Is The Van easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Van end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Van

Name: The Van
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1996
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan, Caroline Rothwell, Neilí Conroy

A comedy about friends, family and fish.

Directed by Stephen Frears

Produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures, BBC Film

1996100 min6.4 / 10

A warmly comedic yet bittersweet portrait of working-class male friendship tested by economic hardship and the corrupting effects of small-business ownership.

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.

Clusters

Family Reunions and Second Chances Bittersweet Second Chances Found Family Stories Sports and Competitions Food & Desserts

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Van Male Friendship Dublin, Ireland Snack Bar Football (soccer)Unemployment

Questions people ask

Is The Van easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Van scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Van violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Van sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Does The Van end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.