There have been some truly shocking fake Irish accents in films over the years, but which do viewers think are the worst?
A study by language experts at Preply has analysed over 234,000 reviews of the most popular movies on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes spanning multiple decades and genres.
With this, Preply has discovered which films have received the most complaints regarding the fake accents performed, and when it comes to Irish accents, the results are in…
The films with the worst fake Irish accents
| Rank | Movie | Overall negative reviews of accents | Overall Negative reviews | Percentage of bad reviews on accents |
| 1 | Wild Mountain Thyme | 57 | 165 | 34.5 |
| 2 | Mary Reilly | 55 | 249 | 22.1 |
| 3 | Far and Away | 110 | 629 | 17.5 |
| 4 | Snatch | 34 | 334 | 10.2 |
| 5 | Gangs of New York | 69 | 748 | 9.2 |
| 6 | P.S. I Love You | 43 | 631 | 6.8 |
‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ is the film with the most complained about Irish accents of all time
According to Preply’s study, ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ is the film with the highest percentage of negative reviews across Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, regarding the fake voices performed. Out of a total of 165 negative reviews, 34.5% were about the accents.
The film with the second most complained about Irish accents is ‘Mary Reilly’
‘Mary Reilly’, starring Julia Roberts is the film with the second highest percentage of negative reviews regarding fake Irish accents. The film received 55 negative reviews, across IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, regarding the Irish accents performed. Overall the film received a total of 249 negative reviews.
‘Far and Away’ is the film with the third most negative reviews about bad accents
Released back in 1992, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, is ‘Far and Away’, the film with the third highest percentage of negative fake accents of all time according to Preply’s study. The film has 110 negative reviews regarding fake accents, which is 17.5% of the 629 overall negative reviews.
‘Gangs of New York’ is the film with the fifth most negative reviews regarding fake Irish accents
Despite a star-studded cast including Cameron Diaz and Leonardo Dicaprio, the film ‘Gangs of New York’ failed to impress viewers when it came to the fake Irish accents performed. 9.2% (69) of the 748 negative reviews were regarding accents, meaning ‘Gangs of New York’ ranks fifth in Preply’s study.
Press release by Preply.
