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Mike Bassett: England Manager

2001 · 89 min

A cheerfully shambolic mockumentary that mines gentle laughs from incompetence, small humiliations and the absurd theatre of English football.

Directed by
Steve Barron
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman, Philip Jackson
Overview
After England's football (soccer) manager has a heart attack, Mike Bassett is hired as the new manager and promptly announces the team will win the World Cup.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Steve Barron
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman, Philip Jackson
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • media
  • class
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • mockumentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Steve Barron
Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
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Languages
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