Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- chaotic
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- sports movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Celtic football club is caught in an international match-fixing scandal, turning institutional crisis into comedy.
Fran Costello is an assistant manager whose limited authority and apparent incompetence place him at the center of the club’s crisis.
The plot is rooted in an Irish football club and the surrounding Celtic football culture.
Films like Fran the Man, and why
Mike Bassett: England Manager
shares sports comedy, managerial pressure, and hapless underdog humor
The Damned United
shares sports workplace drama, ambition, and institutional conflict
Kicking and Screaming
shares sports comedy, interpersonal friction, and comic incompetence
Movie Details
- Director
- Stephen Bradley
- Release Date
- 2025-04-11
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (16)
Cast
- Darragh Humphreys
- Ardal O'Hanlon
- Amy Huberman
- Risteard Cooper
- Deirdre O'Kane
- Eddie Marsan
- Baz Black
- Toni O'Rourke
- Jed Murray
- Jedi Ndebs
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Fran the Man about?
- A bumbling Irish assistant manager must keep his football club afloat when a match-fixing scandal turns routine workplace chaos into an international crisis.
- What is Fran the Man like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fran the Man as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Fran the Man violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Fran the Man.
- Which films are like Fran the Man?
- Films with a similar feel include Mike Bassett: England Manager, The Damned United, and Kicking and Screaming.
- How long is Fran the Man?
- Fran the Man runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fran the Man?
- In United States, Fran the Man is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
