The Legend of Barney Thomson
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
96 min
Release Date
2015-07-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
201
Vote Average
6.1
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
Stephen McCole
Wullie
Samuel Robertson
Detective Sergeant Sam Jobson
Brian Pettifer
Charlie
Paul Ellard
Bingo caller
Scott Dymond
Customer Number 1
Eileen McCallum
Mrs. Gaffney
Barbara Rafferty
Jean Monkrieff
Matt Costello
Chris' Creepy Neighbour
Ruari Cannon
Well Dressed Young Man
Skye Cooper Barr
Margaret
Finlay Welsh
Jenkins
Dolina MacLennan
Mrs. Kerr
David McGowan
Alex
Nicola Roy
Sally
Sarah McCardie
Sheena
James Casey
Customer 4
Anne Downie
Lizzie
Peter Adams
Barber
Penny Lamb
Wife of Murdered Man
Jamie Merritt
Big eared customer
Matthew Baxter
Customer 6
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