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# Onwards and Sideways (2026): cast and crew

10 cast and 10 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Laura Linney](https://film.one/person/laura-linney.md) as Emma Dretzin
- [Rhys Ifans](https://film.one/person/rhys-ifans.md) as Tony Evans
- [Rory Kinnear](https://film.one/person/rory-kinnear.md) as Professor Ridge
- [Monica Dolan](https://film.one/person/monica-dolan.md) as Liz Evans
- [Isabella Nefar](https://film.one/person/isabella-nefar.md) as Bahar
- [Leah Byrne](https://film.one/person/leah-byrne.md) as Julie
- [Danielle Galligan](https://film.one/person/danielle-galligan.md) as Carol
- [Paul Mayhew-Archer](https://film.one/person/paul-mayhew-archer.md) as Tom
- [Sorcha Cusack](https://film.one/person/sorcha-cusack.md) as Mary
- [Emma Louise Webb](https://film.one/person/emma-louise-webb.md)

## Directing

- [John Madden](https://film.one/person/john-madden.md): Director

## Writing

- [Paul Mayhew-Archer](https://film.one/person/paul-mayhew-archer.md): Writer

## Production

- [Hilary Bevan Jones](https://film.one/person/hilary-bevan-jones.md): Producer
- [John Gore](https://film.one/person/john-gore.md): Producer
- [Peter Francis](https://film.one/person/peter-francis.md): Production Designer

## Camera

- [Danny Cohen](https://film.one/person/danny-cohen.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Úna Ní Dhonghaíle](https://film.one/person/una-ni-dhonghaile.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Thomas Newman](https://film.one/person/thomas-newman.md): Original Music Composer

## Art

- Astrid Sieben: Art Direction

## Costume and make-up

- Lauren Reyhani: Costume Designer

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