

Tinsel Town
2025-11-28 · 94 min · ★ 5.8
A washed-up Hollywood action hero is tricked into starring in a small English town’s chaotic Christmas pantomime, where a straight-talking dance instructor and his estranged daughter just might help him rediscover the magic of the season.
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- Directors
- Chris Foggin
- Production companies
- Sky Cinema, Future Artists Entertainment, Mister Smith Entertainment
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kiefer SutherlandBradley Mack
Rebel WilsonJill
Derek JacobiAlbert
Meera SyalCassandra
Danny DyerKieran
Mawaan RizwanNigel
Matilda FirthEmma
Katherine RyanAgent
Alice EveGrace
James LanceSpencer
Maria FriedmanBrenda
Lucien LaviscountCallum
Savannah Lee SmithIzzy
Asim ChaudhryDanny
Jason ManfordDavid
Ray FearonRussell
Jaimi BarbakoffSukie
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