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  • Michael Collins
  • Michael Collins review by philjb from Worcs
    Rated - 4.0 stars Michael Collins 2 March 2005
    ... of the relatively recent past from present day politics and I suspect director Neil Jordan's political sympathies may have influenced the way some events are shown in the...   Read customer review
  • The End of the Affair
  • The End of the Affair review by from West Midlands
    Rated - 5.0 stars perfectly realised!! 28 June 2006
    ...tory; the script and dialogue, the music, the acting and finally the direction. Neil Jordan expertly weaves together this Graham Green novel of love, jealousy, adultery an...   Read customer review
  • The Crying Game
  • The Crying Game review by from Warwickshire
    Rated - 4.0 stars Jordan's masterpiece 31 March 2005
    ...Intelligent, brave, sexy and cool, this is possibly Neil Jordan's crowning achievement. Part violent thriller, part romantic drama, the difficulty with pigeon-holing th...   Read customer review

Neil Jordan - filmography


  • Byzantium (2012)
    Starring: Gemma Arterton,  Saoirse Ronan,  Jonny Lee Miller
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In director Neil Jordan's vampire thriller a mother and daughter struggle to hide their bloody secret from their adopted community. Having survived for over 200 years, itinerant single mother Clara (Gemma Arterton) and her daughter Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan) are offered shelter at the down-at-heel ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 7 members
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  • The Borgias - Series 1 (3 discs) on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Jeremy Irons,  François Arnaud,  Holliday Grainger
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The Showtime Original Series The Borgias is the sordid saga of one of the most remarkable and legendary families in history. Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia (Jeremy Irons) to the papacy, where he ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,921 member
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  • Ondine on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Colin Farrell,  Tony Curran,  Stephen Rea
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    "Ondine" is the enchanting story of Syracuse, a lonely fisherman who one day pulls a beautiful woman named Ondine out of the sea in his nets. His young daughter Annie is convinced that she is a "selkie" - a creature from Irish folklore much like a mermaid. Syracuse has his doubts, but as Ondine ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 6,133 members
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  • A Film with Me in It on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Keith Allen,  David Doherty,  Mark Doherty
    Director: Ian Fitzgibbon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An actor finds his bad luck turning worse and events begin to mirror a film script. Desperately trying to find a way out of his predicament he and a friend start pitching ideas to each other, and begin to treat the situation like the movie it mimics.
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 267 members
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  • The Brave One - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Mary Steenburgen,  Zoe Kravitz,  Jane Adams
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Thriller starring Jodie Foster as Erica Bain, host of a New York radio show whose life is shattered by a brutal attack that leaves her fiance (Naveen Andrews) dead, her own body shattered and her sense of safety permanently destroyed. Unable to move past the tragedy, Erica begins prowling the city ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 3,984 members
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  • Breakfast On Pluto on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Liam Neeson,  Bryan Ferry,  Stephen Rea
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Comedy set in the 1970s. The film follows the exploits of Patrick Braden (Cillian Murphy), an endearing, but deceptively tough young man. Abandoned as a baby in his small Irish hometown and aware from a very early age that he is different, Patrick survives this harsh environment with the aid of his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 12,845 members
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  • The Actors (2003)
    Starring: Lena Headey,  Miranda Richardson,  Dylan Moran
    Director: Conor McPherson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Two struggling thespians - O'Malley (Michael Caine) and his young castmate Tom (Dylan Moran) - decide to try to rip off small-town crook Barreller (Michael Gambon) by using their acting skills. Everything goes according to plan until Barreller's daughter falls in love with Tom.
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 2,275 members
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  • Intermission on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Rory Keenan,  Cillian Murphy,  Colm Meaney
    Director: John Crowley
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 7,634 members
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  • In Dreams on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Aidan Quinn,  Paul Guilfoyle,  Stephen Rea
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Annette Bening plays Claire Cooper, a woman whose idyllic New England existence is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious and psychotic serial killer (Robert Downey Jr.). Not only does the murderer wreak havoc upon the community, but he also starts to appear in Claire's dreams, leaving clues as ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 1,032 member
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  • The End of the Affair on DVD (1999)
    Starring: James Bolam,  Jason Isaacs,  Sam Bould
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    In 1946, novelist Maurice Bendix (Ralph Fiennes) encounters civil servant Henry Miles (Stephen Rea) on Clapham Common, and recalls how years earlier he had a passionate affair with Henry's wife, Sarah (Julianne Moore), which ended suddenly and without explanation. Henry was unaware of the affair at ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6,253 members
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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 593 members
