The Last Bus
2021 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 6.5 · 40% critics
After losing his wife, an elderly man sets out to travel the length of Britain using only local buses, retracing a journey tied to their shared past. Along the way, chance encounters, small setbacks, and unexpected kindness turn his quiet mission into a story that starts drawing wider attention.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-06-18
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (97 votes)
- Box office
- $1,645,196
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, character-focused road trip about loss, kindness, and small moments, similar to Mrs Lowry & Son; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big thrills, or constant excitement.
Pros: poignant reflections on grief; strong lead performance; warm human encounters | Cons: slow-paced and quiet; some contrived incidents; limited lively dialogue
Cast & crew
Timothy Spall
as Tom
Phyllis Logan
as Mary
Natalie Mitson
as Young Mary
- BE
Ben Ewing
as Young Tom
- PP
Patricia Panther
as Tracy
Saskia Ashdown
as Imogen
Colin McCredie
as Graham
Marnie Baxter
as Alice
Iain Robertson
as Andrey
Susanna Laine
as Maria
Directed by Gillies MacKinnon