Films starring Brendan Gleeson

The Banshees of Inisherin

By Hannah Strong

Martin McDonagh deploys his signature acerbic wit to an affectionate folktale as he reunites with Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell.

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Frankie

By Laura Venning

Writer/director Ira Sachs misses a trick with this ambling family drama set in a picturesque Portuguese town.

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Alone in Berlin

By David Jenkins

A grieving couple decide to take on the Nazis in this drab wartime thriller that’s noticeably short on thrills.

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Trespass Against Us

By Phil Concannon

Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson are terrific in this sturdy traveller drama from first-time director Adam Smith.

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Song of the Sea

By David Jenkins

Do Ghibli and Pixar have a new rival in Irish director Tomm Moore? This stunning film would suggest they do.

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Calvary

By David Jenkins

The Guard’s Brendan Gleeson and director John Michael McDonagh reunite to deliver one of the year’s best films.

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The Smurfs 2

By David Jenkins

More of the same (literally) as this time the Smurfs storm Paris, discuss racial politics and explore their sexuality.

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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

By Matt Bochenski

There’s adventure all right, and science in spades, but someone buried the piracy in Aardman’s latest stop-motion treasure.

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The Guard

By Zara Joan Miller

American cop show meets the Emerald Isle equals Lethal Weapon gone Gaelic.

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The Secret of Kells

By Alice Levick

Nora Twomey and Tomm Moore’s animation fable is a feast for the eyes that manages to be both whimsical and sinister.

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In Bruges

By Kevin Maher

Playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh's debut is darker than your average hitmen-in-peril comedy.

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