Michael Collins

Michael Collins (1996) takes significant dramatic liberties, including compressing the timing of events like the Croke Park massacre (depicted as retaliation for the morning ambush, when in reality the order of events is debated). Historians such as Meda Ryan have critiqued several fictionalized scenes, though the broad strokes of Collins's role in the War of Independence are followed.

Yes, Julia Roberts portrayed Kitty Kiernan, the fiancée of Michael Collins, opposite Liam Neeson in the title role. Her casting drew some criticism at the time for an American star playing an Irish woman in a nationalist drama.

The film dramatizes the Easter Rising aftermath, the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921), the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations, and the outbreak of the Irish Civil War leading to Collins's death at Béal na Bláth in August 1922. It ends with his assassination during the Civil War.

Neil Jordan had wanted to include archival footage and certain recreated scenes that were declined or trimmed for runtime and political sensitivity. The film was produced by Warner Bros. and Jordan received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for the script.