The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Robert Carlyle |
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| Writer: | Colin McLaren, Richard Cowan |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 24, 2015 |
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| Director: | Robert Carlyle |
| Writer: | Colin McLaren, Richard Cowan |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, dark comedy, serial killer, accidental killing |
| Production Companies | Trinity Works Entertainment, Latitude Media, Sigma Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Carlyle | Director |
| Fabian Wagner | Director of Photography |
| Colin McLaren | Writer |
| Richard Cowan | Writer |
| Paula McBreen | Line Producer |
| Mike Banas | Editor |
| Ross Dempster | Production Design |
| Kevin Woodhouse | Art Direction |
| Dominic Smithers | Set Decoration |
| Kahleen Crawford | Casting |
| Lisa Collins | Painter |
| Duncan Jarman | Prosthetics Sculptor |
| Charlie Endean | Helicopter Camera |
| Adelaide Filippe | Makeup Effects |
| Sharon Long | Costume Design |
| Adrian Rigby | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Stephanie Lynne Smith | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Mark Coulier | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Sally Rose Davidson | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Rebecca Lee | Makeup Designer |
| David Malinowski | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Bill Sheppard | Sound |
| Antony Genn | Original Music Composer |
| Martin Slattery | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kaleena Kiff | Producer |
| Doug Apatow | Executive Producer |
| Brian Coffey | Producer |
| Richard Cowan | Producer |
| Daria Jovicic | Executive Producer |
| Krysanne Katsoolis | Executive Producer |
| John G. Lenic | Producer |
| Emily Alden | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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