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500 Miles

500 Miles

20261h 42m

Overview

A broken family is forced to come together when 16-year-old Finn and his livewire younger brother Charlie run away from trouble at home in England to reach their estranged grandfather on Ireland’s stunning and wild west coast.

Directed by Morgan Matthews
Written by Malcolm Campbell, Mark Lowery
Produced by Martina Niland, David M. Thompson, Keren Misgav
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Top Cast

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Roman Griffin Davis

Roman Griffin Davis

Finn

Dexter Sol Ansell

Dexter Sol Ansell

Charlie

Clare Dunne

Clare Dunne

Michael Socha

Michael Socha

Maisie Williams

Maisie Williams

Eoin Duffy

Eoin Duffy

Ben

Deirdre Monaghan

Deirdre Monaghan

Molly

David Ryan

David Ryan

Josh

Harleen Sahota

Harleen Sahota

Sasha

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookroad tripirelandbroken familyteen runaway

About 500 Miles

500 Miles is a drama film released in 2026 exploring themes of based on novel or book, road trip, ireland, broken family, teen runaway. Directed by Morgan Matthews, it stars Bill Nighy, Roman Griffin Davis, Dexter Sol Ansell. A broken family is forced to come together when 16-year-old Finn and his livewire younger brother Charlie run away from trouble at home in England to reach their estranged grandfather on Ireland’s stunning and wild west coast.

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