Waking Ned (1998)

Comedy. In a tiny Irish village of 52 people, the lottery winner is found dead from shock with the ticket still in his hand, and his neighbors decide the prize should not go to waste. What follows is a whole community talking itself into fraud, one pint at a time. Ian Bannen and David Kelly carry it with such mischief that you end up rooting for the scheme, which is exactly the uncomfortable point. The green, wind-blown setting is actually the Isle of Man standing in for Ireland. A gentle, sly choice for anyone who has ever argued that a windfall is better shared.