The One Note Man is a 2023 British short comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by George Siougas.

It stars Jason Watkins, Louisa Clein, Crystal Yu, and Paul Barber, and is narrated by Ian McKellen.

[1] The film is an adaptation of H. M. Bateman's "The One-Note Man", which first appeared in Punch on December 14, 1921.

"[4] Chris Olson of UK Film Review gave it five stars and wrote, "Irresistibly charming and poignant, short film The One Note Man delivers a rousing tale of one man's stagnant existence being galvanized by a disruption to his own clockwork routine by a loose thread on his jacket.

[6][1] It won the Audience Award for Best Live-Action Short at the 2024 Palm Springs International ShortFest.