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Jeff Spry

7 excellent Irish sci-fi movies to leave Hollywood green with envy this St. Patrick's Day

A three-way split image showing, left: The poster for Vivarium with a floating house. Middle: A shot of two fishermen from Grabbers. Right: The poster for Sea Fever, showing a ship from above, with the dark outline of tentacles spreading out below it in the water.

Irish eyes are smiling today as we welcome the annual St. Patrick's Day parades, pub parties, and patriotic celebrations popping up around the Western world. But if you'd rather stay home and enjoy a nice movie, we've put together an intriguing list of 7 Irish sci-fi movies heralding in one aspect or another from the Emerald Isle.

The best sci-fi movies might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Ireland, but here are some bangers that demand attention. These movies showcase a distinct Irish sensibility sprinkled with tentacled sea monsters, alien babies, space hijackers, vintage UFOs, otherworldly parasites, resource-sucking invaders, exploding eyeballs, and the hint of a magically-created crustacean.

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