The Legend of Barney Thomson
Not Rated“A Razor Sharp Comedy Directed By Robert Carlyle”
2015·96 min·Released
Studio: Latitude Media, Sigma Films, Trinity Works Entertainment
6.1TMDb
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Theatrical Jul 24, 2015Digital Feb 2, 2016
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UK · English · Foreign
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.
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Crew
DirectorRobert Carlyle
WriterColin McLaren, Richard Cowan
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
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
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Keywords
based on novel or bookdark comedyserial killeraccidental killing
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026