Stephen Rea Movies

  • 1999
    I Could Read the Sky

    I Could Read the Sky

    I Could Read the Sky

    4.61999HD

    The film concerns an old Irish immigrant living in London who is looking back over his life. He recalls his early life in the west of Ireland, his...

    I Could Read the Sky
  • 1989
    Endgame

    Endgame

    Endgame

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    A performance of Samuel Beckett's 'Endgame', a play in which nothing happens, once - unlike Beckett's first play 'Waiting for Godot' in which nothing...

    Endgame
  • 1983
    Chekhov in Derry

    Chekhov in Derry

    Chekhov in Derry

    01983HD

    A behind the scenes look at a theatre company formed by playwright Brian Friel and actor Stephen Rea. It contains footage of rehearsals and the...

    Chekhov in Derry
  • 2026
    Listen

    Listen

    Listen

    02026HD

    Hearing his grandfathers plea a young boy hatches a plan to break him out of his nursing home and bring him to the island of his birth to make peace...

    Listen
  • 1976
    Early Struggles

    Early Struggles

    Early Struggles

    91976HD

    Kevin's wife walked out and left him holding the baby – no sleep, dirty nappies, and a career in pop music at risk. And ahead lies a visit to...

    Early Struggles
  • 2007
    Celebration

    Celebration

    Celebration

    6.32007HD

    All the action takes place in a swish London restaurant where two coarse-grained strategy consultants are dining with their respective wives. At an...

    Celebration
  • 2001
    Snow in August

    Snow in August

    Snow in August

    7.22001HD

    When a young boy witnesses a crime, he turns to a rabbi, and the ancient mysteries of the Kaballah, for help.

    Snow in August
  • 1987
    Scout

    Scout

    Scout

    81987HD

    Palmer has been United's scout for many generations of young footballers, sending across the water the best Irish talent regardless of background. As...

    Scout
  • 2020
    Secrets from Putumayo

    Secrets from Putumayo

    Secrets from Putumayo

    12020HD

    Documentary about the man who is currently considered the father of violation of human rights inquests, Roger Casement (1864-1916). The actions...

    Secrets from Putumayo
  • 1986
    Shergar

    Shergar

    Shergar

    01986HD

    Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?" When Frankie is released from Portlaoise...

    Shergar
  • 1980
    Caleb Williams

    Caleb Williams

    Caleb Williams

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    Caleb Williams
  • 1993
    Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler

    91993HD

    Hedda Gabler is a beautiful woman married to the solid and respectable academic George Tesman. Then an old flame, the dreamer Eilert Lovborg, turns...

    Hedda Gabler
  • 1978
    Thank You, Comrades

    Thank You, Comrades

    Thank You, Comrades

    01978HD

    TV play by Jim Hawkins based on real events in Russia and the USA just after the Bolshevik Revolution.

    Thank You, Comrades
  • 2026
    The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones

    The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones

    The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones

    02026HD

    Gilsenan’s latest work is a non-narrative film, inspired by a new translation of the seminal Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō by the Irish...

    The Journey of Weather-Exposed Bones
  • 2000
    The King's Wake

    The King's Wake

    The King's Wake

    92000HD

    It's Samhain (Hallowe'en) in old Ireland, and King Connor is haunted by his life, his legacy, and the enemies he killed in his time. Based on the...

    The King's Wake
  • 2019
    Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

    Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

    Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

    102019HD

    Samuel Beckett has fascinated Adrian Dunbar since he was a young student. Now, 30 years after Beckett's death in Paris, Dunbar explores what made the...

    Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
  • 2018
    Unquiet Graves

    Unquiet Graves

    Unquiet Graves

    8.32018HD

    This feature-length documentary investigates the role the British government played in the murder of over 120 civilians in Counties Armagh and Tyrone...

    Unquiet Graves
  • 2018
    Hard Border

    Hard Border

    Hard Border

    02018HD

    Belfast-born actor Stephen Rea explores the impact of Brexit and the uncertainty of the future of the Irish border in a short film written by Clare...

    Hard Border