Barry Keoghan (pronounced “kee-own”, by the way) has been a major factor on critics’ and audiences’ radar for years, especially after giving a chilling performance in The Killing of a Sacred Deer in 2017. However, since his film debut in comics Eternals cast, the native of Dublin, Ireland, is starting to receive a level of attention that I predict will soon hit the charts.
I also think that with his growing popularity, his new fans will be eager to take a look at some of the talented actor’s earlier and lesser known work or even revisit a few favorites they may not have had. realized that he was part of the time. Allow us to point you in the right direction with the following list of great Barry Keoghan movies (and TV show) you can stream and/or rent digitally now, starting with the aforementioned hit epic that pushed further towards the A list.
Eternals (Disney+)
A diverse group of ageless heroic beings, who each possess their own unique superpowers, are forced to reunite after a thousand years apart and hide in plain sight, when their ancient enemy – a race of creatures known as the name of Deviants – reappears to wreak havoc. on earth.
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: As mentioned earlier, Barry Keoghan made his comic book movie debut as the mind controller Druig, who is pretty much the hottest and most cynical member of the titular superhero cast in 2021. Eternals – one of the most beautiful visuals Marvel movies to date, from Academy Award-winning co-writer and director Chloe Zhao.
Stream Eternals on Disney+.
Rent/Buy Eternals on Amazon.
Dunkirk (Netflix, HBO Max)
Hundreds of thousands of young soldiers from the allied armies of the United Kingdom, Belgium and France lie abandoned and desperate for rescue on the beaches of a French port city and are surrounded from sea and air by the German army.
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: In 2017, before trying to star in comic book movies, Barry Keoghan was directed by someone who knows the genre well – The black Knight Trilogy director Christoper Nolan – in his technically masterful factual thriller, Dunkirk, in the somewhat brief, but impactful role of a fictional English civilian teenager named George, who longs to help his country.
Stream Dunkirk on Netflix.
Stream Dunkirk on HBO Max.
Rent/Buy Dunkirk on Amazon.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Netflix)
Years after a routine operation unexpectedly proves fatal, a surgeon (Colin Farrell) meets the late patient’s teenage son (Barry Keoghan) and befriends him, practically making him a member of his family, only to horribly realize that the seemingly innocent young man may in fact be a threat to them all.
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: The very year he made his memorable appearance in DunkirkBarry Keoghan gave arguably the most memorable, yet undeniably scariest and most definitive performance of his career to date in the A24 produced film. The Killing of a Sacred Deerwhich might also be Greek co-writer and director Yorgos Lanthimos’ most unsettling effort.
Stream The Killing Of A Sacred Deer On Netflix.
Rent/Buy The Killing Of A Sacred Deer on Amazon.
Stay (Tubi, Peacock, IMDb TV)
When a Canadian (former Orange is the new black actor Taylor Schilling) makes the unexpected discovery that she’s pregnant, her older Irish boyfriend (two-time Emmy nominee Aidan Quinn) doesn’t appreciate the news, forcing them to reconsider what they really want in the life and whether or not their otherwise blissful romance can survive the decision.
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: Years before playing another nagging youngster with more sinister intent in The Killing of a Sacred DeerBarry Keoghan played an Irish teenager named Sean Meehan who worked his way into Quinn’s curmudgeonly adult lead life in 2013 To stay – a drama that examines the choices we sometimes have to make for those we love and our willingness to commit to them.
Stream Stay on Tubi.
Stream Stay on Peacock.
Stream Stay on IMDb TV.
Rent/Buy Stay on Amazon.
Trespass Against Us (Showtime)
After a heist goes awry, a man (Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender) tries to protect himself and his family from being captured by the authorities while struggling to free himself from the harmful influence of his criminal father. veteran (Brendan Gleeson).
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: In 2016, Barry Keoghan shared the screen with European and Hollywood-born Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson in trespass against us – Adam Smith’s feature debut that offers an impressive combination of dysfunctional family drama and intense crime thriller, with some dark comedy undertones.
