The Yank

Mar 17, 2014

1h 26m

★ 3.5

A comedy about finding your roots....with beer.

Overview

Tom Murphy, a middle-aged Irish-American man from Cleveland, travels to Ireland for his best friend’s wedding and to find the perfect woman.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Kim Strategies

Wet Ears Productions

Emerald Force

Post Industrial Pictures

Rampage Entertainment

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Cast

Fintan McGuire

Colm Meaney

Peter Murphy

Fred Willard

Fred Finnegan

Kevin Farley

Colleen

Nicole Forester

Vanessa

Niki Spiridakos

Fiona McGuire

Charlotte Bradley

Declan Sweeney

Martin Maloney

Molly Sweeney

Lynette Callaghan

Carmel

Maya Sayre

Sasha

Nancy Telzerow

Mrs. Fitzgerald

Annie Kitral

Rock Hall Security

Leilani Barrett

The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty, the villagers plot to drive Jasper away. They use the occasion of "O'Leary Night", when the ghost of the first O'Leary walks the halls, to create general chaos.

7.3

The Quiet Man

Jul 21, 1952

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

6.7

Second to None

Jul 19, 2016

Frederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the older by a mere minute, becomes the world's oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to be first place.

7.2

Breakfast on Pluto

Nov 16, 2005

In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.

6.0

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

Sep 12, 2003

In Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival.

10.0

Stingy Jack

Sep 20, 2025

Why do people have jack-o'-lanterns on Halloween all year round? The answer lies in this Irish legend, where we meet the most disgusting man who made the Devil jealous.

5.8

Laws of Attraction

Apr 4, 2004

Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.

9.4

D'Unbelievables D'Telly

Jan 1, 1998

Irish Comedy Starring Jon Kenny & Pat Shortt

7.3

The Commitments

Aug 14, 1991

Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.

6.9

Adam & Paul

Aug 27, 2004

Adam and Paul are two young junkies living in Dublin and perpetually on the lookout for their next fix. During their search, they encounter various unsavoury characters and make some futile attempts at petty theft. As their day progresses, Adam and Paul get into a good share of trouble as they do whatever they can to score heroin, eventually running afoul of an imposing thug—who only drags them into more shady activities.

6.8

The Butcher Boy

Feb 20, 1998

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 Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.

6.9

Leap Year

Jan 8, 2010

When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Fate has other plans, however, and Anna winds up on the other side of the Emerald Isle with handsome, but surly, Declan -- an Irishman who may just lead Anna down the road to true love.

7.2

Six Shooter

Oct 14, 2004

Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005

5.2

Studs

Mar 16, 2006

The hot-tempered, unruly players of this pub league soccer team are in dire straits after having lost everything -- their drive, their skills and soon, their playing field. When mysterious Walter Keegan shows up offering to be their coach, captain Bubbles and the rest of his loopy, obnoxious teammates are so desperate to succeed, they agree to give him the job. Drilled into the ground with a fierce discipline they have never known, the team pushes beyond their aches and pains to gain not only redemption on the field, but more importantly, their self-respect.

6.1

A Film with Me in It

Oct 17, 2008

A dissolute scriptwriter and a dejected actor become unwittingly drawn into a labyrinthine mess when several people experience bizarre accidental deaths in their flat. Though the men didn't deliberately cause any of the incidents, they fear that they will be unfairly pegged as murderers if they relay information to the cops, and promptly set about disposing of the corpses in gruesome ways.

4.9

Boy Eats Girl

Aug 2, 2005

A boy declares his love for his girlfriend, only to die the same night. He is brought back to life by his mother as a flesh-craving zombie, who sires more teen undead while trying to control his, er, appetite for his beloved.

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0.0

The Irish Honeymoon

Mar 8, 1911

Larry Malone and Maggie McClusky get married, and for a honeymoon trip decide to journey through the home country of their ancestors.

7.0

Separation Anxiety

Jan 1, 1997

On a warm summer's day in the not too distant future, Ireland's first divorce case is unravelling on national television. The lives of several neurotic middle class couples are followed as they reflect on their relationships in the context of legalised divorce.

6.1

Irish Wish

Mar 14, 2024

Maddie's dream guy is days away from marrying her best friend when a wish for true love made on an ancient stone in Ireland magically alters her fate.

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0.0

Ditched

Invalid Date

When Ava’s wannabe-rock star fiancé Simon is a no-show on the big day, the trio embark on a fury-fuelled, mayhem-filled road trip to the West of Ireland to find (and possibly murder) the runaway groom who’s ditched the wedding for his big break at a music festival.