Movie

The Van

1996 · 100 min

A warm, bittersweet comedy of ordinary blokes, full of scrappy charm and quiet heartbreak.

Tagline: A comedy about friends, family and fish.
Overview: In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, satirical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, work, class, family
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
work
class
family
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild