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Irish was to the 90s in film what French was to the 50s in films

posted 10 years ago by estella2
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There seemed to be many Irish themed movies that came out in the 90s.

Matchmaker
Waking Ned Devine
Circle of Friends
Titanic (Irish soundtrack and characters)
The Brothers McMullen
The Secret of Roan Inish

[–] MoviemanCin 9 years ago

Tis is true.

Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar, and / or doesn't.

[–] Degree7 8 years ago

Also:

The Commitments
The Crying Game
In the Name of the Father
Michael Collins
The Field
The Boxer

~ I'm a 21st century man and I don't wanna be here.

[–] DaphneCastle 8 years ago

Also:

The Closer You Get (aka American Women)
The Van
The Snapper

[–] ladisneyprincesse 8 years ago

And even children's shows like Mystic Knights!

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

That was a really cheesy show.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Agreed.

[–] stevewyzard (1241) 5 years ago

U2's world domination at that time made it cool to be Irish!

[–] LeWildPlatypus (765) a year ago

TV as well, Father Ted was huge.