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  • Michael Collins on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Alan Rickman,  Liam Neeson,  Aidan Quinn
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    The rise and fall of one of the most important and controversial figures in Ireland's struggle for independence is chronicled in this biographical drama. In 1916, the British government ruled Ireland with a firm and cruel hand, as they had for 700 years. When a group of Irish rebels staged a six-..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 4,470 members
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  • Interview with the Vampire on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Antonio Banderas,  Stephen Rea,  Christian Slater
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Anne Rice's best-selling romantic horror tale about the origins of a centuries-old vampire inspired this popular, atmospheric chiller. One of director Neil Jordan's major Hollywood productions, the film stays close to its source material, retaining the frame of a young reporter (Christian Slater) ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 19,695 members
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  • The Crying Game on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Forest Whitaker,  Stephen Rea,  Jim Broadbent
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In this successful psychological thriller, a reluctant agent of the Irish Republican Army discovers that some people just aren't who you expect them to be. Fergus (Stephen Rea) is an IRA volunteer who, despite personal misgivings, takes part in the kidnapping of a black British soldier, Jody (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 13,536 members
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  • The Crying Game - Blu-ray (1992)
    Starring: Forest Whitaker,  Stephen Rea,  Jim Broadbent
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Fergus (Stephen Rea), an IRA member, is standing guard over a British soldier (Forest Whitaker) who the IRA have taken hostage. Against the orders of his superiors, he engages in conversation with the man, who tells him about his lover Dil (Jaye Davidson), who lives in London. Moved by his captive'..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 51 members
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  • We're No Angels (1989)
    Starring: Sean Penn,  Robert De Niro,  Demi Moore
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Two escaped convicts on the run (Robert De Niro and Sean Penn) try to outsmart the law by masquerading as priests. Their goal is to find a way into Canada before they are discovered. The plan is complicated, however, when one of them falls in love with a hot-tempered woman (Demi Moore) with some ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 296 members
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  • High Spirits on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Daryl Hannah,  Peter O'Toole,  Steve Guttenburg
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The owner of an Irish castle finds himself in debt and decides to get his staff to dress up in white sheets in order to scare the guests and hopefully attract tourists. Events take an unexpected turn when real ghosts joins in the proceedings.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 2,008 members
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  • Mona Lisa on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Cathy Tyson,  Michael Caine,  Bob Hoskins
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Classic downbeat British crime thriller, directed by Neil Jordan. George (Bob Hoskins) is a low-grade mob enforcer, recently released from prison after a stretch covering up for his boss, Mortwell (Michael Caine). Taking on a job as chauffeur to prickly call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson), George ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 4,903 members
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  • The Company Of Wolves on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Angela Lansbury,  Micha Bergese,  Stephen Rea
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When young teenager Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson) sleeps, she enters a nightmarish yet alluring dream world populated by werewolves. Her magical encounters become ever more fantastic as they give expression to her own burgeoning sexuality. Meanwhile, rumours grow that a real-life wolf is stalking the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 3,289 members
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  • Angel on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Alan Devlin,  Veronica Quilligan,  Stephen Rea
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Neil Jordan's directorial debut stars Stephen Rea as Danny, a talented saxophone player in an Irish rock band. After witnessing the double sectarian murder of his manager and an innocent mute girl, Danny's anger builds, eventually leading him to seek revenge. He swaps his saxophone for a machine ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 343 members
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Neil Jordan facts

5 most recent films

The Borgias - Series 2 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Byzantium - 3.0 stars
The Borgias - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
The Borgias - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
The Borgias - Series 1 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Borgias - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
The Borgias - Series 2 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Crying Game - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Interview with the Vampire - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Borgias - Series 1 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Byzantium - 3.0 stars
The Good Thief - 2.5 stars
In Dreams - 2.5 stars
The Actors - 2.5 stars
Intermission - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Stephen Rea - 26 times - show films
Liam Neeson - 7 times - show films
Kathryn Pogson - 5 times - show films
Jeremy Irons - 5 times - show films
Miranda Richardson - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jon Amiel - 10 times - show films
Kari Skogland - 10 times - show films
Kieron J Wals - 1 times - show films
Conor McPherson - 1 times - show films
Michael Lindsay-Hogg - 1 times - show films