Stephen Rea Movies
- 2010
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
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In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National...
- 2018
Hard Border
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Belfast-born actor Stephen Rea explores the impact of Brexit and the uncertainty of the future of the Irish border in a short film written by Clare...
- 1978
On a Paving Stone Mounted
On a Paving Stone Mounted01978HD
An impressionistic look at Irish emigrants in London, representing the emigrant's journey, a confusion of anticipation, memories and experience.
- 1995
Shadow of a Gunman
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The first part of O'Casey's "The Dublin Trilogy". Set in 1920, as the War of Independence rages, "Shadow of a Gunman" is the story of two young men,...
- 2022
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman02022HD
The playwright Brian Friel stands among the giants of Irish literature. From the 1980s onwards, he withdrew from media and public life. This film...
- 1999
I Could Read the Sky
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The film concerns an old Irish immigrant living in London who is looking back over his life. He recalls his early life in the west of Ireland, his...
- 1972
The Moonstone
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Adaptation of the classic novel. A priceless jewel, originally plundered from a Hindu shrine, is presented to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday....
- 1986
Shergar
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Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?" When Frankie is released from Portlaoise...
- 1976
Early Struggles
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Kevin's wife walked out, and left him holding the baby. No sleep, dirty nappies - and a career in pop music at risk. And ahead lies a visit to the...
- 1995
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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A Greek-Irish sailor becomes friends with a 10-year-old sampan girl while his freighter is docked in Hong Kong.
- 1979
The Out of Town Boys
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A self-made man finds his building firm in trouble as a new office block nears completion.
- 2019
Cyprus Avenue
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David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland. Eric Miller, a Belfast loyalist, mistakes his five-week-old...
- 2018
Unquiet Graves
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This feature-length documentary investigates the role the British government played in the murder of over 120 civilians in Counties Armagh and Tyrone...
- 2021
Sadie
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Filmed at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast for BBC's Lights Up season of theatrical films, David Ireland's play concerns Sadie, a sharp tongued Belfast...
- 2004
Proud
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The true story of the only African-American crew to take a Navy warship into combat in World War II.
- 1978
The Seagull
The Seagull01978HD
A group of friends and relations gather at a country estate to see the first performance of an experimental play written and staged by the young man...
- 1987
Scout
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Drama about a Northern Irish football scout by Frank McGuinness and directed by Danny Boyle.
- 2004
The Halo Effect
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Fatso is the proprietor of what may be the worst eaterie in the city, and is struggling to keep a sinking ship afloat. His compulsive gambling is...
- 2019
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
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Samuel Beckett has fascinated Adrian Dunbar since he was a young student. Now, 30 years after Beckett's death in Paris, Dunbar explores what made the...
- 1989
Endgame
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A performance of Samuel Beckett's 'Endgame', a play in which nothing happens, once - unlike Beckett's first play 'Waiting for Godot' in which nothing...