2014 saw the death of Ronnie Masterson.

The Irish film industry produced over forty feature films in 2014. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the Republic of Ireland. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2014. Nor does it include films made by Northern Ireland, which are included in List of British films of 2014.
Also included is an overview of the major events in Irish film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially.

Major releases

Opening Title Cast and Crew Studio Genre(s) Ref.
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Y 		17 Frank Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, Michael Fassbender 		Magnolia Pictures Comedy
Drama 		[1]
18 Bad Land: Road to Fury Director: Jake Paltrow
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Elle Fanning, Michael Shannon, Kodi Smit-McPhee 		Screen Media Films Action
Science Fiction 		[2]
19 Calvary Director: John Michael McDonagh
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Isaach de Bankolé, M. Emmet Walsh, Marie-Josée Croze, Domhnall Gleeson 		Fox Searchlight Pictures Drama [3]
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L 		17 Let Us Prey Director: Brian O'Malley
Cast: Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Bryan Larkin 		Kaleidoscope Entertainment Horror [4]
18 The Canal Director: Ivan Kavanagh
Cast: Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Rupert Evans, Steve Oram 		Horror [5]
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Y 		22 Jimmy's Hall Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Jim Norton 		Entertainment One Drama [6]
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E 		5 House of Shadows Director: Rossella de Venuto
Cast: Fiona Glascott, Pietro Ragusa, Federico Casrtelluccio, Bianca Nappi, Marcello Prayer, Ray Lovelock 		Interlinea Films Thriller [7]
27 Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie Director: Ben Kellett
Cast: Brendan O'Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Danny O'Carroll, Eilish O'Carroll, Nick Nevern, Paddy Houlihan, Dermot O'Neill 		Universal Pictures Comedy [8]
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Y 		11 Glassland Director: Gerard Barrett
Cast: Jack Reynor, Toni Collette, Will Poulter 		Irish Film Board Drama [9]
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R 		6 Song of the Sea Director: Tomm Moore
Cast: David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Lisa Hannigan, Lucy O'Connell, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Colm Ó Snodaigh, Liam Hourican, Kevin Swierszcz 		StudioCanal Animation
Fantasy 		[10]
7 Miss Julie Director: Liv Ullmann
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton 		Columbia TriStar Drama [11]
10 An Bronntanas Director: Tommy Collins
Cast: Michelle Beamish 		Thriller [12]
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R 		3 The Quiet Hour Director: Stéphanie Joalland
Cast: Dakota Blue Richards, Karl Davies, Jack McMullen, Brigitte Millar 		Science Fiction [13]
14 The Guarantee Director: Ian Power
Cast: David Murray, Gary Lydon, Orla Fitzgerald, Morgan C. Jones and Peter Coonan 		Irish Film Board Drama [14]

Deaths

Month Date Name Age Nationality Profession Notable films
February 10 Ronnie Masterson 87 Irish Actress
March 8 James Ellis 82 Irish-English Actor
June 29 Dermot Healy 66 Irish Actor
August 8 J. J. Murphy 85 Irish Actor
October 19 Gerard Parkes 90 Irish-Canadian Actor

See also

References

  1. ^ "Frank". BBFC. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ "BAD LAND: ROAD TO FURY". BBFC. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Calvary". BBFC. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Let Us Prey". BBFC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ "The Canal". BBFC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Jimmy's Hall". BBFC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Choosing her own direction: Anna Jordan's cinema debut". Independent. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie". BBFC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Glassland". BBFC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Song of the Sea". BBFC. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Miss Julie". BBFC. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  12. ^ "THE GIFT/AN BRONNTANAS". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  13. ^ "The Quiet Hour". BBFC. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  14. ^ "The Guarantee". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

External links

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