500 Miles (2026)

Name: 500 Miles
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-05-15
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Bill Nighy, Roman Griffin Davis, Dexter Sol Ansell, Clare Dunne, Michael Socha

500 Miles (2026), directed by Morgan Matthews, starring Bill Nighy and Roman Griffin Davis.

05/15/2026 BR Drama 1h 42m

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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.

Tom ComerfordCinematography
Morgan MatthewsDirector
Rebecca LloydEditing
Alex GordonProducer

About the film

500 Miles is a 2026 drama film directed by Morgan Matthews and starring Bill Nighy, Dexter Sol Ansell and Roman Griffin Davis. The script is adapted by Malcolm Campbell from the novel Charlie and Me by Mark Lowery.

It premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival on 27 February 2026.

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It premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival on 27 February 2026.

Premise

A grandfather on the west coast of Ireland is estranged from his grandchildren, Charlie and Finn, before they take it upon themselves to visit him.

Cast

Bill Nighy as John, Finn and Charlie's estranged grandfather

Roman Griffin Davis as Finn, older brother to Charlie

Dexter Sol Ansell as Charlie, younger brother to Finn

Maisie Williams as Kait

Clare Dunne

Michael Socha

Loré Adewusi as Tomo

Production

The film was announced in February 2024 as an Origin Pictures, Port Pictures and Minnow Films project. It is an adaptation of the Mark Lowery novel Charlie and Me and is directed by Morgan Matthews with the script by Malcolm Campbell. It has David M. Thompson producing with Alex Gordon and Keren Misgav Ristvedt for Origin Pictures, Martina Niland from Dublin-based Port Pictures.

Bill Nighy and Roman Griffin Davis were announced in the cast in February 2024. In May 2024, Maisie Williams joined the cast. In October 2024, Dexter Sol Ansell, Michael Socha and Clare Dunne joined the cast.

Principal photography began in the Republic of Ireland in October 2024.

Release

In February 2024, True Brit Entertainment acquired the distribution rights to the film in the United Kingdom.

The film had its world premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival on 27 February 2026.

It was released theatrically in Ireland on 15 May, by Beach Pictures, and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 June.

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External links

500 Miles at IMDb

Text from 500 Miles (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_Miles_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on May 15, 2026, a Friday.
It runs 1h42 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosMinnow Films, Port Pictures, Origin Pictures, Sampsonic Media, Metrol Technology, Head Gear Films, New Origin
CountriesIreland, United Kingdom, Cyprus
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Tom Comerford Cinematography
Morgan Matthews Director
Rebecca Lloyd Editing
Alex Gordon Producer
David M. Thompson Producer
Keren Misgav Producer
Martina Niland Producer
Atli Örvarsson Original music
Jamie Duffy Original music
Malcolm Campbell Writer

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What is 500 Miles about?

500 Miles: 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.

Who directed 500 Miles?

500 Miles was directed by Morgan Matthews in 2026.

Who stars in 500 Miles?

The cast of 500 Miles includes Bill Nighy, Roman Griffin Davis, Dexter Sol Ansell, Clare Dunne and Michael Socha.

How long is 500 Miles?

500 Miles runs for 102 minutes, or 1h42.