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Quiz

How much do you know about Irish movies?

Time to take a well-deserved break from all things election and test your knowledge on Irish movies.
10.01pm, 26 Oct 2025
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PHEW! THE PRESIDENTIAL election is over for another seven years (all going well).

Time to take a well-deserved break from all things election and ponder Irish movies – a low-stakes topic which is safely never politically charged.

Well except for The Wind That Shakes The Barley, In The Name of the Father, Michael Collins, The Magdalene Sisters… actually maybe this quiz won’t really be a break from politics at all.

But anyway, we’ve put together a quiz on Irish movies, so test your knowledge and give it a go.

What is the top rated Irish movie of all time on IMDB?
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My Left Foot (1989)
The Snapper (1993)

War of the Buttons (1994)
Michael Collins (1996)
Which movie included the following quote? "It's not the same thing, is it? Eating a man and killing a man."
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The Commitments (1991)
In Bruges (2008)

The Field (1990)
The Guard (2011)
Which of these Irish movies was Cillian Murphy NOT in?
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Small Things Like These (2024)
Intermission (2003)

The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
What is the name of the Irish animation studio behind Song of the Sea (2014) and Wolfwalkers (2020)?
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Animation Station
Cartoon Saloon

Cartoon Lagoon
Celtic Cartoons
In The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), Brendan Gleeson's character Colm does not want to continue to be friends with Colin Farrell's character Pádraic. What reason does he give him for his decision?
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He's upset that Pádraic stole his shovel
He finds his haircut annoying

He just doesn't like him anymore
He smells really bad
Which of these Irish movies was Brendan Gleeson NOT in?
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Into the West (1992)
The Field (1990)

The Butcher Boy (1997)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
In Brooklyn (2015) where is Saoirse Ronan's character Eilis Lacey from in Ireland?
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Barna, Co Galway
Enniscorthy, Co Wexford

Kinsale, Co Cork
Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow
What year was the film The Field released?
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1950
1982

1990
1987
Which movie based on a Roddy Doyle book is the following quote from? "It's a terrible shock.. Being married for 25 years, and finding out your husband's a prick."
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The Van (1996)
The Commitments (1991)

The Snapper (1993)
Rosie (2018)
Which movie was the first Irish-language film to be nominated for an Oscar?
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The Quiet Girl (2022)
Kneecap (2022)

Cáca Milis (2010)
Arracht (2019)
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Like Brendan Gleeson you know everything about Irish movies (because you're in so many of them)
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Not too shabby
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You have no clue what's going on - just like Pádraic in The Banshees of Inisherin
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