Top 10 Irish-Themed TV Movies
Maj Canton - March 16, 2012
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This year you can celebrate St. Patrick's Day at home by wearing green, gulping Guinness, and watching Hallmark Channel's new TV movie, CHASING LEPRECHAUNS, starring Adrian Pasdar and Amy Huberman. Plus, if you're feeling the Luck 'o the Irish, you should check out this pot of gold -- a list of the 10 best Irish-themed TV movies of all time.
Hallmark Channel presents the world premiere of CHASING LEPRECHAUNS on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 8pm ET.
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SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE (March 26, 2011)
When a college Professor opens up a strange, ornate box discovered in the basement of a University, she and her students hear a horrifying scream belonging to that of a bloodthirsty banshee. They think nothing of it, until that scream begins to haunt all that heard it in strange and surreal ways. According to Irish legend, if you hear a Banshee scream, you will die - which is what starts happening to them one by one, as the creature starts taking their lives. |
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HONEYMOON FOR ONE (August 13, 2011)
A successful advertising executive from Los Angeles, is devastated when she finds out her fiancé, Greg, has been cheating on her. Leaving him behind, she decides to go on their honeymoon alone-to a breathtaking castle in the Irish countryside that his company has just bought and plans to turn into a golf course. But she soon discovers the honeymoon suite isn't after repeated run-ins with the estate's manager Sean, a handsome outdoorsman with a knack for getting on her nerves. It is culture clash between the big city girl and her nature-loving Irishman, but soon she falls for him. Just as luck would have it, Greg shows up to woo her back to the alter. (Shot on location in Ireland.) |
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LEPRECHAUN’S REVENGE (March 17, 2012)
A few days before the annual St. Patrick's Day parade, a teenage girl unwittingly unleashes a vengeful leprechaun upon the citizens of a small town in Louisiana.. He soon begins slaughtering descendants of the original Irish settlers who stole his gold and imprisoned him. Now the girl and her family must race against time to destroy the leprechaun or she will die from his evil curse. |
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CHASING LEPRECHAUNS (March 17, 2012)
A corporate troubleshooter, travels to a small town in Ireland to close a deal on a plant construction site that is believed to be inhabited by leprechauns. Needing to find a way around the antiquated law that upholds this crazy legend, he sets out to get the approval of the town's resident leprechaun expert, local pub owner Sarah Cavanaugh. With a little help from the locals, he tries to win her over by acquainting himself with the town's customs, but when he unexpectedly falls in love, he must get luck on his side in order to close the deal and keep his job. (Shot on location in Ireland.) |
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MAGICAL LEGEND OF THE LEPRECHAUNS (November 7 & 8, 1999)
An American businessman travels to Ireland to buy land for his company and inadvertently saves the life of a drowning leprechaun. In return of favor, the little people embrace the outsider and allow him a rare glimpse of their world... which is now embroiled in a feud with the Trooping Fairies. The conflict escalates when a young leprechaun fall in love with the Fairy princess. |
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ST. PATRICK: THE IRISH LEGEND (March 12, 2000)
This TV Movies tells the story of Irish Catholic spiritual leader St. Patrick. In fifth century A.D. Patrick is born in Briton, the son of nobility, but his rebellious youth is cut short when he is kidnapped and enslaved by a cruel Irish Druid chieftain. He rediscover his faith in God and escapes. He is troubled by visions--the voices of the Irish pleading with him to return and lead them to god. He becomes a priest then a Bishop, returning to Ireland to bring God to his people but his effort are repeatedly jeopardized by the Church of Britain. (Shot on location in Ireland.) |
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MURDER, SHE WROTE: THE CELTIC RIDDLE (May 9, 2003)
Based on the novel “The Celtic Riddle” by Lynn Hamilton and the long running CBS TV series. Mystery writer turned sleuth, Jessica Fletcher, journeys to Ireland for the reading of a friend’s will that subsequently leads to a series of murders when a great hidden treasure is up for grabs. (Shot on location in Ireland.) |
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THE RAILWAY STATION MAN (October 18, 1992)
Based on the book by Jennifer Johnston. In an Irish coastal town, a middle-aged widow whose husband was mistakenly killed by the IRA falls in love with a disabled American railroad man whose dream is to restore an old railway station. Their passionate affair is soon troubled when her son becomes involved in political intrigue, which ultimately ends in a tragic explosion. (Shot on location in Ireland.) |
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THE SEVENTH STREAM (December 9, 2001)
In 1909 a lonely, widowed Irish fisherman finds a Selchie who, according to Celtic folklore, sheds its sealskin on land and turns into an enchanting woman. She soon brings much need warmth to his home-as well as magically increasing his catch from the sea. He falls deeply in love with the mysterious beauty but her time in human form is limited and he is forced to let her go but not before learning to love and trust again. (Shot on location in Ireland.) |
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THE LOVE SHE SOUGHT (October 21, 1990)
An unfulfilled spinster teacher retires, travels to Ireland in a quest for romance with a long time pen pal, and is crushed to discover he's a priest. (Shot on location in Ireland.) |
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