The Last Bus

The Last Bus

Returning to the past, he found his future.

Directed by Gillies MacKinnon

Produced by Celsius Entertainment

202188 min6.5 / 10

A gentle, meditative journey of grief and rediscovery where a widower's solo bus trip across Britain becomes an unexpected celebration of human connection and healing.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Last Bus scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The Last Bus violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Last Bus easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is The Last Bus sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does The Last Bus end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

35/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Last Bus

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Last Bus

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Last Bus, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Last Bus, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Last Bus, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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