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The Last Bus

  • 2021
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.6K
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Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan in The Last Bus (2021)
Life is a journey and The Last Bus takes our old soldier, 90-year-old Tom Harper (Timothy Spall) on an epic trip from his home of fifty years - a remote village in the most northerly point of Scotland - back to the place he was born - close to England's most southerly point. Battling against time, age and fate, desperate to keep a promise to his beloved wife Mary (Phyllis Logan), our intrepid hero Tom embarks on an odyssey, revisiting his past, connecting with the modern world and a diverse, multi-cultural Britain he has never experienced. The Last Bus is a road movie; a film about love, loss and the human spirit. A film that reminds us we are not alone - and that we're all on this ride together...
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After the death of his wife, an aging man travels across the UK by bus to fulfill his pledge to spread her ashes near their first home.After the death of his wife, an aging man travels across the UK by bus to fulfill his pledge to spread her ashes near their first home.After the death of his wife, an aging man travels across the UK by bus to fulfill his pledge to spread her ashes near their first home.

  • Director
    • Gillies MacKinnon
  • Writer
    • Joe Ainsworth
  • Stars
    • Timothy Spall
    • Phyllis Logan
    • Natalie Mitson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gillies MacKinnon
    • Writer
      • Joe Ainsworth
    • Stars
      • Timothy Spall
      • Phyllis Logan
      • Natalie Mitson
    • 91User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Tom
    Phyllis Logan
    Phyllis Logan
    • Mary
    Natalie Mitson
    Natalie Mitson
    • Young Mary
    Ben Ewing
    • Young Tom
    Patricia Panther
    • Tracy
    Steven Duffy
    • Pete
    • (as JS Duffy)
    Saskia Ashdown
    Saskia Ashdown
    • Imogen
    Scott Campbell
    • Alan (Bike Neighbour)
    Anne Kidd
    • Anne
    Aila Gavin
    • Issy
    Matt Costello
    • Stuart
    Adam Mitchell
    • Rory
    Helen Windsory Quinn
    • Joyce (Rory's Grandma)
    Finn Weatherstone
    • Aiden (Phone Recorder)
    Colin McCredie
    Colin McCredie
    • Graham Ogilvy
    Ronan Doyle
    • Colin (Wannabe Soldier)
    Kirsty Eila McIntyre
    Kirsty Eila McIntyre
    • Claire (Nuisance Boy Mum)
    Jack Brown
    • Claire's Son
    • Director
      • Gillies MacKinnon
    • Writer
      • Joe Ainsworth
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    • Trivia
      Nick Lloyd Webber, who composed the orchestral soundtrack for this film is the son of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    • Goofs
      Tom's claim that he was an underage (15 years old) stretcher bearer in WW2 is most unlikely - but not entirely impossible. Due to changes in the law since WW1 the age of enlistment was raised to 18 in the inter-war years, only being lowered for duty in the Home Guard. This was much more stringently enforced with I.D. checks, however there are well documented cases of British teenagers of the time applying and being accepted for duty, albeit by lying about their ages - the youngest of these was just 14 years and 152 days old when he died. However it is possible he made this story up to dissuade the young man he was telling it to from joining the army in the first place.
    • Crazy credits
      There are examples of social media posts from Tom's journey shown during the closing credits.

    User reviews91

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    7/10
    Bittersweet
    Timothy Sprall gives an outstanding performance in this bittersweet movie .

    The Last Bus is a journey of loss and grieving to a conclusion of sorts.
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    • Oct 9, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 2021 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Official sites
      • Celsius Entertainment (United Kingdom)
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El inglés que cogió la maleta y se fue al fin del mundo
    • Filming locations
      • Dunure, Ayrshire, UK
    • Production companies
      • Hurricane Films
      • Head Gear Films
      • Metrol Technology
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,917,843
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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