The Legend of Barney Thomson

The Legend of Barney Thomson

2015 · 96 min · EN · 6.1 (183 votes)
Dir. Robert Carlyle · Starring Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Ashley Jensen, James Cosmo, Tom Courtenay · Music Antony Genn
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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.

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A hilariously uncomfortable dive into the life of a man whose quiet desperation spirals into the absurd. It’s a darkly funny, character-driven journey through social awkwardness and accidental escalation, leaving you feeling a bit unsettled but strangely amused.

awkwardbleakabsurdistdarkly humorousunsettlingsteadydark comedyquirky indiecharacter studyoffbeatidentitydesperationsocial awkwardnessescalation
based on novel or bookdark comedyserial killeraccidental killing