Onwards and Sideways

Name: Onwards and Sideways
Director: John Madden
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2026-09-13
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Laura Linney, Rhys Ifans, Rory Kinnear, Monica Dolan, Isabella Nefar

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2026 · 110 min · Comedy · Drama

Overview

Tony Evans is the deputy head of a local primary school. Emma Dretzin is a pianist, composer and single mother of two daughters. Neither knows the other until a startling encounter changes the course of their lives: on the same morning, they are both confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s.

Directed by John Madden

Cast

Laura Linney — Emma Dretzin
Rhys Ifans — Tony Evans
Rory Kinnear — Professor Ridge
Monica Dolan — Liz Evans
Isabella Nefar — Bahar