The Van
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.
The Van (1996)
Stephen Frears
At a glance
Countries
Ireland, United Kingdom
Ratings
TMDB users
6.4/10
75 votes
Rating consensus
64/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~64/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Colm Meaney
Larry
Donal O'Kelly
'Bimbo'
Ger Ryan
Maggie
Caroline Rothwell
Mary
Neilí Conroy
Diane
Rúaidhrí Conroy
Kevin
Brendan O'Carroll
Weslie
Stuart Dunne
Sam
Jack Lynch
Cancer
Laurie Morton
Maggie's Mum
Marie Mullen
Vera
Jon Kenny
Gerry McCarthy
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The Van (1996)
Stephen Frears
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