History Creator / MartinMcDonagh

* '''Short films''': ''Film/SixShooter'' (2004), a short film that involves a train passenger, coping with his wife's recent death, speaking with a very eccentric and possibly psychotic man. The film won [=McDonagh=] an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestLiveActionShortFilm Oscar for Best Short Film]].
* '''Feature films''': ''Film/InBruges'' (2008), a BlackComedy which follows two Irish hitmen hiding in Belgium following a hit that went wrong; ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012), which follows [[AuthorAvatar screenwriter Marty]] trying to write a script, only to draw unwanted inspiration when dragged into a dog-kidnapping; ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017), which follows a mother's crusade against her town's police force over her daughter's unsolved murder; and ''Film/TheBansheesOfInisherin'' (2022), which follows two lifelong best friends who abruptly break up their friendship. ''Bruges'' won [=McDonagh=] the Best Original Screenplay BAFTA, ''Psychopaths'' starred an EnsembleCast and has become somewhat of a CultClassic, ''Missouri'' won two Oscars ([[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole Best Actress]] for Creator/FrancesMcDormand, [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInASupportingRole Best Supporting Actor]] for Creator/SamRockwell), and ''Banshees'' earned Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/BrendanGleeson, Creator/KerryCondon and Creator/BarryKeoghan their first acting Oscar nominations. Farrell additionally won the Best Comedy/Musical Actor UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward for his roles in ''Bruges'' and ''Banshees''.

[=McDonagh's=] works are easily recognized by being (generally) [[BloodyHilarious violent]] [[BlackComedy black comedies]] that focus on [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional families]], [[HitmanWithAHeart hired killers]], and/or a uniquely twisted form of SmallTownBoredom. Expect ''[[ClusterFBomb incredibly]]'' [[CountryMatters colourful]] [[BuffySpeak language]], and settings in (or near) County Galway (and surrounding islands) during UsefulNotes/TheTroubles, at least in theatre.

* '''Short films''': ''Film/SixShooter'' (2004), a short film that involves a train passenger, coping with his wife's recent death, speaking with a very eccentric and possibly psychotic man. The film won [=McDonagh=] an Oscar for Best Short Film.
* '''Feature films''': ''Film/InBruges'' (2008), a BlackComedy which follows two Irish hitmen hiding in Belgium following a hit that went wrong; ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012), which follows [[AuthorAvatar screenwriter Marty]] trying to write a script, only to draw unwanted inspiration when dragged into a dog-kidnapping; ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017), which follows a mother's crusade against her town's police force over her daughter's unsolved murder; and ''Film/TheBansheesOfInisherin'' (2022), which follows two lifelong best friends who abruptly break up their friendship. ''Bruges'' won [=McDonagh=] the "Best Original Screenplay" BAFTA, ''Psychopaths'' starred an EnsembleCast and has become somewhat of a CultClassic, ''Missouri'' won Best Actress for Creator/FrancesMcDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Creator/SamRockwell at the Academy Awards, and ''Banshees'' earned Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/BrendanGleeson, Creator/KerryCondon and Creator/BarryKeoghan their first acting Academy Award nominations. Farrell won the Best Comedy/Musical Actor Golden Globe award for his roles in ''Bruges'' and ''Banshees''.

[=McDonagh's=] works are easily recognized by being (generally) [[BloodyHilarious violent]] [[BlackComedy black comedies]] that focus on [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional families]], [[HitmanWithAHeart hired killers]], and/or a uniquely twisted form of SmallTownBoredom. Expect ''[[ClusterFBomb incredibly]]'' [[CountryMatters colourful]] [[BuffySpeak language]], and (in theatre at least) settings in (or near) County Galway (and surrounding islands) during UsefulNotes/TheTroubles.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[ClusterFBomb "Fucking"]] and [[CountryMatters "Cunt"]] are [[MetaphorIsMyMiddleName his middle names.]]]]

