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Fran: The Man (2025)
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Original name: Fran the Man
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Ireland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When non-league St Peter's Celtic are drawn to play titans Shamrock Rovers in the first round of the FAI Cup, assistant manager Fran Costello hopes his team will pull off one of the greatest shocks in football history. But it isn't long before the shit really hits the Fran…
Style:
comedy drama, tense, mockumentary
Plot:
football, scandal, soccer, underdog, dark humor, corruption, teamwork, moral dilemma, friendship, coach, community, working class, satire, realism, fish out of water, bittersweet, investigation, redemption, midlife crisis, football team, dressing room, stadium, locker room
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
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Most similar movies to Fran: The Man
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, humorous, feel good and emotional films with plots about friendship, soccer, football, rivalry, satire, redemption and working class mostly in Comedy, Sport and Drama genres. Some movies like Fran: The Man: Captain of Egypt (2015), Flying Pigs (2010), Trainer at the ball 2 (2008), La Dream Team (2016), 90 Minutes (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Egypt
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Football player Kamal Naguib nicknamed (Congo) became the most prominent football player in Egypt, but when he runs over a police officer by mistake, he's sentenced to 3 years , he decides to form professional football team of fellow inmates in ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, emotional, comedy drama, realistic
Plot:
soccer, prison, football, football team, sport team, athlete's life, women in prison, ambitious man, jailed, jail, prison sentence, satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A wealthy guy hires Oscar to cheer for his team which happens to be arch rival of the team he previously supported along with his brother. Oscar accepts the offer and fight kicks off between him and his brother along with other supporters. The fight ...
Style:
dramatic, tense, emotional, art house, inspirational
Plot:
football, soccer, hooliganism, rivalry, fan culture, violence, loyalty, moral dilemma, realism, brotherhood, family conflict, identity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The famous Italian football coach Oronzo Canà has retired to a villa in Apulia. Now, old and tired, he is enjoying a quiet life there, cultivating his vineyard, when suddenly he is summoned to Milan, in northern Italy. There the elderly chairman of ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
soccer, satire, sports man, football, football team, coach, athlete and trainer, absurd humor, soccer coach, football player, sporting event, humour ...
Place:
milan italy
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The film Sunday League is set just before the beginning of the TV series Okresni prebor (2010)). The film's story takes us back in time to Houslice and everything is once again centered around the local Slavoj football club, its players, ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, feel good, semi serious, emotional ...
Plot:
football, football team, satire, coach, football player, soccer, professional sports, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, sport team, sporting event, heart attack ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, central europe
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When a fit of anger leads to a serious injury, a sidelined soccer star returns to his hometown and reluctantly agrees to train the local youth.
Style:
feel good, uplifting, emotional, humorous
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
soccer, football team, football, coach, father son relationship, underdog, redemption, second chance, heartwarming, reconciliation, mentor, small town ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
At the iconic Hackney Marshes in East London, Lea Valley Rangers take to the field in a game they must-win against Forest Road Athletic. If they can pull it off, they'll win the league, their first opportunity in living memory.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, tense, inspirational
Plot:
soccer, football, game, passion, ambition, football team, football player, ambitious, soccer match, playing football, determination, realism ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Desperate to escape his dead-end life in Egypt and find a way to Europe, security guard Hassan devises a bold scheme: he pretends to be blind to join the national blind soccer team, bound for the World Cup in Poland.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, thrilling, inspirational, realistic ...
Plot:
blindness, soccer, football, immigration, playing football, pretense, con trick, sport team, football team, deception, football player, soccer coach ...
Place:
egypt, poland
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Egypt
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Uprooted from his old life when he transfers schools, a gifted footballer finds a second chance with a local team chasing a coveted championship.
Style:
inspirational, motivational, emotional, realistic
Plot:
second chance, football, underdog, friendship, determination, public school, youth, class differences, competition, coming of age, teamwork, championship ...
Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A hard-hitting, fast, sure-handed baseball player tries to break into the sport by applying for a spot on a minor-league team. The only problem is that the player is female, which engenders resistance and resentment among many players and officials.
Style:
inspirational, tense, independent film
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
baseball, female protagonist, sexism, discrimination, perseverance, competition, determination, conflict, trailblazer, resistance, coming of age, triumph ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Kåre is a youth coach with aspirations to become the greatest football player ever like his idol, Bryan Robson. However, his dreams are starting to take a toll on his relationship with his girlfriend, Anna.
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, tense
Plot:
working class, childhood friend, small town, regret, sacrifice, rivalry, bittersweet, aspiration, competition, midlife crisis, jealousy, slice of life ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A local female football team works together to get through hard times and overcome sexual prejudice. Their strength is tested when they lose not only the games, but also their beloved coach who was the core of their team. But they work together to ...
Style:
feel good, light, humorous, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
football player, football team, sport team, ambitious woman, contests and competitions, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, football, soccer, friends, direction and purpose, lifestyle, soccer match ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Fernando (Fernando Tejero) is a loser. A gray type, without ambition, that works like bookcases distributor in a supermarket of the quarter. In his free short whiles, he is a substitute keeper of a football team, a third regional one. In all the ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, humorous, touching, semi serious ...
Plot:
soccer, football, rivalry, athlete's life, ambition, contests and competitions, hopes, redemption, underdog, goalkeeper, working class, slice of life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two down on their luck Liverpool cabbies, Tommy and Gerry, strike an unusual deal with a local gangster to take their sons on a trip of a lifetime, to watch their beloved football team play in the European Cup Final in Istanbul. Hoping to use the ...
Style:
tense, not serious, humorous, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
soccer, football, nothing goes right, culture clash, friends, comedy of errors, father son relationship, male bonding, working class, friendship, gangster, travel ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, istanbul turkey, turkey, liverpool
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A boxer from berlin gets involved in several schemes. When trouble mounts, he relocates to Turkey.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
boxing, boxer, ambition, rivalry, lifestyle, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, humour, contests and competitions, social problems, male protagonist, comeback ...
Place:
turkey, berlin germany, germany, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jørgen manages the lotto club at the factory where he works. If you ask him, he would say he is a good person, even better than most. Then one day, he has to share a three million kroner jackpot with his friends, and his high morals are put to the ...
Style:
comedy drama
Plot:
money, workplace, lottery, moral dilemma, deception, colleague, lie, factory, small town, community, greed, office politics ...
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Diesel, Sheriff and Hopper are not only avid Borussia Dortmund fans, they are also best friends. After a game of their hobby team, one of their teammates takes his own life. While still in mourning, the three buddies discover that the deceased had ...
Style:
tragicomedy, humorous, dark comedy, black humor
Plot:
friendship, male friendship, grief, working class, factory, moral dilemma, resilience, small town life, social commentary, satire, soccer, scheming ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Divorced father without custody Torben, a former pro soccer player, concentrates on his talented son David's juniors poorly performing team. When the coach suddenly accepts another position, Torben gets his change 'for the time ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, light, feel good, entertaining
Audience:
kids
Plot:
football, coach, single father, father son relationship, punishment, loyalty, father figure, champion, rivalry, sport team, contests and competitions, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Iceland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the continuous loss of his favorite football team. He decides to start importing Bulgarian energy cigarettes in a last ditch attempt at success ... his best ...
Style:
dark comedy, independent film, cynical, mockumentary, black humor
Plot:
single father, satire, midlife crisis, existential crisis, social satire, male protagonist, absurdism, social commentary, desperation, deadpan, football, unemployment ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iceland
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A country football coach who has a plan to rebuild the local football team by recruiting recently settled asylum seekers.
Style:
light, captivating, humorous, feel good, independent film
Plot:
football team, community, football, redemption, friendship, career, camaraderie, rivalry, coach, contests and competitions, society, passion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After an embarrassing game, Shuko, full of rage, accidentally gives a prodigious kick to a ball that leaves everyone speechless. The coach of the Futsal team looks at her and convinces her to join the team, not only to get him out of his mediocre ...
