If you loved Elvis & Nixon, try The Legend of Barney Thomson

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the outsider, pitch black, playful mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Elvis & Nixon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Legend of Barney Thomson is

A barber’s quiet life of mediocrity gets grotesquely interrupted by murder. His fate accelerates when Glasgow’s most absurd serial killer enters the frame. At least the razors are sharp.

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