The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)
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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.
- Released: 2015-07-24
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 213 votes
Directed by Robert Carlyle.
Top cast
- Robert Carlyle as Barney
- Emma Thompson as Cemolina
- Ray Winstone as Holdall
- Ashley Jensen as Detective Inspector June Robertson
- James Cosmo as James Henderson
- Tom Courtenay as Chief Superintendent McManaman
- Kevin Guthrie as MacPherson
- Martin Compston as Chris
- Stephen McCole as Wullie
- Brian Pettifer as Charlie
Where to watch The Legend of Barney Thomson
- United States: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Icon Film Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV
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