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Pickups

Play trailer Pickups 2017,  1h 14m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A man suffering from insomnia finds solace in picking up strangers.

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Cath Clarke Guardian Oct 23, 2017
3/5
Gillen's unpredictable, predator-like charisma and those hilarious who-do-you-think-you-are scenes make it a risk that pays off. Go to Full Review
Fionnuala Halligan Screen International Feb 23, 2017
Pickups has a rather delicious dark tarry underpinning which repeatedly bubbles up to the surface. Go to Full Review
Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf Oct 17, 2018
3/5
Gillen's self-mockery is appealing, the film is smoothly and professionally shot with something of the feeling of a music video, and it playfully flags up some fascinating conundrums about life in its brief...running time. Go to Full Review
Peter Turner Starburst Oct 19, 2017
6/10
While Pickups does have some interesting insights into the actor's process and the pressures of fame, its best in its most meta-moments but ultimately its ideas could have been summed up in a short. Go to Full Review
Alistair Ryder Film Inquiry Oct 12, 2017
With nothing new to say on celebrity and most distressingly, nothing remotely funny whatsoever, Pickups feels at least twice as long as its running time. Go to Full Review
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Jamie Thraves

Director

Chris Howitt

Actor

Berry Murphy

Actor

Joe Murphy

Actor

Paul Goodwin

Actor

Francisco Javier Diaz Izquierdo

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man suffering from insomnia finds solace in picking up strangers.
Director
Jamie Thraves
Producer
Phil Bowman, Jamie Thraves
Screenwriter
Jamie Thraves
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 14m
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