Cast: John Kavanagh

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring John Kavanagh. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Braveheart

1995 · Movie · 177 min. · United States

Direction Mel Gibson

Cast Mel Gibson · Sophie Marceau · Patrick McGoohan · Angus MacFadyen

Synopsis Braveheart (1995) tells the epic tale of William Wallace, a Scottish warrior who leads his countrymen in a rebellion against the oppressive English rule during the 13th century. After witnessing the tyranny of King Edward I and suffering personal loss,...

8.0

151K votes

8.0

151K votes

The Storyteller (TV Series)

1988 · Series · 25 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jim Henson · Steve Barron · Jon Amiel · Peter Smith

Cast John Hurt · Brian Henson · Frederick Warder · David Greenaway

Synopsis TV Series (1987-1988). 9 Episodes. A variety of European folk tales are retold in nine new stories. A woman bears a hedgehog-child who grows up to live alone in a castle until he does a king a favor and gets...

7.6

4K votes

7.6

4K votes

Vikings (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 44 min. · Ireland

Direction Michael Hirst · Ken Girotti · Ciaran Donnelly · Jeff Woolnough

Cast Travis Fimmel · Katheryn Winnick · Gustaf Skarsgård · Alexander Ludwig

Synopsis TV Series (2013-2020). 6 Seasons. 89 Episodes. Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King...

7.5

32K votes

7.5

32K votes

6.8

3K votes

Jack Taylor (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 90 min. · Ireland

Direction Stuart Orme · Charlie McCarthy

Cast Iain Glen · Nora-Jane Noone · Killian Scott · Paraic Breathnach

Synopsis 9 Episodes. Ex-cop Jack Taylor earns a reputation for being a tough-as-nails private investigator who's not afraid to take on vigilantes or track down killers.

6.4

22 votes

6.4

22 votes

Cal

1984 · Movie · 102 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Pat O'Connor

Cast Helen Mirren · John Lynch · Donal McCann · John Kavanagh

Synopsis Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.

6.3

214 votes

6.3

214 votes

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 · Movie · 110 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Stephen Frears

Cast Meryl Streep · Hugh Grant · Simon Helberg · Nina Arianda

Synopsis Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) tells the inspiring true story of a New York heiress who dreams of becoming a great opera singer, despite her notoriously poor singing voice. With unwavering support from her husband and a devoted pianist, Florence pursues...

6.1

6K votes

6.1

6K votes

Vikings: Athelstan's Journal (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 4 min. · Canada

Direction Lucas Taylor

Cast George Blagden · Travis Fimmel · Jennie Jacques · John Kavanagh

Synopsis Viking culture is seen from a first-hand experience through Athelstan's perspective. Athelstan reflects his inner thoughts on the ways of the Northmen including all their customs, values, and morals. Watch the young priest struggle with an emotional and psychological turmoil...

6.0

22 votes

6.0

22 votes

Baltimore

2023 · Movie · 98 min. · Ireland

Direction Joe Lawlor · Christine Molloy

Cast Imogen Poots · Tom Vaughan-Lawlor · Lewis Brophy · Jack Mullarkey

Synopsis The true story of Rose Dugdale, a young heiress who rebelled against her English aristocratic upbringing to volunteer with the Irish Republican Army. In 1974,

6.0

66 votes

6.0

66 votes

Dancing at Lughnasa

1998 · Movie · 95 min. · Ireland

Direction Pat O'Connor

Cast Meryl Streep · Michael Gambon · Catherine McCormack · Kathy Burke

Synopsis Ireland. In the turbulent times of 1936, the five unmarried Mundy sisters live in a modest croft at the heart of a rugged farm outside Ballybeg, a small town in Donegal. The imperious teacher Kate (Meryl Streep), the irreverent big-hearted...

5.8

495 votes

5.8

495 votes

In Secret

2013 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Charlie Stratton

Cast Elizabeth Olsen · Oscar Isaac · Tom Felton · Jessica Lange

Synopsis Based on Émile Zola’s scandalous novel, Thérèse Raquin, IN SECRET is a tale of obsessive love, adultery and revenge set in the lower depths of 1860s Paris. Therese (Elizabeth Olsen of "Martha Marcy May Marlene"), a sexually repressed beautiful young...

5.7

200 votes

5.7

200 votes

Conor McGregor: Notorious

2017 · Documentary · 90 min. · Ireland

Direction Gavin Fitzgerald

Cast Conor McGregor · José Aldo · Dee Devlin · Nate Diaz

Synopsis An account of McGregor's personal and professional journey from claiming benefits and living in his mum's spare room with his girlfriend to claiming multiple championship belts and 9-figure pay packets.

5.7

520 votes

5.7

520 votes

The Informant

1997 · Movie · 108 min. · Ireland

Direction Jim McBride

Cast Cary Elwes · Timothy Dalton · Anthony Brophy · Maria Lennon

Synopsis The informant of the title is an ex-IRA assassin who makes a deal with the Ulster police, and gives the name of his employers. He and his family are then considered traitors of the irish cause, even though his wife,...

5.4

68 votes

5.4

68 votes

Closing the Ring

2007 · Movie · 118 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Attenborough

Cast Shirley MacLaine · Christopher Plummer · Mischa Barton · Neve Campbell

Synopsis In Kentucky, 1941, the wild and beautiful Ethel is courted by three friends, Jack, Chuck and Teddy, all of whom, unsurprisingly, are smitten with Ethel. But it is Teddy who becomes her sweetheart, and when the three friends are sent...

5.4

1K votes

5.4

1K votes

Alexander

2004 · Movie · 173 min. · United States

Direction Oliver Stone

Cast Colin Farrell · Angelina Jolie · Anthony Hopkins · Val Kilmer

Synopsis Alexander (2004) chronicles the life of Alexander the Great, from his early years under the tutelage of Aristotle to his rise as one of history's most formidable conquerors. The film explores his complex relationships with his parents, his bond with...

5.2

48K votes

5.2

48K votes

Into the West

1991 · Movie · 91 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mike Newell

Cast Gabriel Byrne · Ellen Barkin · Colm Meaney · Ciaran Fitzgerald

Synopsis Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.

5.0

126 votes

5.0

126 votes

Painted Lady (TV)

1997 · Movie · 204 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Julian Jarrold

Cast Helen Mirren · Iain Glen · Franco Nero · Michael Maloney

Synopsis Just when everyone thought she was down for the count, lost to drugs and unable to afford anything, Irish folk singer Maggie Sheridan (Helen Mirren) avenges the death of her landlord, who was killed for her vast art collection. Unable...

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Direction Roy Ward Baker · Robert Chetwyn · John Howard · Peter Sykes

Cast Peter Bowles · Bryan Murray · Beryl Reid · Niall Toibin

Synopsis TV Series (1983-1985). 3 Seasons. 18 Episodes. A drama about a retired English army officer who becomes a resident magistrate in turn-of-the-20th-century West Ireland. When fine gentleman Major Sinclair Yeates leaves his home in England to work as the pre-Independence...

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The Harpist

1999 · Movie · 93 min. · Germany

Direction Hansjörg Thurn

Cast Christien Anholt · Colin Baker · Jean Anderson · Barbara Murray

Synopsis An ordinary young man is enthralled by a beautiful harpist, who comes to play in his town. Taken over by her charms he becomes involved in her darker, twisted secrets.

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Not rated

Sharpe's Sword (TV)

1995 · Movie · 101 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Tom Clegg

Cast Sean Bean · Daragh O'Malley · John Tams · Jason Salkey

Synopsis Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellington's network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French spies all threaten his success.

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Not rated