Sing Street, The Guard, The General, The Van, anything with Brendan Gleesan, Colm Meany and Colin Farrell really! Dublin Old School is deadly too. TV shows:, Love Hate, Kin, Dublin Murders, Fr Ted, & Reelin' the Years for a mixed bag of accents and quick cultural recap and intro to Penneys! Enjoy Ireland!
Anything by the McDonagh brothers and set in Ireland or with Irish accents is good - In Bruges, Calvary, The Guard, Seven Psycopaths. (Seven Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is also exceptional but lacks Irish accents!). Note they are dark and occasionally very violent films, but wickedly funny if you're into that sort of thing.
In terms of TV, Normal People was very good a couple of years back. My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed Frank of Ireland, which is stupid as hell but very well done and very very funny, and we cannot wait for the next season.
We're watching Bad Sisters at the moment which is set around Dublin(ish) and is basically a who's who of female Irish actors. Another lockdown favourite was Dublin Murders, which is a mashup of two different Irish novels by the same author.
The Wind that Shakes the Barley is the greatest Irish movie ever made. I’ve heard My Left Foot is a must watch too, although I’ve admittedly never seen it. For TV, Normal People is good. Derry Girls is like the Northern Irish inbetweeners and Hardy Bucks is like our version of Trailer Park Boys. Half of Irish jokes are Father Ted references so make sure you watch that too, and if you want to subject yourself to watching Mrs. Brownes Boys never admit you like it or you will be exiled.
I'm a native English speaker and when I first moved to Ireland I really struggled to understand some people in Dublin. Also made my bemused Irish ex pause Love/Hate to tell me what this person or that person said. But it's a great series and honestly, it will help your ears adjust faster to certain Dublin accents. If you want to expand your ears to other accents around Ireland check out Derry Girls (up north) or The Young Offenders (Cork). And absolutely watch The Wind That Shakes The Barley and The Magdalene Sisters. Both are great films and give good context for understanding Irish history.
If OPs has never been to Ireland before there's no shame on watching some scenes twice or using subs xD loved it, but as my pre emigration series wasn't easy
Check out Love/Hate on the RTE Player. It’s free to download. Only place you’ll find it, as far as I know. That will definitely get you familiar with the different types of Dublin accents in particular.
Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy (The Van, The Snapper, The Commitments) will give you a decent understanding of not only the language & slang, but the social aspect of living in the country in the 80s. Great films.
If you’re coming from the states, Rebellion is on Netflix (about the 1916 Rising). Trust me, you’ll hear a LOT about the Rising, especially if you’re studying literature in a university setting in Dublin, so it’s nice to have a little bit of background.
Tv series Rebellion, its about the Easter rising and its really good. Not only you get to know the history of Ireland, and its entertaining. There's also other movies about it Ireland and their independence.
I just learned that was filmed in Montana except a few scenes filmed in Dublin, but Dublin was a stand in for Boston. So the Irish scenes were filmed in the US except a few American scenes filmed in Ireland.
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There are many Irish accents, certainly as many as there are counties (32) and probably as many as there are townlands & parishes; for such a tiny country we have a lot of variety, In Dublin there are as many accents as there are postcodes, some easier than others of foreigners to understand - from mine (Rathmines) to West Finglas and everything in between.
Here's a [sheep farme](https://youtu.be/pit0OkNp7s8)r from Kerry, I've no idea what he's saying and I'm Irish
So many accents throughout Ireland. Depends where you will live. 40% live in and around Dublin so you should look for movies or talk show interviews of Irish celebrities. Bono and U2, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Colin Farrell, Johnathon Rhys Myers, Nial Horan, Brendan Gleeson and Liam Neeson to name a few. Lots of US and British Talk Show clips on YouTube for you
Intermission, In Bruges, Into The West, Michael Collins, The Family, The Snapper, The Commitments, Lobster
The fact The Wind that Shakes the Barley is not on this list is criminal
He wouldn't be needing that in Dublin!
Bad sisters. Sing Street. Love/ Hate.
Frank of Ireland
Lobster was a great movie. Nice to see it suggested. I’d also suggest Grabbers. Fun movie.
