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Movies Like Historic Pubs of Dublin

If you liked Historic Pubs of Dublin (2008), a movie, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1The Dead

    The Dead (1987)

    ★ 6.9/10

    After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.

  2. 2The Miracle Club

    The Miracle Club (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey of a lifetime — a visit to Lourdes, the picturesque French town and place of miracles.

  3. 3The Secret Scripture

    The Secret Scripture (2017)

    ★ 7.2/10

    The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.

  4. 4In This Our Life

    In This Our Life (1942)

    ★ 6.9/10

    An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

  5. 5A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

    ★ 7.5/10

    In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of…

  6. 6Angela's Christmas

    Angela's Christmas (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A trip to church with her family on Christmas Eve gives young Angela an extraordinary idea. A heartwarming tale based on a story by Frank McCourt.

  7. 7War of the Buttons

    War of the Buttons (1994)

    ★ 7/10

    War between two Irish youth gangs consists of removing and retrieving buttons from each other's clothing.

  8. 8Leap Year

    Leap Year (2010)

    ★ 6.9/10

    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…

  9. 9Fried Green Tomatoes

    Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle…

  10. 10Brooklyn

    Brooklyn (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10

    In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

  11. 11Stolen: Heist of the Century

    Stolen: Heist of the Century (2025)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Antwerp, 2003. A gang of thieves rob the impenetrable Diamond Center. Who was behind one of the world's biggest heists - and how did they pull it off?

  12. 12Where Is Anne Frank

    Where Is Anne Frank (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10

    The film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary. A fiery teenager, Kitty wakes up in the near future in Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam and embarks on a journey to…

  13. 13Emma.

    Emma. (2020)

    ★ 7/10

    In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.

  14. 14Genius

    Genius (2016)

    ★ 6.5/10

    New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown…

  15. 15Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

    Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10

    An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.

  16. 16Sing Street

    Sing Street (2016)

    ★ 7.9/10

    A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

  17. 17Small Things Like These

    Small Things Like These (2024)

    ★ 6.7/10

    In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit…

  18. 18Philomena

    Philomena (2013)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

  19. 19Waterloo

    Waterloo (1970)

    ★ 7.1/10

    After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the…

  20. 20A Room with a View

    A Room with a View (1986)

    ★ 6.9/10

    When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change…

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