🏷 Discover The Best Irish-american Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Discover the Best Movies and TV Shows that Celebrate Irish-American Heritage

Immerse yourself in the rich and vibrant world of Irish-American culture through the big screen and small screen. From heartwarming dramas to hilarious comedies, explore the best movies and TV shows that showcase the unique experiences and traditions of Irish-Americans. Whether you're a descendant of the Emerald Isle or simply a fan of great storytelling, you'll find something to love in this collection of cinematic treasures.

GoodFellas
Cast
Robert De Niro Robert De Niro
Ray Liotta Ray Liotta
Joe Pesci Joe Pesci
Lorraine Bracco Lorraine Bracco
8.5 14.5K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 145 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Plot:  prison, new york city, based on novel or book, gangster, mass murder, drug trafficking, irish-american, gore, ...
Time:  1970s
Place:  florida, florida
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The Departed
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Matt Damon
Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson
Mark Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg
8.2 16.3K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, United States of America
Duration: 151 min.
Audience: R
Story:  To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Style:  intense
Plot:  police, undercover, massachusetts, gangster, irish-american, crime boss, friends, remake, ...
Place:  boston
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Cinderella Man
Cast
Russell Crowe Russell Crowe
Renu00e9e Zellweger Renu00e9e Zellweger
Paul Giamatti Paul Giamatti
Craig Bierko Craig Bierko
7.6 2.4K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 144 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
Plot:  daughter, transporter, sports, world cup, irish-american, socially deprived family, boxer, family's daily life, ...
Place:  netherlands
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The Irishman
Cast
Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Al Pacino Al Pacino
Joe Pesci Joe Pesci
Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel
7.6 7.6K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: United States of America
Duration: 209 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
Plot:  chicago, illinois, philadelphia, pennsylvania, based on novel or book, hitman, war veteran, pennsylvania, ...
Time:  1970s, 1950s, 1960s
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Rescue Me
7.6 191 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 93
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  The aftermath of 9/11 has left the firefighters of the NYFD traumatized, and no one more so than Tommy Gavin. Recently separated from his wife and their three kids, Tommy drifts between sorrow and anger as he tries to shake the recurring nightmares of his fallen comrades, especially his late cousin, Jimmy Keefe. Working alongside veterans like Lt. “Lou” Shea, Franco Rivera and Sean Garrity, and rookie Mike Lombardi, Tommy battles alcohol and drugs as he struggles to remain first and foremost a New York City firefighter.
Plot:  new york city, fire brigade, irish-american, alcoholism, dark comedy, divorce, guilt, 9/11, ...
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Miller's Crossing
7.4 1.9K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 115 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Plot:  street gang, corruption, gun, gambling debt, gangster, loyalty, irish-american, irish mob, ...
Time:  prohibition era, 1920s
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The Fighter
7.4 4.8K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Plot:  sports, irish-american, boxer, biography, family business, dysfunctional family, family conflict, hometown, ...
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The Boondock Saints
Cast
Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe
Sean Patrick Flanery Sean Patrick Flanery
Norman Reedus Norman Reedus
David Della Rocco David Della Rocco
7.3 2.7K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, United States of America
Duration: 108 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.
Plot:  bratva (russian mafia), boston, massachusetts, detective, irish-american, prologue, shootout, police station, ...
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The Town
7.2 5.7K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 125 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
Plot:  drug dealer, based on novel or book, ambulance, boston, massachusetts, money laundering, irish-american, bank manager, ...
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Grounded for Life
6.7 106 votes
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 91
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Right out of high school, Sean Finnerty got his girlfriend Claudia pregnant. Now she’s his wife, and at just 32, he’s somehow found himself with 14-year-old daughter Lily, two little boys, and a constant struggle between his need to be responsible and his desperate desire to be irresponsible. His judgmental father Walt and devil-may-care brother Eddie are no help at all. When they all get together, stories always start to fly. Of course, Sean’s family will never let him finish a story; they interrupt, they debate, they derail, they defend themselves; just like any good family would.
Plot:  irish-american, middle class, dysfunctional family, family, staten island, new york city, sitcom
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The Westies
Cast
J.K. Simmons J.K. Simmons
Titus Welliver Titus Welliver
Tom Brittney Tom Brittney
Stanley Morgan Stanley Morgan
6.0 8 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  As the Javits Center construction project ignites a battle for profit in early 1980s Hell's Kitchen, a generational rift threatens the uneasy peace between violent Irish gang the Westies and the Mafia, and draws FBI heat.
Plot:  irish-american, organized crime, hell's kitchen, italian mafia
Time:  1980s
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