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.
Director: John Madden · Writer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
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.
Onwards and Sideways is a 2026 comedy and drama movie from the United Kingdom directed by John Madden, starring Laura Linney, Rhys Ifans and Rory Kinnear. It is scheduled to release on November 6, 2026. The running time is 1 h 45 min, in English.
Onwards and Sideways is scheduled for November 6, 2026.
Onwards and Sideways was directed by John Madden.
The main cast includes Laura Linney, Rhys Ifans, Rory Kinnear, Monica Dolan and Isabella Nefar.
Onwards and Sideways runs 1 h 45 min.
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parkinson's disease
John Madden
Laura Linney
Rhys Ifans
Rory Kinnear
Monica Dolan
Isabella Nefar
Leah Byrne
Danielle Galligan
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Sorcha Cusack
Emma Louise Webb