Best movies on Apple TV+ (Irlande) : our Top 20

2015 · Lenny Abrahamson

After seven years confined to a cramped, sealed room, a mother and her young son are finally freed, thrusting the child into the vast, unfamiliar world beyond the walls for the first time.

With Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and Amanda Brugel

2018 · Yorgos Lanthimos

In early 18th-century England, Queen Anne's intimate bond with her confidante Sarah Churchill begins to fray when Sarah's genteel cousin, Abigail Hill, arrives at court. Abigail's subtle influence over the queen ignites a tense and escalating rivalry as the two women vie for Anne's affection and political sway.

With Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss and James Smith

2001 · Jean-Jacques Annaud

In the shattered streets of Stalingrad during World War II, a Soviet sniper and his German counterpart become embroiled in a tense, lethal duel of wits and patience, stalking one another through ruined buildings and burning ruins as the city itself collapses around them.

With Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins, Ron Perlman and Eva Mattes

2006 · Ken Loach

In 1920s Ireland, young physician Damien O'Donovan is poised to leave for a hospital appointment in London when a visit to a friend's farm is shattered by an incursion of British Black and Tans that leaves a local man dead. Shocked and outraged, Damien enlists alongside his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but the escalating political turmoil and moral compromises of the struggle drive an increasing wedge between them.

With Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney, William Ruane and Roger Allam

2024 · Mark Gravas

Raised in a close-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak leap at the rare chance to audition for the WWE. When only Paige earns a coveted spot in the grueling training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and enter a ruthless new world alone. Pushed to her limits, she confronts doubt and sacrifice, ultimately discovering that the very qualities that set her apart could be the key to becoming a star.

With Evanna Lynch, Miranda Otto, Ardal O'Hanlon, Richard Roxburgh, Charlotte Friels, Rupert Degas and Ed Byrne

1999 · Alan Parker

After the loss of a child in America, a devout Irish family moves back to Limerick in the 1930s. Their father, a former I.R.A. fighter left without work, battles destitution, social hostility and alcoholism as his family fights to survive in the brutal squalor of the city’s slums.

With Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Michael Legge, Ciarán Owens, Ronnie Masterson and Pauline McLynn

2003 · Joel Schumacher

Veronica Guerin, an investigative reporter at an Irish newspaper, sets out to uncover the criminal network behind a drug epidemic spreading through society. She begins by tracing street-level addicts and, after persistent coaxing, wins the cooperation of a jittery informant, John Traynor, whose tips lead her to John Gilligan, the ruthless mastermind of the ring — a man who fiercely objects to her probing.

With Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell, Gerard McSorley, Ciarán Hinds, Brenda Fricker, Don Wycherley and Barry Barnes

2010 · Anand Tucker

Luis, 43, leads a comfortable bachelor life as a celebrated perfumer—admired at work and endlessly doted on by his mother and five sisters. Having spoiled and sheltered him for years, his family grows tired of always coddling and doing things for him, and they decide it’s high time he got married—preferably right away.

With Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, John Lithgow, Flaminia Cinque, Tony Rohr, Pat Laffan and Dominique McElligott

2009 · Neil Jordan

Undine is a historian who leads tours at the Berlin City Museum, specializing in the evolution of the city's urban landscape. Christoph is a commercial diver, and their shared fascination with water draws them into a powerful, intimate connection. Despite the intensity of their relationship, it struggles to heal the emotional wounds left by Undine's previous affair.

With Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Dervla Kirwan, Alison Barry, Marion O'Dwyer, Tony Curran and Mary O'Shea

2004 · John Simpson

Determined to leave the underworld behind, a Parisian dealer accepts one last assignment that pulls him to Spain, pits him against volatile gangsters, reignites his long-held crush, and drags his scheming mother back into the turmoil.

With Lee Evans, Sean McGinley, Ian McNeice and Colin Salmon

2004 ·

Born into a land where a fairy godmother bestows each child with a single virtuous "gift," Ella's blessing happens to be unquestioning obedience. What should have been an advantage quickly turns into a prison when unscrupulous people exploit her inability to refuse. Determined to regain control of her life, she embarks on a perilous journey to find the fairy who marked her at birth and beg for the curse to be lifted. Along the way Ella must outwit ogres and giants, endure the cruelty of her conniving stepsisters, evade mischievous elves, and confront the sinister uncle of Prince Charmont, who schemes to usurp the crown — all while learning to reclaim her voice and choose her own destiny.

With Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Vivica A. Fox, Joanna Lumley, Jimi Mistry and Steve Coogan

2004 · Peter Howitt

Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon is paired with Sergeant Jim Baxter to hunt a serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles. As the manhunt intensifies, Baxter remains unaware that the case is stirring up long-buried fragments of Deke’s past—secrets that resurface with violent consequences and threaten far more than just the investigation.

With Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Michael Sheen, Parker Posey, Frances Fisher, Nora Dunn and Annika Pergament

1994 · Gary Goldman

Born from a blossom and no bigger than a few inches, tiny Thumbelina worries she'll never meet anyone who truly matches her size — until Prince Cornelius, a fairy noble, notices her and they fall in love. Their happiness is shattered when the conniving Ms. Toad kidnaps Thumbelina, forcing her to escape from captivity and embark on a perilous search for Cornelius. Along the way she finds an entire city of animals eager to shelter, guide, and help her reunite with the prince.

With Jodi Benson, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook, Will Ryan, June Foray, Kenneth Mars and Gary Imhoff

2003 · Siddiq Barmak

After the death of her husband, a lone traveler is abducted by a merciless killer; she manages to flee into a rugged, unpopulated landscape and must battle brutal weather and unforgiving terrain as her pursuer relentlessly closes in.

With Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Mohammad Nadir Khwaja, Khwaja Nader, مالک اخلاقی and Malik Akhlaqi

2004 · Beeban Kidron

Six blissful weeks into her relationship with barrister Mark Darcy, Bridget's conviction that she has everything she ever wanted is shaken when a work trip to Thailand brings her roguish ex, Daniel Cleaver—claiming he's changed—back into her life, forcing her to rethink what she truly wants.

With Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jacinda Barrett, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones and Sally Phillips

2011 · Steven Soderbergh

After years apart, two brothers reunite at their family cabin deep in the Alaskan wilderness. What begins as a two-day trek to mend old wounds quickly turns into a desperate fight for survival when a relentless grizzly starts shadowing their every move, forcing them to confront the brutal landscape — and the fractures between them.

With Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas and Michael Douglas

2012 · Conor McMahon

In the wake of a devastating accident, a woman chooses to enter an experimental, AI-driven rehabilitation program aimed at restoring her body and mind.

With Ross Noble, Tommy Knight, Gemma-Leah Devereux, John McDonnell, Shane Murray-Corcoran, Thommas Kane-Byne and Eoghan McQuinn