The Crowd Pleaser

Waking Ned Devine (1998) stars David Kelly (left) as Michael O'Sullivan and Ian Bannen (right) as Jackie O'Shea, two friends who attempt to redeem a dead man's winning lottery ticket so they can claim his windfall.

Also in this category: "My Left Foot" (1989), "A Man of No Importance" (1995), and "Once" (2006).