The Legend of Barney Thomson

2015 1h 36m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 212

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Robert Carlyle
Barney
Emma Thompson
Cemolina
Ray Winstone
Holdall
Ashley Jensen
Detective Inspector June Robertson
James Cosmo
James Henderson
Tom Courtenay
Chief Superintendent McManaman
Kevin Guthrie
MacPherson
Martin Compston
Chris

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Carlyle
Writers: Richard Cowan, Colin McLaren
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, Canada

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, Canada.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Carlyle, shot by Fabian Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Antony Genn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mike Banas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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AWARDS

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Robert Carlyle and Emma Thompson and Ray Winstone carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2552394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Robert Carlyle directs. Fabian Wagner behind the camera. Antony Genn scores. Mike Banas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, Canada.
3Directed by Robert Carlyle, shot by Fabian Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Antony Genn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mike Banas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Robert Carlyle and Emma Thompson and Ray Winstone carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2552394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.