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Frank

2014Movie1 h 35 minR

76

GreatGoodWatch score

76

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Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

A young wannabe musician discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.

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Friends night
Thought-provoking

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 84Audiences 71GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer92%
Metascore75
Audience score72%
User score7.1
IMDb6.9
Box office
1.9×its budget
Budget
$1 M
Worldwide
$2 M
Worldwide it earned $897 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
+7
Released
2014
May 9, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaMystery
Language
English
Original language
Made in
Ireland
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 36
Directing · 2
Lenny Abrahamson Director
Jeanette McGrath Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
Jon Ronson Writer, Short Story
Peter Straughan Writer
Chris Sievey Original Concept, In Memory Of
Production · 12
Tessa Ross Executive Producer
Peter Touche Executive Producer
Nigel Williams Executive Producer
Katherine Butler Executive Producer
David Barron Producer
Ed Guiney Producer
Camera · 2
James Mather Director of Photography
Lorey Sebastian Still Photographer
Editing · 1
Nathan Nugent Editor
Sound · 4
Stephen Rennicks Original Music Composer
Steve Fanagan Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Niall Brady Supervising Sound Editor
Ken Galvin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 6
Richard Bullock Production Design
Tamara Conboy Art Direction
Nenazoma McNamee Standby Art Director
Jenny Oman Set Decoration
Marcia Calosio Set Decoration
Kevin Pierce Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
Suzie Harman Costume Design
Matthew Smith Prosthetic Designer
Nana Fischer Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
Audrey Doyle Makeup Artist
Copper Perry Hairstylist
Other crew · 2
Al Goto Stunt Coordinator
Ed Duran Stunt Double

Tropes

The Unpronounceablein 137 titlesFrank's band, Soronprfbs. Jon doesn't even try pronouncing the whole thing, and doesn't get an answer when he asks Clara.Bunny-Ears Lawyerin 1,331 titlesInvoked before it's viciously deconstructed and then averted.All 57 tropes

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