Mindhorn

Mindhorn
Mindhorn
	British release poster
Directed by	Sean Foley
Written by	Julian Barratt; Simon Farnaby;
Produced by	Jack Arbuthnott; Laura Hastings-Smith;
Starring	Julian Barratt; Essie Davis; Kenneth Branagh; Andrea Riseborough; Steve Coogan; Russell Tovey; Harriet Walter; Jessica Barden; Simon Callow; Simon Farnaby; Nicholas Farrell; David Schofield; Tony Way;
Cinematography	David Luther
Edited by	Mark Everson
Music by	Keefus Ciancia; David Holmes;
Production; companies	Isle of Man Film; Pinewood Pictures; BBC Films; British Film Institute; Scott Free Productions; Baby Cow Productions;
Distributed by	Netflix (International); StudioCanal (United Kingdom);
Release dates	9 October 2016 (London Film Festival); 5 May 2017;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Mindhorn is a 2016 British independent comedy film directed by Sean Foley, written by Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby, and executive produced by Steve Coogan and Ridley Scott. It stars Barratt, Farnaby, Essie Davis, Russell Tovey and Andrea Riseborough, with cameo appearances by Kenneth Branagh and Simon Callow as themselves. Barratt plays Richard Thorncroft, a faded television actor drawn into negotiations with a criminal who believes his character Detective Mindhorn is real.