Martin Faranan [=McDonagh=] (born 26 March 1970) is an award-winning, English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director. Jumping between both theatre and film frequently, several of his notable works include:

* '''The Leenane Trilogy''' (1996-1997), which consists of ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'', ''A Skull in Connemara'', and ''The Lonesome West''. The first and third earned him Tony Award nominations.
* '''The Aran Islands Trilogy''' (1996-2001), which consists of ''The Cripple of Inishmaan'', ''Theatre/TheLieutenantOfInishmore'', and the unproduced ''The Banshees of Inisheer''. The second also got him a Tony Award nomination, the third was finally produced in 2021 as a film.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[ClusterFBomb "Fucking"]] and [[CountryMatters "Cunt"]] are his middle names.]]

* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: A shark is hunted in "Man of Aran" and is apparently how Johnnypateenmike's father died. The widow turns the other cheek. To a shark!

* '''Feature films''': ''Film/InBruges'' (2008), a BlackComedy which follows two Irish hitmen hiding in Belgium following a hit that went wrong; ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012), which follows [[AuthorAvatar screenwriter Marty]] trying to write a script, only to draw unwanted inspiration when dragged into a dog-kidnapping; ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017), which follows a mother's crusade against her town's police force over her daughter's unsolved murder; and ''Film/TheBansheesOfInisherin'' (2022), which follows two lifelong best friends who abruptly break up their friendship. ''Bruges'' won [=McDonagh=] the "Best Original Screenplay" BAFTA, ''Psychopaths'' starred an EnsembleCast and has become somewhat of a CultClassic, ''Missouri'' won Best Actress for Creator/FrancesMcDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Creator/SamRockwell at the Academy Awards, and ''Banshees'' earned Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/BrendanGleeson, Creator/KerryCondon and Creator/BarryKeoghan their first acting Academy Award nominations. Farrell earned Best Actor Golden Globes for his roles in ''Bruges'' and ''Banshees''.

* '''Feature films''': ''Film/InBruges'' (2008), a BlackComedy which follows two Irish hitmen hiding in Belgium following a hit that went wrong; ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012), which follows [[AuthorAvatar screenwriter Marty]] trying to write a script, only to draw unwanted inspiration when dragged into a dog-kidnapping; ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017), which follows a mother's crusade against her town's police force over her daughter's unsolved murder; and ''Film/TheBansheesOfInisherin'' (2022), which follows two lifelong best friends who abruptly break up their friendship. ''Bruges'' won [=McDonagh=] the "Best Original Screenplay" BAFTA, ''Psychopaths'' starred an EnsembleCast and has become somewhat of a CultClassic, and ''Missouri'' won Best Actress for Creator/FrancesMcDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Creator/SamRockwell at the Academy Awards. Creator/ColinFarrell earned Best Actor Golden Globes for his roles in ''Bruges'' and ''Banshees''.

* '''Feature films''': ''Film/InBruges'' (2008), a BlackComedy which follows two Irish hitmen hiding in Belgium following a hit that went wrong; ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012), which follows [[AuthorAvatar screenwriter Marty]] trying to write a script, only to draw unwanted inspiration when dragged into a dog-kidnapping; ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017), which follows a mother's crusade against her town's police force over her daughter's unsolved murder; and ''Film/TheBansheesOfInisherin'' (2022), which follows two lifelong best friends who abruptly break up their friendship. ''Bruges'' won [=McDonagh=] the "Best Original Screenplay" BAFTA, and earned starring actor Creator/ColinFarrell a Best Actor Golden Globe, ''Psychopaths'' starred an EnsembleCast and has become somewhat of a CultClassic, and ''Missouri'' won Best Actress for Creator/FrancesMcDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Creator/SamRockwell at the Academy Awards.

* ThePlace: All the plays in the Leenane and Aran Islands Trilogies feature a place name or direction in their titles. ''A Behanding in Spokane'' and ''Film/InBruges'' also qualify.

* '''Feature films''': ''Film/InBruges'' (2008), a BlackComedy which follows two Irish hitmen hiding in Belgium following a hit that went wrong; ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012), which follows [[AuthorAvatar screenwriter Marty]] trying to write a script, only to draw unwanted inspiration when dragged into a dog-kidnapping; ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017), which follows a mother's crusade against her town's police force over her daughter's unsolved murder; and ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' (2022), which follows two lifelong best friends who abruptly break up their friendship. ''Bruges'' won [=McDonagh=] the "Best Original Screenplay" BAFTA, and earned starring actor Creator/ColinFarrell a Best Actor Golden Globe, ''Psychopaths'' starred an EnsembleCast and has become somewhat of a CultClassic, and ''Missouri'' won Best Actress for Creator/FrancesMcDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Creator/SamRockwell at the Academy Awards.