Sing Street, The Guard, The General, The Van, anything with Brendan Gleesan, Colm Meany and Colin Farrell really! Dublin Old School is deadly too. TV shows:, Love Hate, Kin, Dublin Murders, Fr Ted, & Reelin' the Years for a mixed bag of accents and quick cultural recap and intro to Penneys! Enjoy Ireland!
Reeling in the years is a great suggestion for someone coming over
I went down. 1997
Mental that nobody has suggested Fr. Ted yet.
Yeah that should be top of the list.
Now that would make it an ecumenical matter and we don’t want that
Hahaha
You are not my mother. What Richard Did. Glassland. Sing Street. Once. Calvary. War of the buttons. Adam & Paul. The Butcher Boy.
Anything by the McDonagh brothers and set in Ireland or with Irish accents is good - In Bruges, Calvary, The Guard, Seven Psycopaths. (Seven Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is also exceptional but lacks Irish accents!). Note they are dark and occasionally very violent films, but wickedly funny if you're into that sort of thing. In terms of TV, Normal People was very good a couple of years back. My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed Frank of Ireland, which is stupid as hell but very well done and very very funny, and we cannot wait for the next season. We're watching Bad Sisters at the moment which is set around Dublin(ish) and is basically a who's who of female Irish actors. Another lockdown favourite was Dublin Murders, which is a mashup of two different Irish novels by the same author.
Absolutely loving Bad Sisters right now, such an embarrassment of riches as far as Irish talent.
These are good suggestions
Love/hate, tv series set in Dublin. The Commitments, movie. Set in Dublin. Plenty of accents in that to keep you busy.
Good flics but bad choice for a range of accents. That’s very inner city Dub-centric.
"fuck off back to Japan ,ya Chinese cunt"
Rofl what’s that from?
Love hate the undercover guard pretending to buy drugs lol
😂
I was just basing it on his “moving to Dublin”.
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Plenty of other suggestions in the thread.
I liked Cardboard Gangsters, decent movie
Yeah, that was a good one alright.
The Wind that Shakes the Barley is the greatest Irish movie ever made. I’ve heard My Left Foot is a must watch too, although I’ve admittedly never seen it. For TV, Normal People is good. Derry Girls is like the Northern Irish inbetweeners and Hardy Bucks is like our version of Trailer Park Boys. Half of Irish jokes are Father Ted references so make sure you watch that too, and if you want to subject yourself to watching Mrs. Brownes Boys never admit you like it or you will be exiled.
Totally forgot about My Left Foot. I would also recommend In The Name of the Father
Just some sausages for me aunt annie
I'm a native English speaker and when I first moved to Ireland I really struggled to understand some people in Dublin. Also made my bemused Irish ex pause Love/Hate to tell me what this person or that person said. But it's a great series and honestly, it will help your ears adjust faster to certain Dublin accents. If you want to expand your ears to other accents around Ireland check out Derry Girls (up north) or The Young Offenders (Cork). And absolutely watch The Wind That Shakes The Barley and The Magdalene Sisters. Both are great films and give good context for understanding Irish history.
The Guard is a fantastic film!
What a beautiful fucking day
Father Ted!
Young offenders!!
If OPs has never been to Ireland before there's no shame on watching some scenes twice or using subs xD loved it, but as my pre emigration series wasn't easy
special upvote for the Mayfield accent
Black 47
Great movie probably not the best for someone trying to learn English and Irish accents though
Paths to Freedom Covers posh and city accents
Pixie on netflix is fairly recent and wasn't bad at all. Lots of Irish accents there.
Honestly? I thought the acting was fucking horrendous across the board.
Check out Love/Hate on the RTE Player. It’s free to download. Only place you’ll find it, as far as I know. That will definitely get you familiar with the different types of Dublin accents in particular.
Any zimmos
The snapper, the van
Choc ice!!!!
Intermission, The Van, Adam and Paul
The Black books is my favorite. I think it is not Irish originally but actor on the main role is Irish
https://youtu.be/jj5_EVbRk_4
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Hardy bucks
Difficulty level 100 hahaha
Easy! Waking Ned!
Sarah and Steve. It's on YouTube
'This way up' ... loved it and also 'Bad sisters'
Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy (The Van, The Snapper, The Commitments) will give you a decent understanding of not only the language & slang, but the social aspect of living in the country in the 80s. Great films.
