---
title: 'The Search for John Gissing (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mike Binder'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-search-for-john-gissing-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250716/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Search for John Gissing (2001)

2001 · 91 min · Comedy · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Search for John Gissing is a 2001 comedy film written, directed by, and starring Mike Binder, produced by Jack Binder, also starring Alan Rickman, Janeane Garofalo, set in London. The film won Best Picture at the 2002 Sarasota Film Festival. Binder plays Matthew Barnes is a young executive on the move, who finds himself a pawn in corporate in-fighting when he's sent to London to oversee a merger. He's to replace John Gissing. However Gissing gets wind of it, and makes sure that Matthew and his wife Linda, who has come to England with Matthew, have a miserable first few days there.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mike Binder](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-binder)
- **Screenplay:** [Mike Binder](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-binder)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Larry Groupé](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-groupe)
- **Producer:** [Jack Binder](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-binder)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sue Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sue-gibson)
- **Editor:** [Roger Nygard](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-nygard)

## Cast

- [Juliet Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliet-stevenson)
- [Sonya Walger](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonya-walger)
- [Janeane Garofalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/janeane-garofalo)
- [Owen Teale](https://cinepixo.com/people/owen-teale)
- [Frank Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-harper)
- [Mike Binder](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-binder)
- [Nigel Terry](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-terry)
- [Allan Corduner](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-corduner)
- [Alan Rickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-rickman)

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