Directed by:
Sean FoleyCinematography:
David LutherCast:
Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis, Steve Coogan, Richard McCabe, Andrea Riseborough, Russell Tovey, Robin Morrissey, David Schofield, Sean Foley (more)Plots(1)
British comedy and debut feature from director Sean Foley. The film follows Richard Thorncroft (Julian Barratt), a washed-up actor who enjoyed fleeting success in the 1980s playing a TV detective named Mindhorn. Now living in poverty in London after throwing his career away trying to make it in Hollywood, Thorncroft has been left to watch on helplessly as his glamorous ex-girlfriend and former co-star Patricia Deville (Essie Davis) continues to find success as a news reporter and is now happily married to his former stunt double Clive Parnevik (Simon Farnaby). However, despite his desperate situation, Thorncroft is suddenly given another shot at stardom when a crazed fugitive obsessed with his old TV show contacts police and demands to negotiate with Mindhorn in a bid to prove his innocence. The cast also includes Steve Coogan, Nicholas Farrell and Harriet Walter. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
Julian Barratt
UK
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Simon Farnaby
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Essie Davis
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Steve Coogan
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Richard McCabe
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Andrea Riseborough
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Russell Tovey
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Robin Morrissey
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David Schofield
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Sean Foley
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Harriet Walter
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Simon Callow
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Nicholas Farrell
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Jessica Barden
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Tony Way
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Neil Edmond
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Alex Wyndham
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Chris Cowlin
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Tobias James-Samuels
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Alex Duncan
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