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Sean McGinley



Filmography

Sean McGinley - filmography


  • Shrooms on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Lindsey Haun,  Jack Huston,  Max Kasch
    Director: Paddy Breathnach
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Six young Americans travel to Ireland and head for the hills in search of magic mushrooms but it all goes horribly wrong when one of them forsees their impending doom.
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 11,976 members
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  • The Tiger's Tail on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Brendan Gleeson,  Kim Cattrall,  Ciaran Hinds
    Director: John Boorman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Dublin property developer Liam O’Leary (Gleeson) gets the shock of his life when his exact double starts to follow him around. The sinister stranger begins posing as Liam both at home and at work, and Liam must struggle to prove his own identity as everyone assumes he is his criminal double.
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 448 members
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  • The Mighty Celt on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Gillian Anderson,  Robert Carlyle,  Sean McGinley
    Director: Pearse Elliott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe. Good Joe promises Donal ownership of Donal's favourite greyhound, The Mighty Celt, if the animal wins three races in a row. Meanwhile, Donal's mother, Kate, must adjust her life ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 5,179 members
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  • On A Clear Day on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Peter Mullan,  Billy Boyd,  Brenda Blethyn
    Director: Gaby Dellal
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A man who finds himself out of work at fifty-five, finds a new lease of life when his friend happens to mention in idle conversation swimming to France. The preparation for the challenging feat is kept secret from his loved ones...
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 6,438 members
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  • Freeze Frame on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Lee Evans,  Rachael Stirling,  Sean McGinley
    Director: John Simpson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Lee Evans stars as Sean Veil, a paranoid murder suspect who always fits himself around the clock to provide an alibi in case hes ever accused of another crime. Problems arise when he is accused of a murder, and the videotape that proves his innocence has gone mysteriously missing. Sean attempts to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 6,355 members
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  • Man About Dog on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Allen Leech,  Ciaran Nolan,  Tom Murphy
    Director: Paddy Breathnach
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Irreverant, witty and fast paced comedy caper about a tale of 3 losers who leave their quaint town with a debt of £50K to a bookies, only to embark on a journey of self-debauchery courtesy of drink, greyhounds and hookers...
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 4,021 members
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  • Watermelon on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jamie Draven,  Des Cave,  Brenda Fricker
    Director: Kieron J. Walsh
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    After being dumped by her boyfriend soon after she moved to London, Claire begins a relationship with a man who helped her get a job. However, she discovers she's pregnant.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,386 member
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  • Conspiracy of Silence on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jonathan Forbes,  Hugh Bonneville,  Brenda Fricker
    Director: John Deery
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A can of worms is opened within the Irish Catholic Church following two controversial incidents, the suicide of Frank Sweeney, a parish priest and the expulsion of Daniel McLaughlin, a young trainee priest from a nearby seminary, on the grounds that he was open to the sexual advances of a male ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 102 members
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  • The Closer You Get on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Niamh Cusack,  Ian Hart,  Ruth McCabe
    Director: Aileen Ritchie
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A group of ordinary Irish fellows are bored and dissatisfied with the local women in their small town. Led by fashion-conscious butcher Ian, they decide to pool their resources and put an ad in an American newspaper inviting American women to their town dance in the hope of attracting some exciting ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 384 members
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  • The Claim on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Peter Mullan,  Milla Jovovich,  Wes Bentley
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In transporting Thomas Hardy's THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE to the American West, English director Michael Winterbottom has fashioned an audacious, epic anti-Western that is a haunting achievement. Set in 1849, the story concerns Mr. Dillon (Peter Mullan), the ruler of Kingdom Come, a snow-covered ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 900 members
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  • The General on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Brendan Gleeson,  Adrian Dunbar,  Sean McGinley
    Director: John Boorman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Brendan Gleeson stars as Martin Cahill, the leading Irish criminal of the 1980s. A protean figure, Cahill was a man of extraordinary intelligence, obsessive secretiveness, and vicious brutality who was never stopped by the Irish police despite having pocketed more than $60 million of other people's ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 1,276 member
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  • Butcher Boy on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Eamonn Owens,  Sean McGinley,  Peter Gowen
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In a small Irish town in the 1950's, Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens), and his best friend Joe (Alan Boyle), play the usual childhood fantasy games of cowboys and adventurers. But outside their children's play, real life is far less appealing for Francie.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 506 members
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  • Family (2 discs) on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Ger Ryan,  Sean McGinley,  Neili Conroy
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The Spencers are a classically dysfunctional family. The patriarch, Charlo is a loutish, domineering brute who physically and emotionally batters his wife Paula and their children, John Paul and Nicola, a teenage factory worker. He makes his living as a small-time thief. Like many abusers, Charlo ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 12 members
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Sean McGinley facts

5 most recent films

Shrooms - 2.5 stars
The Tiger's Tail - 2.5 stars
The Mighty Celt - 3.0 stars
On A Clear Day - 3.0 stars
Freeze Frame - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The General - 3.5 stars
Conspiracy of Silence - 3.5 stars
Butcher Boy - 3.5 stars
Watermelon - 3.0 stars
On A Clear Day - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Family - 2.5 stars
Shrooms - 2.5 stars
Trojan Eddie - 2.5 stars
Freeze Frame - 2.5 stars
The Tiger's Tail - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Brenda Fricker - 4 times - show films
Neili Conroy - 3 times - show films
Brendan Gleeson - 3 times - show films
Ger Ryan - 3 times - show films
Hugh Quarshie - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Winterbottom - 4 times - show films
Paddy Breathnach - 3 times - show films
Kieron J. Walsh - 2 times - show films
John Boorman - 2 times - show films
John Deery - 2 times - show films