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Browse 79 movies from BBC Northern Ireland
Filmed over one year, following the lives of ordinary people living in extraordinary circumstances, The Wall examines the impact of life in the shadow of a forty foot Peace Wall at one of Northern Ireland's most volatile interfaces. (BBC Genome)
Oct 2013
Obsessed Cillian watches Grace and Joe. Something terrible is happening upstairs. But when Cillian faces his fears to save Grace, will he be the hero or the one needing to be saved?
Nov 2025
A plus size woman addresses her body in a mirror and asks for forgiveness for the hate, anger and disgust she's shown it in the past.
May 2022
Teenagers Luke, Malachy, and Michelle embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars. But what starts out as a game turns deadly serious when the three discover that they can't get off the wild ride they've set in motion.
Feb 2009
Having spent most of his life in religious instruction, Gabriel returns to his hometown as its new preacher. The town is full of drinkers and gamblers, including Jim and Caroline, his younger brother and sister-in-law. Gabriel believes he must save the townspeople, especially Jim and Caroline and their unborn child. In the battle to save their souls, some amazing revelations take place.
Mar 2007
Dark and brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intelligence officer. Believing they are awaiting the details of a new mission, they decide to spend their free time in the sleazy bars and brothels. Over the course of the weekend it gradually becomes clear that all is not what it seems. Unknown to them their paths have all crossed before, and the deceit and violence of the past is about to become their own downfall.
Nov 1989
In the follow-up to Graham Reid’s trilogy of ‘Billy’ plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy. Lorna feels trapped, but Andy wishes to give her the freedom she desires.
Jun 1987
Lost soul Dermot is newly widowed and turns to an unusual pastime to process his pain. But his gatecrashing of every wake he can across rural county Antrim doesn’t go unnoticed. The new funeral director and her young son catch him in the act but then make him an offer he surely can’t refuse.
Using Arthur O'Shaughnessy's poem as inspiration, Naomi Waring's film celebrates the confidence, pride and beauty that disco dancing brings to a working-class community in Northern Ireland. Commissioned by BBC as part of the Two Minute Masterpiece Programme.
Mar 2021
The story of John DeLorean's life, involvement in drug trafficking and eventual arrest. Based on the book 'The DeLorean Tapes' by Ivan Fallon.
Feb 1989
Exodus charts the decline of the Protestant population from Derry’s Cityside - which saw up to one in five of the City’s population leave their homes over a thirty year period. Directed and produced by Vinny Cunningham and John Peto, Exodus is the final film in the three part trilogy that commenced with Battle of the Bogside and No Go: Free Derry.
Jan 2008
BBC documentary on street games and songs in Belfast. The footage of children playing is contrasted with the violence of the Troubles and poverty of the city's working-class districts.
Jun 1972
Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.
Jan 2011
On July 21st 1972 the IRA planned the biggest car bomb blitz ever seen. 40 years on we tell the story of that day through the eyes of people who were there. (BBC Genome)
Jul 2012
Documentary on the life and career of legendary snooker player, Alex Higgins.
Apr 2001
A chilling depiction of a series of violent killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Jan 1989
With 19 murders between them, the Shankill Butchers were the most prolific gang of serial killers in UK history. During the dark days of the Troubles their savagery stood apart, paralysing both communities in Northern Ireland with fear. With unique access to the evidence, and exclusive interviews, Stephen Nolan goes back to the patch where he was brought up to ask how the Shankill Butchers got away with murder for so long.
Mar 2011
May 1977. Undercover British army Captain Robert Nairac is abducted and killed by the IRA - his body secretly buried. Decades on, a former enemy searches for his remains.
Violence erupts in north Belfast when the residents of Glenbyrn, a predominantly Protestant suburb, object to schoolgirls walking through their neighbourhood from the Catholic area of Ardoyne to the Holy Cross primary school.
Oct 2003
Drama about journalist Heather Brooke's fight for the disclosure of MPs' expenses.
Feb 2010