---
title: 'Mindhorn (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sean Foley'
released: '2016-10-09'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mindhorn-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4799064/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mindhorn (2016)

2016 · 89 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Mindhorn is a 2016 British independent comedy film directed by Sean Foley, written by Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby, and executive produced by Steve Coogan and Ridley Scott. It stars Barratt, Farnaby, Essie Davis, Russell Tovey and Andrea Riseborough, with cameo appearances by Kenneth Branagh and Simon Callow as themselves. Barratt plays Richard Thorncroft, a faded television actor drawn into negotiations with a criminal who believes his character Detective Mindhorn is real.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Julian Barratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-barratt), [Simon Farnaby](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-farnaby)
- **Director:** [Sean Foley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-foley)

## Cast

- [Jessica Barden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-barden)
- [Kenneth Branagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-branagh)
- [Simon Callow](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-callow)
- [Harriet Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-walter)
- [Andrea Riseborough](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-riseborough)
- [Russell Tovey](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-tovey)
- [Nicholas Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-farrell)
- [Essie Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/essie-davis)
- [Steve Coogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-coogan)
- [Julian Barratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-barratt)
- [Tony Way](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-way)
- [David Schofield](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-schofield)

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