''Pixie'' is a 2020 British

comedy thriller film Comedy thrillers are a hybrid genre that draw subject matter generally from comedy and thrillers. Criteria They often include a darker tone, relative to other genres, of humor. List of comedy thriller films * '' The Big Fix'' (1978) * ''Charad ...

directed by

Barnaby Thompson Barnaby David Waterhouse Thompson is a British film director and producer. He is best known for producing '' Wayne's World'', '' Spice World'', '' Kevin & Perry Go Large'' and '' An Ideal Husband'', as well as co-directing the ''St Trinians'' fil ...

. The film stars

Olivia Cooke Olivia Kate Cooke (born 27 December 1993) is an English actress. In television, she has starred as Emma Decody in the thriller '' Bates Motel'' (2013–2017), Becky Sharp in the period drama '' Vanity Fair'' (2018), and Alicent Hightower in ...

, Ben Hardy,

Daryl McCormack Daryl McCormack (born 22 January 1993) is an Irish actor. He has appeared in the RTÉ One soap opera ''Fair City'' (2015–2016), the BBC series ''Peaky Blinders'' (2019–2022), and the Apple TV+ series '' Bad Sisters'' (2022). His films inclu ...

Colm Meaney Colm J. Meaney (; ga, Colm Ó Maonaigh; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999). He has guest-starred on many T ...

, and

Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), Mike Nichol ...

. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2020 by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

. It received mixed reviews from critics, while Cooke's performance was praised.

Premise

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

Cast

Production

In August 2019, it was announced that shooting for the film had begun in Northern Ireland, with

directing.

, Ben Hardy and

were among the announced cast. Locations include

Killough Killough ( ; ) is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the Irish Sea shore near Ardglass, five miles southeast of Downpatrick. It is a Conservation area (United Kingdom), conservation area notable for its Acer pseud ...

Release

''Pixie'' was released in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2020 by

Critical response

On the

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website

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, 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."

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, which uses a

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, assigned a score of 45 out of 100, based on 8 reviews indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10831086 2020 films 2020 black comedy films 2020 thriller films 2020s British films 2020s comedy thriller films 2020s English-language films 2020s heist films British black comedy films British comedy thriller films British heist films Films scored by David Holmes (musician) Films set in Ireland Films shot in Northern Ireland Paramount Pictures films