# Fran the Man (2025)

> A bumbling Irish assistant manager must keep his football club afloat when a match-fixing scandal turns routine workplace chaos into an international crisis.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7298450

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Stephen Bradley
- Cast: Darragh Humphreys, Ardal O'Hanlon, Amy Huberman, Risteard Cooper, Deirdre O'Kane, Eddie Marsan, Baz Black, Toni O'Rourke
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31778990/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, chaotic, irreverent, lazy sunday, sports movie night

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