Battle of the Century (2011)

TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama

Nucky goes to Belfast and offers to trade the IRA machine guns for whiskey, Waxy Gordon plans revenge against Manny Horvitz, and Jimmy enjoys his new status as AC boss.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Votes: 1,944

22. The Great War (2014– )
Episode: Why the IRA Lost the Irish Civil War 1922-1923 (2022)

29 min | Documentary, History, War

The Anglo-Irish Treaty and the withdrawal of Great Britain from almost all of Ireland was supposed to be a big step towards full Irish independence. But the pro-Treaty Irish Free State and ... See full summary »

Directors: Toni Steller, Florian Wittig | Star: Jesse Alexander

23. The Great War (2014– )
Episode: Outbreak of the Irish War of Independence - Black and Tans vs. IRA Guerrillas (2020)

28 min | Documentary, History, War

The movement for more Irish self-determination had turned into a full out revolutionary movement by 1919. The British Empire was losing control over Ireland and by early 1920 was in a full ... See full summary »

Directors: Toni Steller, Florian Wittig | Star: Jesse Alexander

24. The Great War (2014– )
Episode: Irish War of Independence - WW1 Veterans in a New Battle (2020)

30 min | Documentary, History, War

The conflict between the Irish independence movement and the UK government had been heating up since 1919. The summer of 1920 brought a new level of escalation with the arrival of the the ... See full summary »

Directors: Toni Steller, Florian Wittig | Star: Jesse Alexander

25. The Great War (2014– )
Episode: Bloody Sunday - Escalation in the Irish War of Independence (2020)

30 min | Documentary, History, War

The British government was confident that the guerrilla war against the Irish Independence movement would soon be under control. But with the events around Bloody Sunday and the Killmichael... See full summary »

Directors: Toni Steller, Florian Wittig | Star: Jesse Alexander

26. Soliloquy (2014– )
Episode: Why is Ireland not Part of the United Kingdom? (2019)

21 min | Documentary, Animation, History

In 1533 the pope authorized the Tudors to take control of Ireland which they did with the help of Norman mercenaries. in the long run history, under the influence to British oppression, had other plans.

Star: Jonathan Moore

27. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
Episode: Loose Talk Costs Lives (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Tensions rise as the police and army infiltrate paramilitary organisations to gain intelligence. No-one can be trusted as fear and suspicion run rife.

Director: James Bluemel

Votes: 45

28. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
Episode: Who Wants to Live Like That? (2023)

Documentary, History, War

After years of talks at a government level, paramilitary ceasefires are announced and the region feels hopeful about a new beginning when the Good Friday Agreement is finalized. However, ... See full summary »

Director: James Bluemel

Votes: 42

29. Task & Purpose (2014– )
Episode: The Entire History of Hamas (2023)

21 min | Documentary, News

A brief history of the formation and expansion of Hamas amid the turbulence in Palestine from the formation of the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928 to the 2023 terrorist attack on Israel.

Star: Chris Cappy

30. Spotlight (1973– )
Episode: Our Dirty War: The British State and the IRA (2024)

29 min | News

Killer and spy: the Stakeknife inquiry leads Peter Taylor back to the victims of the Troubles.

Stars: Peter Taylor, Claire Dignam, Mike Jackson, Stephen Lambert

31. Derry Girls (2018–2022)
Episode: Across the Barricade (2019)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy

Erin and co are excited to attend an outdoor pursuits weekend as part of a peace initiative, but peace is the last thing on Michelle's mind once she finds out that there will be Protestant lads there.

Director: Michael Lennox | Stars: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

Votes: 1,253