Frank

R13

2014

95 mins

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
92%
72%
Comedy
Drama

Michael Fassbender is titular enigma Frank - the leader of a pop band who wears a fake head made... More

Michael Fassbender is titular enigma Frank - the leader of a pop band who wears a fake head made of papier-mâché - in this Irish comedy. Filled with aspirations, a young musician (Domhnall Gleeson, About Time) joins the band only to discover that he may have bitten off more than he can chew. Co-stars Maggie Gyllenhall as Frank's terrifying sidekick Clara. The film is inspired by Frank Sidebottom - the alter-ego creation of English comedian Chris Sievey.

"After a rocky start, Jon (Gleeson) ingratiates himself with the band members, and they retreat to a cabin in the woods to record an album. As his influence waxes, creative tensions mount, and the band’s entire raison d'être is called into question... The ensemble creates lasting images and sounds for a film that playfully examines the nature of art and artists." (Sundance Film Festival)

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Frank | Ratings & Reviews

92_%165 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
72_%24,056 reviews
Audience score rating

"Weird and wonderful."

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Variety

"Fassbender's faceless performance offers a masterclass in body language, and that wide-eyed, open-mouthed mask invites band members, and viewers, to project their own readings."

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Total Film

"If you'll pardon the cleverness, Frank takes time to wrap your own cranium around, faults and all, and that's a wonderful thing."

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Time Out

"Works as satire, as memoir, as comedy bromance, but it works mostly because it is just so weird: an anti-Dumas fable about a man who never removes a fake head."

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