Entertainment | movies 10 Seriously Unlucky Irish Accents in Film Sean Connery and Julia Roberts make the list—twice By Sarah Quinn Posted Mar 17, 2009 5:40 PM CDT Copied Tommy Lee Jones arrives at the Oscars at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles o Feb. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file) In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Irish Central ranks the worst Irish accents to hit the big screen. Sean Connery, "the gold standard to judge against all other bad Irish accents," takes the No. 1 and 2 spots, for Darby O'Gill and the Little People in 1959 and The Untouchables in 1987. Julia Roberts also gets two nods, for Michael Collins and Mary Reilly...though she even had a voice coach. Kevin Spacey's accent slipped "into American every fifth sentence or so in Ordinary Decent Criminal. Other winners—or losers: Tommy Lee Jones in Blown Away and Tom Cruise in Far and Away. And don't forget the Leprechaun in Leprechaun. He should know better. Click the link below for the entire list. Read These Next Trump is calling out the 'arm of the Democratic party.' Trump fired a fed governor, but she says she's not leaving. You know you're good when you get a high-five from your heckler. Trump thinks "Department of War" sounds better. Report an error