The Troubles (Early)

Michael Collins stars (from left) Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, and Aidan Quinn in this 1996 film about Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, who worked to establish Ireland as a free state in the 1920s. The film was nominated for two Oscars for cinematography and music.

Also in this category: "The Informer" (1935), "Odd Man Out" (1947), a nd "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (2006).