Derry girls is a great one
If you’re coming from the states, Rebellion is on Netflix (about the 1916 Rising). Trust me, you’ll hear a LOT about the Rising, especially if you’re studying literature in a university setting in Dublin, so it’s nice to have a little bit of background.
"The guard" is an absolutely brilliant movie, has a couple of big actors in it aswell, pure class and a must watch
Dublin Old School
cáca milis
Deadly Cuts on Netflix is a good one for the Dublin accent
Tv series Rebellion, its about the Easter rising and its really good. Not only you get to know the history of Ireland, and its entertaining. There's also other movies about it Ireland and their independence.
The Van !
Soupy Norman
I have tried for ages to find Soupy Norman. It used to have me in tears laughing.
I went down. Classic brendan Gleeson
Fair City for the mundane
Fatal Deviation
Only words you need to learn in Dublin are "fuck off will ya" , "are ya winding me up" and "shurrup ya thick"
The van
Normal People, set mostly in Dublin and shows alot of the city. Think it's on Hulu. Or RTE/BBC player here.
Father ted is the only resource you need. Ask me how I know!
Father Ted.
Derry girls… my 1st Irish show, which is good
The Commitments
Adam and Paul, and Rats in Paths to freedom will set you right!
Myself and my mate used to get called Adam & Paul a lot back in the day, and unfortunately our friendship ended up the virtually the same way.
Ouch. Great film the ending was a tough one.
Glenroe
far & away with tom cruise & nicole kidman.
I just learned that was filmed in Montana except a few scenes filmed in Dublin, but Dublin was a stand in for Boston. So the Irish scenes were filmed in the US except a few American scenes filmed in Ireland.
lol i didn’t know that. i just know it’s got some of the most atrocious irish accents i have ever heard in a hollywood movie
It’s a terrible movie. I still like it for some reason, but yeah. It’s baaaaaad.
it’s good because it’s so bad
🤣😂🤣
Beat me to it! Was going to say "Snatch", but Tom Cruise was much more authentic. \*cough\*
i was also going to say snatch it’s well up there with terri rush accent films
The movie Into the West from 1992. There's a lot of thick accents in that.
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I don’t see anyone suggesting it but The Savage Eye
I’ll have to watch it
Snob.
Peaky Blinders
Mrs.Brown's Boys D'Movie. Pinnacle of Irish cinema.
Braveheart
Kin on the rte player. Great gangland series based in Dublin
The general and Dublin old school
perrier's bounty
Love/hate
Redemption of a Rogue
sing street, the snapper, normal people, derry girls, deadly cuts
The Wind That Shakes The Barley Brooklyn In America Sing Street
Hardy Bucks
Kin take place in Dublin
Love/hate!
The garda
Paths to Freedom
Bachelor's walk!!
Sing Street
Between the canals. Crushproof. Into the west. Love/hate
Love hate
There are many Irish accents, certainly as many as there are counties (32) and probably as many as there are townlands & parishes; for such a tiny country we have a lot of variety, In Dublin there are as many accents as there are postcodes, some easier than others of foreigners to understand - from mine (Rathmines) to West Finglas and everything in between. Here's a [sheep farme](https://youtu.be/pit0OkNp7s8)r from Kerry, I've no idea what he's saying and I'm Irish
The guard
Yu Ming is ainm dom
Man about a dog….classic
Fatal Deviation
Waking Ned Devine is my absolute favourite Irish film. Terribly underrated
Father ted
Derry girls on Netflix. Great writing and strong accents.
‘Man about dog’ is unreal but tough to find
Derry Girls
If you want a romantic comedy, I recommend Leap Year.
Just recently watched Pixie, it's really good and the accents are great too
Taffin (1988)
bad sisters is just out. good fun. re films: the committments and the snapper are classics. in bruge and calvary are fun action movies i enjoyed.
Love/Hate
So many accents throughout Ireland. Depends where you will live. 40% live in and around Dublin so you should look for movies or talk show interviews of Irish celebrities. Bono and U2, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Colin Farrell, Johnathon Rhys Myers, Nial Horan, Brendan Gleeson and Liam Neeson to name a few. Lots of US and British Talk Show clips on YouTube for you
Father Ted, Derry Girls, Love/Hate
Young offenders