The Last Bus

Name: The Last Bus
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-06-18
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Natalie Mitson, Ben Ewing, Patricia Panther

2021·Movie·12A·88 min·★ 6.5(98)

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“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.

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About The Last Bus

The Last Bus is a 2021 English-language drama film directed by Gillies MacKinnon. The cast is led by Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Natalie Mitson. It has a runtime of 1h 28m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy.

The Last Bus was produced by Celsius Entertainment and made in United Kingdom. It was released on June 18, 2021, and carries a 12A certification.

Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Writers: Joe Ainsworth
Release date: June 18, 2021
OTT release: February 18, 2022
Original language: English
Age rating: 12A
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Production: Celsius Entertainment

The Last Bus cast & crew

The Last Bus was directed by Gillies MacKinnon and written by Joe Ainsworth.

The cast features Timothy Spall as Tom, Phyllis Logan as Mary, Natalie Mitson as Young Mary, Ben Ewing as Young Tom, Patricia Panther as Tracy, and Saskia Ashdown as Imogen.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nick Lloyd Webber, cinematography is by George Geddes, and it was produced by Sol Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter.

Is The Last Bus worth watching?

The Last Bus holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 98 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 28m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy drama, The Last Bus is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Last Bus

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It first became available to stream digitally on February 18, 2022.

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