* ProductionPosse: Creator/ZeljkoIvanek has appeared in his first three films, while Creator/ColinFarrell starred in ''Film/InBruges'', ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' and ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' (reuniting with Creator/BrendanGleeson from ''Bruges'' for the latter), and Creator/WoodyHarrelson, Creator/SamRockwell, and Creator/AbbieCornish rejoined [=McDonagh=] from ''Psychopaths'' for ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri''. Additionally, Carter Burwell has scored all his feature films and Ben Davis has been his cinematographer since ''Psychopaths''.

* AssociatedComposer: Music/CarterBurwell has scored every one of his films.

* ProductionPosse: Creator/ZeljkoIvanek has appeared in his first three films, while Creator/ColinFarrell starred in ''Film/InBruges'', ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' and ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' (reuniting with Creator/BrendanGleeson from ''Bruges'' for the latter), and Creator/WoodyHarrelson, Creator/SamRockwell, and Creator/AbbieCornish rejoined [=McDonagh=] from ''Psychopaths'' for ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri''.

Martin Faranan [=McDonagh=] (born 26 March 1970) is an award-winning, English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. Jumping between both theatre and film frequently, several of his notable works include:

** ''A Behanding in Spokane'' (2010), which follows a man trying to find the left hand he lost twenty-five years ago. ''Behanding'' starred Creator/ChristopherWalken, who was nominated for a Best Actor Tony.

* '''Short films''': ''Film/SixShooter'' (2004), a short film which involves a train passenger, coping with his wife's recent death, speaking with a very eccentric and possibly psychotic man. The film won [=McDonagh=] an Oscar for Best Short Film.
* '''Feature films''': ''Film/InBruges'' (2008), a BlackComedy which follows two Irish hitmen hiding in Belgium following a hit that went wrong; ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012), which follows [[AuthorAvatar screenwriter Marty]] trying write a script, only to draw unwanted inspiration when dragged into a dog-kidnapping; ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017), which follows a mother's crusade against her town's police force over her daughter's unsolved murder; and ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' (2022), which follows two lifelong best friends who abruptly break up their friendship. ''Bruges'' won [=McDonagh=] the "Best Original Screenplay" BAFTA, and earned starring actor Creator/ColinFarrell a Best Actor Golden Globe, ''Psychopaths'' starred an EnsembleCast and has become somewhat of a CultClassic, and ''Missouri'' won Best Actress for Creator/FrancesMcDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Creator/SamRockwell at the Academy Awards.

* GossipyHens: rare male example in Johnnypateenmike, who is barters tidbits of information for goods from local merchants.

* MaybeEverAfter: Billy and Slippy Helen in ''Cripple.'' FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize siblings Mairead and Davy in ''[[Theatre/TheLieutenantOfInishmore Lieutenant]]'' share a last name with Billy Claven (established to have no living relatives) and many personality traits with Helen and her brother Bartley. [[DownerEnding That is, if Billy lives much longer after the play]].

* {{Oireland}} / NWordPrivileges: Early is his career, [=McDonagh=] received criticism for his depiction of the Irish, being born and raised in England himself.

* ThePlace: All the plays in the Leenane and Aran Islands Trilogies feature a place-name or direction in their titles. ''A Behanding in Spokane'' and ''Film/InBruges'' also qualify.

* ProductionPosse: Creator/ZeljkoIvanek has appeared in his first three films, while Creator/ColinFarrell starred in ''Film/InBruges'', ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' and ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' (reuniting with Brendan Gleeson from ''Bruges'' for the latter), and Creator/WoodyHarrelson, Creator/SamRockwell, and Creator/AbbieCornish rejoined [=McDonagh=] from ''Psychopaths'' for ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri''.

