'Films set in a country' differ from 'films shot in a country' and a 'film's nationality'. In films set in a country, the story depicts the characters/action situated/located in a said country. While in some films the action is set in multiple countries, in others it is set in one specific country. Some films that are set in a country may not necessarily be shot in that country and/or are not produced from that country. This is a list of films set in Ireland, meaning the films in this list depict their characters as being located in Ireland. While the majority of the films listed are Irish films, others are not, such as Hungry Hill (1947) (British), The Black Sheep (1960) (German), The Craic (1999) (Australian), and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) (United States). The same applies with, while the majority of films were shot in Ireland, others were not, such as The Naked Truth (1957) (Irish scene filmed at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom), The Long Good Friday (1980), (scene in pub at start of film shot in United Kingdom), The Brylcreem Boys (1998) and Waking Ned (1998) (both filmed entirely on the Isle of Man), and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) (filmed entirely in Canada, including Irish portion). The list is categorised into sections consisting of Feature Films, Short Films, Documentary Films and Mini-Series set in Ireland, and the films are listed alphabetically. There is also a section of a short list of films shot, but not set in Ireland listed at the bottom. These lists are not exhaustive.

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List of films shot in Ireland

This list covers films shot, or partly shot, in Ireland, but which are not set there.

• Henry V (1944)
• Moby Dick (1956) - filmed in Youghal, County Cork
• The Siege of Sidney Street (1960)
• The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965) - Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie scenes were filmed at Smithfield, Dublin
• The Blue Max (1966) - set in WWI France
• The Italian Job (1969) - jail scenes filmed in Kilmainham Jail; funeral scene at Cruagh Cemetery, near Rockbrook in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains
• Sinful Davey (1969)
• Sitting target (1972) - Kilmainham Jail
• The Mackintosh Man (1973) - includes scenes shot at Roundstone, County Galway
• Zardoz (1974)
• The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
• The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
• McVicar (1980) - Mountjoy Prison
• Excalibur (1981) - entire movie shot in Ireland, including a scene at Powerscourt Waterfall
• Educating Rita (1983) - set in Liverpool; university scenes shot in Dublin's Trinity College
• The Princess Bride (1987) - the Cliffs of Insanity scenes filmed at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare
• Braveheart (1995) - set in Scotland but almost entirely filmed in Ireland; Trim Castle used as Carlisle
• Moll Flanders (1996)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998) - beach scenes filmed on Curracloe beach, County Wexford
• David Copperfield (2000)
• Reign of Fire (2002) - entire movie, includes scenes shot at Wicklow Gap and Poolbeg Generating Station
• Ella Enchanted (2004) ^[7]
• King Arthur (2004)
• Freeze Frame (2004)
• Sachein (2005) - Tamil film; a song was shot in Ireland
• The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) - almost entirely filmed in Northern Ireland
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) - filmed at the Cliffs of Moher
• Ek Tha Tiger (2012) - Bollywood movie; a song was shot in Dublin's Trinity College
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) - Skellig Michael County Kerry
• A Dark Song (2016) - Horror Film set mostly in Wales but shot in Ireland
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) - Cliffs of Moher Death star wreckage scenes

See also

• Cinema of Ireland
• Category:Films shot in Ireland
• Cinema of Northern Ireland
• List of films set in Northern Ireland
• List of movies based on location
• List of Irish films

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