How to Watch—and Maybe Cry During!—'The Banshees of Inisherin'

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If awards season voters were ever right in leading people to a great new movie to see, it's been with The Banshees of Inisherin. The quaint period comedy about a friendship falling out on a remote island off the coast of Ireland is both timeless and resonating—and following a trophy-gathering few months, it's available to stream at home ahead of this Sunday's Academy Awards.

Starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the film was nominated for a whopping nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon), two Best Supporting Actor nominations (Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan), Best Original Screenplay, Film Editing, and Original Score. All four leading actors up for Oscars? Monumental. Banshees also won big at the revamped Golden Globes. The film took home Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Screenplay, and Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) for Colin Farrell's performance. You'll see, Farrell really busts out some of the best eyebrow acting in Hollywood.

Set in 1923, the film follows Pádraic Súilleabháin (Farrell), known around town as "one of life's good guys" and a bit of a dullard who no longer draws the attention of his former friend, fiddle-player Colm Doherty (Gleeson). When Colm no longer wants to spend time with Pádraic at the pub they both attend everyday, the whole town is thrown into chaos.

Written and directed by Martin McDonagh, (In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), The Banshees of Inisherin also stars a lovely miniature donkey named Jenny! "I was hoping Jenny might've been nominated, actually," McDonagh joked as he accepted the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. Well, Jenny was Esquire's winner for Best Animal Actor. Congrats, Jenny! Farrell also thanked McDonagh in his acceptance speech, cheekily acknowledging that he would "begrudgingly... be grateful to you for the rest of my days.”

One of Esquire's Best Movies of 2022, Banshees premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival before arriving in theaters on October 21, 2022 to rave reviews. Luckily, it's available to stream at home on HBO Max, Amazon, and Hulu. When you're done? Read about Delia Barry, an 83-year-old Irish woman who knitted those sweet sweaters you see in Banshees. "If I set my mind to something, then it has to be done," Barry said about her knitting. "I don't like anything beating me." Cheers to you, Delia.

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