Frances Ferguson (film)
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| Directed by | Bob Byington |
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| Cinematography | Carmen Hilbert |
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| Music by | Chris Baio |
Production company | The Substitute |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Frances Ferguson is a 2019 American comedy film written and directed, by Bob Byington. It stars Kaley Wheless, Keith Paulson, David Krumholtz, and Martin Starr and is narrated by Nick Offerman.
Premise
Frances Ferguson is a dissatisfied, unhappily married substitute teacher at a high school in North Platte, Nebraska. A comically non-omniscient narrator guides us through various events in Frances' life as she sleeps with a student, gets incarcerated as a result, and then navigates her way through, among other things, group therapy.[1]
Cast
- Kaley Wheless as Frances Ferguson
- Keith Paulson as Nick
- David Krumholtz as Group Therapy Leader
- Martin Starr as Mel
- Jennifer Prediger as Stepmom
- John Gatins as Warden
- Nick Offerman as Narrator
Release
After premiering at the 2019 South by Southwest film festival,[2] the film received generally positive reviews with a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on ten reviews.[3]
References
- ^ Staff, THR (March 11, 2019). "'Frances Ferguson': Film Review SXSW 2019". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "South by Southwest 2019 film lineup". South by Southwest. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ "Frances Ferguson". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2025-09-12.