The Geek Magnet's Top 5 St. Patty's Day Movies

Sure you can watch Irish films like Angela’s Ashes and My Left Foot if you want to cry like a little b!@#$, but I plan on celebrating my St. Paddy’s Day the way the Irish intended – laughing and drinking myself stupid.  So grab your Guinness, sit down, and watch one (or all) of the Top 5 geekiest Irish films this St. Paddy’s Day, March 17^th:

#5. Robocop

What?  An Irish cop named Murphy?  How stereotypical.  This is an oldie but goodie.  Set in the near future, an Irish cop robot single-handedly dismantles a crime syndicate.  Rumor has it a remake of this movie will come out in 2014.  Cheers to hoping that they won’t totally devastate this holy grail of a film like they did the remake of Total Recall. 

#4. High Spirits

This is one of those movies that falls into the ‘so bad it’s good’ category for me.  This cult classic is one of the most awful Irish movies ever made, but it’s still one of my favorites.  Starring Peter O’Toole, Liam Neeson and a strong cast of up-and-coming actors, this movie takes place in a castle in a small Irish village.  Peter Plunkett, played by Peter O’Toole, tries desperately to save his beloved family castle by convincing American tourists that the castle is haunted.  Hilarity ensues.

#3. Tommy Boy

“Fat guy in little coat……”  This movie is a classic and stars the much missed Chris Farley at his best.  Chris Farley plays the son of an Irish-American businessman.  After his father dies, Tom Callahan, played by Chris Farley, plans an epic adventure in order to keep his family’s business alive.

#2. Leprechaun

C’mon, you knew this movie was going to find its way into this list somehow.  Leprechaun is just another campy 90s horror movie, but still very lovable.  Starring a young Jennifer Aniston, a group of teenagers must stop an evil Leprechaun from killing them in his quest to retrieve his missing gold.

#1. Boondock Saints

With unforgettable quotes and great action sequences, Boondock Saints easily finds its way to the top of the St. Paddy’s day list.  Two Irish brothers, played by Norman Reedus (from The Walking Dead) and Sean Patrick Flanery (from The Young Indiana Jones series) are inspired to become vigilantes and rid Boston of the Russian mafia.  The real actor who steals the show though is Willem Defoe who plays a gay detective.

Honorable mentions:

The Departed, In Bruges, The Crying Game