Mike Bassett: England Manager
A loud-mouthed lower-league manager is thrust into England's top football job and must somehow survive national expectations, disastrous tactics, and World Cup pressure.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- broad
- football viewing party
- sports comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an uneven but entertaining football satire whose cult appeal has endured among English football fans.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mike Bassett's England appointment, press backlash, World Cup ambition, and repeated failures lampoon expectations surrounding the national team.
Bassett makes disastrous selections, hires an unsuitable assistant, and embraces eccentric training methods despite mounting losses.
Press interviews, fan reactions, team management, and national tournament pressure are presented through broad, irreverent humor.
The team's disastrous results and unlikely qualification reflect the film's enduring joke about English football hopes repeatedly going wrong.
Films like Mike Bassett: England Manager, and why
The Damned United
sports satire, underdog coaching, and broad british humor
Bend It Like Beckham
football culture, comic incompetence, and affectionate national satire
The Full Monty
scruffy underdog leadership, workplace chaos, and feel-good sports comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Steve Barron
- Release Date
- 2001-09-28
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (75)
Cast
- Ricky Tomlinson
- Amanda Redman
- Philip Jackson
- Bradley Walsh
- Martin Bashir
- Phill Jupitus
- Dean Lennox Kelly
- Robbie Gee
- Geoff Bell
- Pelé
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Cineverse
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mike Bassett: England Manager about?
- A loud-mouthed lower-league manager is thrust into England's top football job and must somehow survive national expectations, disastrous tactics, and World Cup pressure.
- What is Mike Bassett: England Manager like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mike Bassett: England Manager as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Mike Bassett: England Manager violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mike Bassett: England Manager as mild.
- What did critics think of Mike Bassett: England Manager?
- Critics broadly found the film an uneven but entertaining football satire whose cult appeal has endured among English football fans.
- Which films are like Mike Bassett: England Manager?
- Films with a similar feel include The Damned United, Bend It Like Beckham, and The Full Monty.
- How long is Mike Bassett: England Manager?
- Mike Bassett: England Manager runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mike Bassett: England Manager?
- In United States, Mike Bassett: England Manager streams on Cineverse.
