Adam and Paul - Leonard Abrahamson - 2004

Two junkie friends trudge round their native Dublin, desperately trying to live out another day in their peripatetic existences. Understated and unsentimental this drama shows the other side of the shiny capital. The two leads are well acted - studded with humour, pathos and tragedy.

12 Angry Men - Sidney Lumet - 1957

An outstanding film shot nearly entirely in a cramped jury room as the twelve men in the title deliberate the verdict of a murder case. The one dissenter, played by Henry Fonda, tackles eleven jurors, eager to return a guilty verdict. A master class in acting.