Returning to the past, he found his future.
Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Caithness to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared birthplace, using only local buses. It's an incident-fuelled nostalgia trip and his encounters with local people make him a media phenomenon. Tom is totally unaware and to his surprise on arrival at Land’s End he’s greeted as a celebrity.
The Last Bus (2021) is a drama film directed by Gillies MacKinnon, released on June 18, 2021 with a runtime of 1h 28m. It stars Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Natalie Mitson and Ben Ewing. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 101 ratings.
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Timothy Spall
as Tom
Phyllis Logan
as Mary
Natalie Mitson
as Young Mary
Ben Ewing
as Young Tom
Patricia Panther
as Tracy
Saskia Ashdown
as Imogen
Colin McCredie
as Graham
Marnie Baxter
as Alice
Iain Robertson
as Andrey
Susanna Laine
as Maria
Sheila Grier
as Moira (Vigilante)
Natalie Clarke
as Alicia (Nurse)
Directed by Gillies MacKinnon, written by Joe Ainsworth, produced by Sol Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 101 ratings.
This is a slow-paced movie where not much exciting happens. You can see that just by reading the reviews: the negative ones that use words like boring, and nothing happens! This is perhaps why there is such an audience out there for end to end action movies. A lot of viewers want movies with simple plots, where every problem is caused and solved by acts of violence. Those movies are easier to watch if you have…
Reviewed on November 19, 2021
Having recently lost his wife to cancer, "Tom" (Timothy Spall) decides to meticulously follow a route they took many years earlier from John O'Groats in Caithness all the way down the island of Great Britain to his hometown near Land's End in Cornwall - some 800-odd miles away. Armed only with a thick coat and a tiny suitcase, he determines to use his bus pass and along the way meets a wide variety of caring - and…
Reviewed on January 2, 2024
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The Last Bus (2021) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Last Bus (2021) includes Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Natalie Mitson, Ben Ewing and Patricia Panther. The film was directed by Gillies MacKinnon. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Last Bus was released on June 18, 2021 and runs for 1h 28m.
The Last Bus (2021) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 101 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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