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Released May 16th, 1997, 'The Van' stars Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan, Caroline Rothwell The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a user score of 63 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 70 knowledgeable users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Vudu, Microsoft Store, and Apple iTunes .
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The Barrytown Trilogy
The Barrytown Trilogy is an Irish comedy-drama media franchise centered on the Rabbittes, a working-class family from Barrytown, Dublin. It began in 1988 when Beacon Pictures and 20th Century Fox bought the rights to the 1987 novel The Commitments by Roddy Doyle shortly after it was published. The book was successful, as was Alan Parker's 1991 film adaptation. The film received cult status and is regarded as one of the best Irish films ever made. In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked the film at number 38 on its list of the "100 best British films of the century", based on votes from 1,000 leading figures of the film industry. A sequel novel, The Snapper, was published in 1990, followed by a film adaptation in 1993. A third novel, The Van, was published and shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, followed by a film adaptation in 1996.
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