Pixie (film)

Pixie is a 2020 British comedy thriller film directed by Barnaby Thompson. The film stars Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy, Daryl McCormack, Colm Meaney, and Alec Baldwin.

Pixie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Barnaby Thompson
Written by	Preston Thompson
Produced by	James Clayton Barnaby Thompson
Starring	Olivia Cooke Ben Hardy Daryl McCormack Colm Meaney Alec Baldwin
Cinematography	John de Borman
Edited by	Robbie Morrison
Music by	David Holmes Gerry Diver
Production companies	Fragile Films Ingenious Media Northern Ireland Screen Endeavor Content
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	23 October 2020 (2020-10-23)
Running time	93 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$688,554[2]

Premise

A woman and two men find themselves on the run in the Irish countryside after a heist gone wrong.

Cast

• Olivia Cooke as Pixie O'Brien
• Ben Hardy as Frank
• Daryl McCormack as Harland
• Rory Fleck Byrne as Colin
• Fra Fee as Fergus
• Turlough Convery as Mickey
• Chris Walley as Daniel
• Pat Shortt as Father Doly
• Frankie McCafferty as Father McGinley
• Ned Dennehy as Seamus
• Dylan Moran as Potential Buyer
• Sebastian de Souza as Gareth
• Colm Meaney as Dermot O'Brien
• Alec Baldwin as Father Hector McGrath

Production

In August 2019, it was announced that shooting for the film had begun in Northern Ireland, with Barnaby Thompson directing. Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy and Alec Baldwin were among the announced cast. Locations include Killough.^[3]

Release

Pixie was released in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2020 by Paramount Pictures.^[4]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 76% based on reviews from 55 critics, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Pixie borrows shamelessly from multiple like-minded heist thrillers; fortunately, Olivia Cooke's outstanding lead performance makes for a great getaway vehicle."^[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 45 out of 100, based on 8 reviews indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[6]