Plenty of Irish films are set for a 2016 release, and whether they’re directed by an Irish person or feature an Irish actor or actress, they all look pretty amazing.

We all love a good drama, so we’ve compiled a list of the TOP FIVE Irish movies you NEED to see in 2016.
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3. Brain on fire
Brain on Fire, which was directed by Irish filmmaker Gerard Barrett, is based on the award-winning and bestselling memoir of Susannah Cahalan who wrote a powerful account of her struggle to recapture her identity.

The film’s synopsis describes the film’s plot as “A look at a young woman’s rapid descent into insanity”, and is set to star Hollywood actress Chloe Grace Moretz as the film’s protagonist alongside Carrie-Anne Moss, Richard Armitage, Thomas Mann and Tyler Perry.

The film is currently in post-production and is yet to announce a release date, but we can expect to see this hit our screens at some stage this year.

Posted 44 minutes ago by Niall Murphy in Irish Film
IRISH FILM PREVIEW: GERARD BARRETT’S BRAIN ON FIRE
One of the huge Irish hopes for 2016 is Glassland director Gerard Barrett’s co-production Brain on Fire. This one sees Kerry native film in Canada with an international crew of Hollywood stars.

Barrett is adapting the screenplay for the film, which is based on a memoir by Susannah Cahalan and follows a rising journalist who mysteriously starts having seizures and hearing voices. As weeks go by, she moves inexplicably from violence to catatonia — but a last-minute intervention by one doctor finally gives her a diagnosis and hope to rebuild her life.

Chloë Grace Moretz plays the lead, with The Hobbit‘s Richard Armitage and The Matrix‘s Carrie-Anne Moss as her parents, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl‘s Thomas Mann as her boyfriend, and Gone Girl‘s Tyler Perry as her boss.

Filming took place in Vancouver last July and August, with Sing Street cinematographer Yaron Orbach as DoP. Big Eyes editor JC Bond and Barrett are overseeing the post-production process, and The Maze Runner‘s John Paesano is providing the score.

Brain On Fire is produced by Charlize Theron, Beth Kono, and A.J. Dix for Denver & Delilah Films, Rob Merilees and Lindsay Macadam for Foundation Features, and Gabriel and Daniel Hammond for Broad Green Pictures. Barrett is a co-producer through Blank Page Production. Funding comes from the Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán na hÉireann, Mister Smith, Broad Green Pictures, and Screen Scene.

Brain On Fire will be released later this year.

@wakamint @RCArmitage We expect to see it at Toronto in September with a US release to follow not long after.

The film is currently at the European Film Market, where the international rights should be sold.

Not scheduled. It's a likely scenario.

@ChloeGMoretz @scahalan Very excited to see Chloe's heart wrenching performance.

@ChloeGMoretz @scahalan Very excited to see Chloe's heart wrenching performance. https://t.co/e5vD5ennCa