Rte Movies

  • 1998
    A Mother's Love's a Blessing

    A Mother's Love's a Blessing

    A Mother's Love's a Blessing

    01998HD

    A Mother’s Love is a Blessing (RTÉ 1994),first in half-hour drama series TV; story of a boy’s murder of his mother, her cruelties, and the boy’s atte...

    A Mother's Love's a Blessing
  • 2017
    Departure

    Departure

    Departure

    02017HD

    Faced with the prospect of yet another Christmas without her emigrated family, Alma, a lonely Irish grandmother, is at an all time low. This would-be...

    Departure
  • 2017
    Jaha's Promise

    Jaha's Promise

    Jaha's Promise

    7.32017HD

    A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to...

    Jaha's Promise
  • 2005
    Showbands

    Showbands

    Showbands

    92005HD

    It's Ireland in the 1960s and showbands and ballrooms are big business. However, Tony is struggling to repay his bank loan and is in danger of losing...

    Showbands
  • 2024
    Bishop Casey's Buried Secrets

    Bishop Casey's Buried Secrets

    Bishop Casey's Buried Secrets

    02024HD

    Reporter Anne Sheridan examines the Catholic Church's handling of allegations against the former Bishop of Galway, Eamonn Casey.

    Bishop Casey's Buried Secrets
  • 2000
    When Brendan Met Trudy

    When Brendan Met Trudy

    When Brendan Met Trudy

    4.42000HD

    Brendan is an earnest, introverted schoolteacher who, aside from his participation in the local choir, has only one passion in his life -- the movies....

    When Brendan Met Trudy
  • 2017
    Portrait of a Gallery

    Portrait of a Gallery

    Portrait of a Gallery

    02017HD

    In 2011, the National Gallery of Ireland closed its doors at Merrion Square, and two thirds of the building, to begin one of the largest refurbishment...

    Portrait of a Gallery
  • 2009
    Trolley Boy

    Trolley Boy

    Trolley Boy

    02009HD

    Trolley Boy's frustration with his work builds up into a monster. He realises there's more to life than pushing shopping trolleys into stacks.

    Trolley Boy
  • 2019
    Citizen Europe

    Citizen Europe

    Citizen Europe

    02019HD

    A cinematic journey into the heart of the Europe through the life-changing experience of young participants of Erasmus - the most ambitious mobility p...

    Citizen Europe
  • 2001
    Waiting for Godot

    Waiting for Godot

    Waiting for Godot

    7.12001HD

    Two tramps wait for a man named Godot, but instead meet a pompous man and his stooped-over slave.

    Waiting for Godot
  • 2021
    Memento Mori

    Memento Mori

    Memento Mori

    02021HD

    A post-mortem photographer's certainties are shaken by his latest subject, a recently deceased young woman.

    Memento Mori
  • 1995
    Frankie Starlight

    Frankie Starlight

    Frankie Starlight

    5.31995HD

    An Irish-American dwarf chronicles his post-World War II immigration with his mother and her affair with a married official.

    Frankie Starlight
  • 1973
    Withdrawal

    Withdrawal

    Withdrawal

    81973HD

    Based on the writings of David Chapman and Jimmy Brennan, Withdrawal is about Jimmy, a heroin user in a Dublin psychiatric hospital. His thoughts and...

    Withdrawal
  • 2003
    The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels

    The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels

    The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels

    72003HD

    The story of ‘the greatest single blow against British Imperialism of its time’. A cocktail of jewel thefts, cover-ups and a Royal gay scandal that th...

    The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels
  • 2023
    Callan Kicks The Year 2023

    Callan Kicks The Year 2023

    Callan Kicks The Year 2023

    02023HD

    The annual comedy review starring Oliver Callan looks back on the year Ireland flipped out over RTÉ scandals and flopped out of a Rugby World Cup.

    Callan Kicks The Year 2023
  • 2024
    The Locals

    The Locals

    The Locals

    02024HD

    This documentary goes behind the scenes of the recent 2024 local elections in one particular ward - Dublin's North Inner City. Considered by many to...

    The Locals
  • 1977
    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    5.71977HD

    Bosco Hogan plays Joyce's alter-ego, Stephen Daedelus, growing up in Ireland in the early part of the 20th century, and at odds with the strictures of...

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
  • 1989
    Dick Francis: In the Frame

    Dick Francis: In the Frame

    Dick Francis: In the Frame

    51989HD

    After two friends have their houses looted of expensive paintings and vintage wine collections, Cleveland finds those responsible when he travels to G...

    Dick Francis: In the Frame
  • 2025
    Patrick: A Slave To Ireland

    Patrick: A Slave To Ireland

    Patrick: A Slave To Ireland

    02025HD

    The story of St Patrick and his extraordinary mission from Roman Britain to Ireland to spread the Christian faith 1,500 years ago. In a challenge to t...

    Patrick: A Slave To Ireland
  • 2013
    The Missing Scarf

    The Missing Scarf

    The Missing Scarf

    7.82013HD

    A black comedy exploring some of life's common fears: fear of the unknown, of failure, rejection and finally the fear of death. Narrated by George Tak...

    The Missing Scarf