Style:
motivational
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
soccer, teamwork, women in sport, competition, underdog, school, empowerment, friendship, girl power, inspiration, determination, tournament ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Trainer Oronzo Canà is called to manage Longobarda, the team of a small town of Northern Italy, when it's promoted to the First Division. His only task is not to go back to the Second Division, but even the team's owner plays against ...
Style:
cult classic, lighthearted, slapstick, feel good, spoof ...
Plot:
soccer, football, small town, satire, corruption, farce, social satire, culture clash, mistaken identity, sexual content, silly humor, ambition ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, brazil
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A hardcore soccer ultra, Gyula, and his wife, Mariann, long for a baby. But it turns out that Gyula is sterile and when their plans to adopt also go up in smoke, Mariann does a deal behind her husband's back: they will take in the soon to be ...
Style:
comedy drama, emotional, heartfelt, dark comedy, romantic comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
racism, adoption, parenthood, infertility, moral dilemma, family drama, roma, pregnancy, machismo, identity, secrets, ethnicity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hungary, eastern europe
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Francisco and his closest friends play on a soccer team that has reached its lowest point. They’ve got to win one of the next three games to keep the school from cutting their team altogether. A series of strange events take place in the first two ...
Style:
light, humorous, semi serious, captivating, exciting
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
football, referee, contests and competitions, sport team, teamwork, teenager, youth, rivalry, friendship, hopes, follow your dream, ambition ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
44%
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588
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Mexico
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Former Club de Cuervos player Potro returns home to Argentina to crash the wedding of his famous soccer-star brother and confront his estranged family.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, funny, light, humorous ...
Plot:
wedding, soccer, football player, brother, humour, satire, brother brother relationship, family relations, ex athlete, getting home, personal growth, identity crisis ...
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Prabakaran, an international hockey player who choose to leave the sport picks it up again only to save the ground of a local team.
Style:
thrilling, entertaining, feel good, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
coach, sports hero, ice hockey, hockey, friendship, teamwork, athlete and trainer, ambitious man, lifestyle, athlete's life, problem, ambition ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico, Colombia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
How far does a soccer fan goes for his beloved national team? Mariano Cárdenas will risk his job, wife and family to support his soccer team during the World Cup qualifiers.
Style:
captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot:
soccer, football, satire, football team, sports fan, soccer fan, soccer match, fanaticism, world cup, sacrifice, family problems, marital problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mexico, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A retired boxer will return to the ring to face his greatest rival, relying on his daughter, his friends and a famous trainer who will teach him to see the sport from new perspectives.
Style:
captivating, satirical, semi serious, dramatic, emotional ...
Plot:
rivalry, boxing, father and daughter, comeback, boxer, ambitious man, boxing match, problem, boxing trainer, battles, fight, ex boxer ...
Similarity:
43%
3K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The worlds of three ordinary people converge during a historic cricket match, ultimately forcing them to make life-altering decisions.
Style:
intense, emotional, tense, suspense
Plot:
cricket, moral dilemma, family conflict, realism, social commentary, redemption, identity, community, slice of life, urban, betrayal, friendship ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The team of "Champions (2018)" abandons basketball to enter by mistake the fascinating world of athletics under the guidance of a novice coach.
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
basketball, friendship, esports, underdog, group of friends, humour, sports fan, sport team, friends, satire, friend, male protagonist ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Mike Bassett: England Manager is an hilarious British Comedy that stars Ricky Thomlinson. Featuring Cameos from Barry Venison, Gabby Yorath, Atomic Kitten and Pele.When the England manager has a heart attack, footballs' top brass turn to Mike ...
Style:
not serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, mockumentary ...
Plot:
football, soccer, athlete's life, rise to the top, profanity, lifestyle, ambition, athlete and trainer, underdog, contests and competitions, rivalry, sport team ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america, europe ...
Similarity:
40%
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