The Legend of Barney Thomson
6.3
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.
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Cast
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Robert Carlyle
Barney
Known for
Once Upon a Time
Trainspotting
Emma Thompson
Cemolina
Known for
Brave
Cruella
Ray Winstone
Holdall
Known for
Beowulf
Noah
Ashley Jensen
Detective Inspector June Robertson
Known for
After Life
Extras
James Cosmo
James Henderson
Known for
Game of Thrones
Chernobyl
Tom Courtenay
Chief Superintendent McManaman
Known for
45 Years
The Aeronauts
Kevin Guthrie
MacPherson
Known for
The English Game
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Martin Compston
Chris
Known for
Line of Duty
The Rig
Stephen McCole
Wullie
Known for
Band of Brothers
Rushmore
Brian Pettifer
Charlie
Known for
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Conspiracy
Paul Ellard
Bingo caller
Known for
Badla
Scott Dymond
Customer Number 1
Known for
Under the Skin
The Angels' Share
Robert Carlyle Director · Colin McLaren Writer Richard Cowan Writer
Worldwide gross $1.3M · United States release March 11, 2016 · Produced in United Kingdom, Canada
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,329,376
Production
Trinity Works Entertainment
Production
Latitude Media
Production
Sigma Films
Production
United Kingdom · Canada
Produced in
The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · June 17, 2015
Digital
United States · February 2, 2016
Digital
United States · March 11, 2016
Limited theatrical
Australia
October 29, 2015 · Premiere · BBC First British Film Festival
France
October 1, 2019 · Physical
July 23, 2020 · Digital · VOD
April 9, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 24, 2015 · Digital
Japan
July 24, 2017 · Digital
Netherlands
July 24, 2015 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
July 24, 2015 · Physical
United Kingdom
June 17, 2015 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
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