Tollbooth

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Tollbooth

2021

1h 23m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

Drama

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A single toll booth on a road in the middle of nowhere. A lone wolf HOWLS in the distance. Actually, it's probably a stray dog, but you get the picture. BRENDAN works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop CATRIN's investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.

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Edward Porter

The Times (UK)

08/15/2022

Ryan Andrew Hooper adds a Welsh spin to Coen brothers-style mayhem.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

08/27/2021

3/5

[An] entertaining black comedy...

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

02/26/2021

A youthful exuberance in the writing and a high tolerance for eccentricity makes for a certain gauche quality in this energetic West Wales-set crime film, a debut from Ryan Andrew Hooper.

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

11/12/2022

4/5

as darkly comic as the Coen Brothers and violent as a Tarantino flick... The sharp and witty script allows [Smiley] to use his natural charm and humour whilst tapping into a steeliness under the surface.

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

03/21/2022

3/5

This outrageous British crime-comedy prides itself on its desire to not be taken too seriously.

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

03/18/2022

C

There is craft and style here, even if the overall result left much to be desired.

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Whiskey R.

@WhiskeyRiver May 17

Just when I thought Ive seen the most stupid movies ever, this one comes along. Absolute crap. How did they get the money to even make this slop.

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Argyle T

@Argyle Jan 11

Nothing funny...boring and I gave up

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Orlando C

@orrman 06/25/2025

Quite possibly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It's hard to fathom how disjointed and underwhelming everything in this movie is. It's Iike during the editing they threw darts to see which scenes they kept in and which ones to leave out. I'm not giving this movie any more ink.

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Rick D

@RT11948019 03/25/2024

Strangely captivating story that takes a while to begin to grasp, but worth the wait. Has a "What the hell could possibly happen next?" aspect, with a bleak, desolate atmosphere, both visually and plot-wise. Not your run-of-the-mill mystery or crime story.

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Peter W

@RT12077588 04/29/2023

Overall, this film delivers a solid combination of thrills and dark comedy. The leading performance from Michael Smiley brings a certain strength on-screen, and actress Annes Elwy is equally enjoyable and likeable. The Toll is certainly thrilling, wacky, twisty, and highly entertaining. Granted, it is a story that won't make a deal of sense at first, but those who stick with it will find it enriching as certain elements come together to deliver a solid finale.

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Dave C

@RT09838700 11/05/2022

I like the way Liam Lacey reviews this, as ‘a warped Welsh western' akin Coen Brothers offerings. He's not wrong. It's a well cast, slow-building, dry and dark witted Mystery, as much as it is anything else. I'd suggest Thriller is too big a reach, as it really is not… thrilling, that is. The subtlety of the humour throughout is perfect, as it never detracts from the storyline. It's an enjoyable watch, but I did struggle with the relationship between the corrupt and the law enforcers, as there was never really any debate or contest of the Protagonists' confession, nor any real sense of consequence

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Synopsis

A single toll booth on a road in the middle of nowhere. A lone wolf HOWLS in the distance. Actually, it's probably a stray dog, but you get the picture. BRENDAN works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop CATRIN's investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.

Director: Ryan Andrew Hooper
Producer: Mark Hopkins
Screenwriter: Matt Redd, Matt Redd
Production Co: Fields Park Media Partners, S4C, Western Edge Pictures, Great Point Media, British Film Institute (BFI)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2022
Runtime: 1h 23m