PickFlick
The Irish in America

The Irish in America

1997•1h 31m
DocumentaryHistory

This extraordinary program follows the nation's first immigrant group on their journey into the American Dream. From war hereo and President Andrew Jackson to union organizer "Mother" Jones, you'll meet the colorful Irish-Americans who fought and worked their way past oppression, and into history. Dramatic re-creations, stirring readings, songs, and interviews with leading historians offer insights into the events that have made the Irish an integral part of the American fabric.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Greystone Communications

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Narrator

Similar Movies

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

6.0
2018
Movie

Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature, and - like Byrne - an emigrant Irishman with the outsider's ability to observe, needle and puncture.

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

2018
6.0
Nikita Kino

Nikita Kino

2003
Movie

The film is a travelogue of sorts. Ostrovsky’s personal family footage meets the archives of Soviet propaganda footage. The result is a kind of Khruschev-era mix with a collage of Soviet music and a voice-over of my reminiscences of the Cold War era.

Nikita Kino

2003
Nothing Compares

Nothing Compares

7.7
2022
Movie

Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite her agency, depth and perspective, O’Connor’s unflinching refusal to conform means that she has often been patronized and unfairly dismissed as an attention-seeking pop star.

Nothing Compares

2022
7.7
Crossing Borders

Crossing Borders

6.4
2006
Movie

In 1960, Martín and Marcos are forced by their difficult personal circumstances to travel to Switzerland in search of work, leaving their families in the Madrid of Franco's Spain. But they undertake more than a simple journey; they begin the road to a new life.

Crossing Borders

2006
6.4
No Dogs or Italians Allowed

No Dogs or Italians Allowed

7.2
2023
Movie

Early 20th century, in the Ughetto family's home village, Ughettera, Northern Italy. Life in the region had become very difficult and the Ughettos dreamed of a better life abroad. Legend has it that Luigi Ughetto crossed the Alps and started a new life in France, thus changing his beloved family's destiny forever. His grandson retraces their story.

No Dogs or Italians Allowed

2023
7.2
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats

Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats

9.5
2020
Movie

The story of The Boomtown Rats, who fought a conservative Ireland, broke through the UK punk scene, scored global No 1 hits and revolutionised the world with Bob Geldof’s Live Aid.

Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats

2020
9.5
The 34th

The 34th

7.2
2017
Movie

An emotional look at the struggle for marriage equality in Ireland.

The 34th

2017
7.2
Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

7.1
1970
Movie

In the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married schoolteacher in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.

Ryan's Daughter

1970
7.1
I Am Ireland

I Am Ireland

5.8
1959
Movie

Inspired by Patrick Pearse’s poem Mise Éire (“I Am Ireland”), this documentary assembles archival footage from across Europe to trace the rise of Irish nationalism from the 1890s through the 1916 Easter Rising. Directed by George Morrison, the film chronicles key figures and events of the independence movement, with Irish-language narration and a score by Seán Ó Riada.

I Am Ireland

1959
5.8
Saint Patrick, esclave et protecteur de l'Irlande

Saint Patrick, esclave et protecteur de l'Irlande

2025
Movie

No overview available.

Saint Patrick, esclave et protecteur de l'Irlande

2025
Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

7.3
2002
Movie

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

Bloody Sunday

2002
7.3
Michael Collins

Michael Collins

6.9
1996
Movie

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.

Michael Collins

1996
6.9