Canada / UK,
2015, 90 min
Directed by:
Robert CarlyleCinematography:
Fabian WagnerCast:
Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, James Cosmo, Ashley Jensen, Tom Courtenay, Martin Compston, Ruari Cannon, Matt Costello, Eileen McCallum (more)VOD (5)
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The film follows Barney Thomson (Robert Carlyle), a barber working in the East End of Glasgow who unwittingly becomes a serial killer. When a heated argument with his boss results in an accidental death, Barney turns to his bingo-loving mother Cemolina (Emma Thompson) for help. Can Barney outsmart the police and avoid suspicion while disposing of the body? (Icon Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Robert Carlyle
UK
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Emma Thompson
UK
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Ray Winstone
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James Cosmo
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Braveheart (1995)
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Ashley Jensen
UK
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Tom Courtenay
UK
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Doctor Zhivago (1965)
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Martin Compston
UK
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Ripper Street (2012) (series)
The Damned United (2009)
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Ruari Cannon
UK
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World War Z (2013)
The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)
Matt Costello
Best movies:
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
This Year's Love (1999)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Eileen McCallum
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Rebus (2000) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)
Finlay Welsh
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Trainspotting (1996)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Anne Downie
Best movies:
Taggart (1983) (series)
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)
Dolina MacLennan
UK
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The Queen (2006)
Rebus (2000) (series)