13 Best Movies To Watch On St Patrick's Day

6. Calvary

Calvary Brendan Gleeson Kelly Reilly
Fox Searchlight

John Michael McDonagh expertly melds gallows humour with genuine intrigue in this airy, thoughtful and superbly acted drama about a Priest (Brendan Gleeson) who is told by an unseen confessor that he will murder him in seven days.

Gleeson gives a towering performance, but he's also aided by exemplary supporting turns by Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen and Dylan Moran in particular, as well as lush cinematography that serves as a beautifully bleak love letter to Ireland.

That it manages to be both hilarious and grim without compromising on either is truly impressive.

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