Brendan Gleeson
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Filmography
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Calvary
(2014)A good man intent on making the world a better place, Father James (Brendan Gleeson), is continually shocked and saddened by the spiteful and confrontational inhabitants of his small country town. One day his life is threatened during confession.

The Guard
(2011)An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.

The Grand Seduction
(2014)In order to save their town, the residents of a small fishing village rally together to charm a big city doctor into staying for good.

Into the Storm
(2009)This follow-up to "The Gathering Storm" follows Winston Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he led his beleaguered nation through World War II.

I Went Down
(1997)Irish action comedy written by Conor McPherson and directed by Paddy Breathnach, starring Brendan Gleeson and Peter McDonald. Git is an ex-con freshly released from a stint in prison. He soon finds himself thrust into the shady criminal underworld by crime boss Tom French, who forces him into taking on a task for him. He is teamed up with Bunny - a quick tempered brute who offed his own grandfather, and set the challenge of taking a hostage. Although their relationship gets off to a frosty start, the pair soon realise that if they are to survive the brutal underworld they must work together.

The Tiger's Tail
(2006)A tycoon from Dublin gambles on a real estate deal and descends into a vortex of anxiety, where he is stalked by his mysterious doppelganger.

Studs
(2006)The Emmet Rovers are the team at the bottom of the league, and after losing their manager, they are faced with the loss of their home grounds.

Atlantic
(2016)Narrated by actor Brendan Gleeson, this documentary follows the fortunes of three small fishing communities and the global resources they depend on.

The Banshees of Inisherin
(2022)Two lifelong friends are at an impasse when one ends their relationship.

Song of the Sea
(2014)Saoirse, the last Selkie, escapes from home to help free mythical creatures trapped in the modern world. Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature.

Alone in Berlin
(2016)After losing their son in the war, two courageous parents in Nazi Germany are driven to an extraordinary act of resistance against their government.

Hampstead
(2017)This sparklingly witty, London-set romance is based on the inspiring true story of a man's against-all-odds fight to save his home.

Trespass Against Us
(2016)After a heist goes south, reluctant criminal Chad must find a way to escape the clutches of his fierce outlaw father and the encroaching police.

Frankie
(2019)Like Passages, this luminous drama from Ira Sachs dives into a web of interlocking relationships unsettled by the sudden tides of life. Led by the queen of angst Isabelle Huppert, Frankie muses on love and art, the small comforts that bring a levity to the weight of mortality.

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
(2018)A 10-year-old boy is shrunk down to the size of an insect and trapped aboard the deck of his toy ship, where he must defend himself from evil bugs.

Edge of Tomorrow
(2014)An officer finds himself caught in a time loop in a war with an alien race. His skills increase as he faces the same brutal combat scenarios, and his union with a Special Forces warrior gets him closer and closer to defeating the enemy.

28 Days Later
(2002)Days after a killer virus breaks loose, survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves against the violent, zombielike infected.

Suffragette
(2015)Suffragette is an intense drama that tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, and follows the women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.

Live by Night
(2016)During Prohibition, the son of a cop bootlegs his way toward the top of the Florida underworld, but not before making a powerful enemy.

Joker: Folie à Deux
(2024)Reckoning with the chaos he unleashed as Joker, Arthur Fleck struggles with his dual identity as he awaits trial behind bars. His life there is complicated by Lee Quinzel, a music therapy patient who falls in love with Joker, reawakening the music inside of Arthur.