* ProductionPosse: Creator/ZeljkoIvanek has appeared in his first three films, while Creator/ColinFarrell starred in ''Film/InBruges'', ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' and ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' (reuniting with Brendan Gleeson for the latter), and Creator/WoodyHarrelson, Creator/SamRockwell, and Creator/AbbieCornish rejoined [=McDonagh=] from ''Psychopaths'' for ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri''.

* '''Feature films''': ''Film/InBruges'' (2008), a BlackComedy which follows two Irish hitmen hiding in Belgium following a hit that went wrong; ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012), which follows [[AuthorAvatar screenwriter Marty]] trying write a script, only to draw unwanted inspiration when dragged into a dog-kidnapping; and ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017), which follows a mother's crusade against her town's police force over her daughter's unsolved murder. ''Bruges'' won [=McDonagh=] the "Best Original Screenplay" BAFTA, and earned starring actor Creator/ColinFarrell a Best Actor Golden Globe, ''Psychopaths'' starred an EnsembleCast and has become somewhat of a CultClassic, and ''Missouri'' won Best Actress for Creator/FrancesMcDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Creator/SamRockwell at the Academy Awards.

* ProductionPosse: Creator/ZeljkoIvanek has appeared in all three of his films, while Creator/ColinFarrell starred in both ''Film/InBruges'' and ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'', and Creator/WoodyHarrelson, Creator/SamRockwell, and Creator/AbbieCornish rejoined [=McDonagh=] from the latter film for ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri''.

* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse: Auntie Katie, who talks to ''stones.''

** ''Theater/ThePillowman'' (2001), wherein a writer is interrogated when the murder-based short stories he writes come true;

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* '''Other plays''': ''Theater/ThePillowman'' (2001), wherein a writer is interrogated when the murder-based short stories he writes come true; and ''A Behanding in Spokane'' (2010), which follows a man trying to find the left hand he lost twenty-five years ago. ''Behanding'' starred Creator/ChristopherWalken, who was nominated for a Best Actor Tony.

* '''The Aran Islands Trilogy''' (1996-2001), which consists of ''The Cripple of Inishmaan'', ''Theatre/TheLieutenantOfInishmore'', and the unproduced ''The Banshees of Inisheer''. The second also got him a Tony Award nomination.

Martin [=McDonagh=] (born 26 March 1970) is an award-winning, English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. Jumping between both theatre and film frequently, several of his notable works include:

Martin [=McDonagh=] (born 26 March 1970) is an award-winning, English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter and director best known for The Leenane Trilogy, ''Theatre/TheLieutenantOfInishmore'' and the Oscar-nominated 2008 film ''Film/InBruges''. Jumping between both theatre and film frequently, several of his notable works include:

* '''Feature films''': ''Film/InBruges'' (2008), a BlackComedy which follows two Irish hitmen hiding in Belgium following a hit that went wrong; ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012), which follows [[AuthorAvatar screenwriter Marty]] trying write a script, only to draw unwanted inspiration when dragged into a dog-kidnapping; and ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017), which follows a mother's crusade against her town's police force over her daughter's unsolved murder. ''Bruges'' won [=McDonagh=] the "Best Original Screenplay" BAFTA, and earned starring actor Colin Farrell a "Best Actor" Golden Globe, ''Psychopaths'' starred an EnsembleCast and has become somewhat of a CultClassic and ''Missouri'' won Best Screenplay at the 2017 Venice Film Festival.

* PrecisionFStrike: From, [[CrowningMomentofFunny hilariously]], a little girl in ''The Pillowman.''

* '''Other plays''': ''Theater/ThePillowman'' (2001), wherein a writer is interrogated when the murder-based short stories he writes come; and ''A Behanding in Spokane'' (2010), which follows a man trying to find the left hand he lost twenty-five years ago. ''Behanding'' starred Creator/ChristopherWalken, who was nominated for a Best Actor Tony.

* '''Other plays''': ''The Pillowman'' (2001 theatre), wherein a writer is interrogated when the murder-based short stories he writes come; and ''A Behanding in Spokane'' (2010 theatre), which follows a man trying to find the left hand he lost twenty-five years ago. ''Behanding'' starred Creator/ChristopherWalken, who was nominated for a Best Actor Tony.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynucism: Pretty Damn Cynical