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title: 'The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Carlyle'
released: '2015-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-legend-of-barney-thomson-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2552394/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)

2015 · 92 min · Comedy · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Legend of Barney Thomson, known in the United States as Barney Thomson, is a 2015 comedy thriller film based on the 1999 novel The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay. It is the directorial debut of Robert Carlyle, who also stars in the film, alongside Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Ashley Jensen and Brian Pettifer. It was previewed at the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2015 before its release on 24 July 2015. The film also won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Feature Film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Carlyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carlyle)
- **Producer:** [John G. Lenic](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-g-lenic)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fabian Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabian-wagner)

## Cast

- [Emma Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-thompson)
- [James Cosmo](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cosmo)
- [Kevin Guthrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-guthrie)
- [Martin Compston](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-compston)
- [Robert Carlyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carlyle)
- [Ray Winstone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-winstone)
- [Tom Courtenay](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-courtenay)
- [Ashley Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashley-jensen)

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