Stream Trespass Against Us on Showtime.
Rent/Buy Trespass Against Us on Amazon.
American Animals (Amazon Prime, Hulu, Tubi, Pluto TV)
Four sharp male college students decide to play the role of their favorite movie thriller characters and hatch a bizarre plan to rob their own campus library in 2004 Kentucky.
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: In 2018, Barry Keoghan shared the screen with another Marvel movie star (x-men Quicksilver and Wanda Vision actor Evan Peters), as well as Blake Jenner and Jared Abrahamson in another heist film titled American animals – a unique hybrid of dramatization and documentary analysis of the true crime that inspired it, with interviews with the real people involved.
Stream American Animals on Amazon Prime.
Stream American Animals on Hulu.
Stream American Animals on Tubi.
Stream American Animals on Pluto TV.
Rent/Buy American Animals on Amazon.
Black ’47 (Amazon Rental)
An Irish member of the British army (James Frecheville) returns home to his family, where he bears witness to the brutal hardships that plagued his country at the time of the Great Famine, and swears something about it, in 1847 in Ireland.
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: Also in 2018, Barry Keoghan shared the screen with another former Marvel movie star (Captain America: The First AvengerRed Skull actor Hugo Weaving), as well as famed Oscar winner Jim Broadbent and other powerhouse talents, in Black ’47 – a breathtaking and violent tale of historical fiction from director Lance Daly.
Chernobyl (HBO Max)
Workers at a nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine are risking their lives to contain a disaster and prevent further damage after a huge explosion in 1986.
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: In 2019, Barry Keoghan played another fictional character in a dramatization of a devastating historical event (namely a Russian named Pavel, who volunteered to help clean up in the aftermath of the crisis) in two episodes of Chernobyl – an HBO original limited series that features a brutally graphic recreation of creator Craig Mazin’s infamous tragedy.
Stream Chernobyl on HBO Max.
Buy Chernobyl on Amazon.
Shadow of Violence (Netflix)
As he tries to reconnect with his ex-lover in a bid to be closer to his son, a former boxer (Cosmo Jarvis) who has made a name for himself in Ireland as the brutal enforcer of a drug-trafficking family notorious drug addicts sees his loyalty tested. when they ask him to do an unspeakable act.
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: Executive produced by sound trespass against us co-star, Michael Fassbender, 2019 The shadow of violence (also known as Calm with the horses) is another intense crime thriller starring Barry Keoghan as a young man on the wrong side of the law who works closely with Cosmo Jarvis’ Douglas “Arm” Armstrong on his increasingly violent missions.
Stream Shadow of Violence on Netflix.
Rent/Buy Shadow of Violence on Amazon.
The Green Knight (Showtime)
After fighting a strange, towering, green-skinned warrior (The witch‘s Ralph Ineson), the rebellious nephew of King Arthur (Dev Patel) is cursed with a prophecy which, in order to protect himself, sets him on a quest that sees him face haunting spirits, bloodthirsty giants, ruthless thieves and his own demons.
Why it’s worth checking out if you like Barry Keoghan: In writer and director David Lowery’s thrilling 2021 retelling of a classic medieval fantasy tale, Barry Keoghan makes a few appearances in The green knight cast, as Dev Patel’s scavenger-stealing Sir Gawain, which are as menacing as they are brief, as is his mysterious and unofficially named role in a certain comic book movie released in 2022.
Stream The Green Knight on Showtime.
Rent/Buy The Green Knight on Amazon.
Before his completely unrecognizable turn The BatmanBarry Keoghan nearly made his debut in the DC Comics adaptation as the main character in FX’s series based on Y: The last man, before giving up to play in Eternals. I would consider this a smart move considering how the show was canceled before it finished its first season, unfortunately. The actor will then reunite with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for Martin McDonough’s The Banshees of Inisherin and is currently filming the Apple TV+ miniseries master of the air.
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