6 Movies Starring Sean McGinley

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-02-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Ireland

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (7622 Reviews)

Director:

Neil Jordan

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Pat McCabe (novel)

Neil Jordan (screenplay)

Pat McCabe (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When his mother eventually commits suicide and Joe goes off to boarding school, Francie sinks ever deeper into paranoia directed mainly against Mrs. Nugent, a nasty neighbor, and fantasy where he has visions of the Virgin Mary. After his father dies Fancie's condition worsens, his behavior becomes more bizarre and erratic culminating in the extremely bloody murder of Mrs. Nugent whom he holds responsible for all the wrongs visited upon him. The authorities arrest Francie and commit him to an asylum in an attempt to cure him.

The General

The General

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-12-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Ireland

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (6359 Reviews)

Director:

John Boorman

Cast:

Writer:

John Boorman

Paul Williams (novel)

Fullplot:

The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the IRA, the UVF and members of his own team.

Simon Magus

Simon Magus

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-02-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA, France, Germany, Italy

Runtime:

101 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (459 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Hopkins

Cast:

Writer:

Rob Cheek (story)

Ben Hopkins

Fullplot:

Simon is an outcast from his Jewish community because he claims that the devil talks to him and he has the ability to put curses on crops. When Dovid asks the 'Squire' to sell him some land so he can build a railway station, a ruthless businessman from the neighbouring gentile community uses Simon to find out who wants to buy the land so he can 'persuade' him otherwise.

The Closer You Get

The Closer You Get

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-09-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Ireland

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1217 Reviews)

Director:

Aileen Ritchie

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Herbie Wave (story)

William Ivory (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 and 21, to live in their isolated Donegal village. The whole town knows about the ad, and it sharpens everyone's sense of the opportunities for happiness already at hand. Kate, a publican with a young daughter, is separating from her husband and catches the eye of a bachelor sheep farmer. Kieran the butcher realizes that his assistant Siobhan is comely, and then he discovers she's fiery as well. Ollie sends off for Dutch skin magazines that the village postmistress won't release to him. The men, and women, find counsel in their movie-loving priest. Will anyone answer the ad?

Freeze Frame

Freeze Frame

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-12-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Ireland

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (2543 Reviews)

Director:

John Simpson

Fullplot:

Ten years ago, after being accused of a hideous murder of a mother and her twin daughters, Sean Veil became paranoid, filming himself along twenty-four hours a day to have an alibi if necessary. The small time psychologist Saul Seger became a famous forensic profiler and writer with the case and every now and then he accuses Sean Veil of the crime. The reporter Katie Carter believes in Sean's innocence. When the body of the missing Mary Shaw is found, Sean has to prove where he was five years ago. However, the tapes that can prove that he is not guilty have mysteriously disappeared from the storage shelf and Sean suspects that Saul has stolen them to incriminate him.

On a Clear Day

On a Clear Day

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(2668 Reviews)

Director:

Gaby Dellal

Fullplot:

After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man, suddenly finds himself laid off. For the first time in his life, he is without a job or a sense of direction, and he's too proud to ask for guidance. His best mates - rascally Danny, timid Norman and cynical Eddie - are there for him, but Frank still feels desperately alone. An offhand remark from Danny inspires Frank to challenge himself. Already contemplating the state of his relationships with loving wife Joan and all-but-estranged son Rob, Frank is determined to shore up his own self-confidence. He will attempt the near impossible - swimming the English Channel. As Frank plunges headlong into his new daily life, his astonished friends are swept along with him. Prodded by stalwart fish-and-chips shop owner Chan, the men support Frank, train him - and keep their goal secret from his wife and son. Frank is unable to confide in those closest to him, but as the big day and moment of truth draw near, there is a sea change. Frank's family confronts him, and he realizes that he must repair his strained family ties. As Frank and those closest to him discover - or re-discover - reserves of love and compassion, he realizes that he is also swimming from one part of his life to another.

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