The Darwin Awards

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The Darwin Awards

R

2006

1h 34m

Comedy

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After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows (Joseph Fiennes) loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becomes an investigator for an insurance company and joins forces with a cynical field agent (Winona Ryder) to probe suspicious and unusual deaths.

Ruthe Stein

San Francisco Chronicle

The humor dissipates as we watch one weird death after another.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 7, 2007

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James Greenberg

The Hollywood Reporter

Taylor and his friends seem to be having a great time but could have let the audience in on the joke.

Jan 31, 2006

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Sports too many formulaic weaknesses of mainstream laffers while straining for an indie cred that hitherto came naturally to writer-director Finn Taylor.

Jan 26, 2006

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Reel.com

Rated: 3/4

Oct 20, 2007

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

A delightful, winning tribute to those annual kudos given to people who died from sheer stupidity, thereby improving the gene pool.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 13, 2007

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

If writer/director Finn Taylor could have made up his mind about the movie he was making, it would have held together better.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 9, 2007

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Audience Member

A very fun movie that encapsulates the thought process and the consequences of human stupidity while poking fun at the fact that idiotic people contribute to society by removing themselves from the gene pool in spectacular fashion. for those who have any basic sense of humor this movie is for you. I was excited to see the Mythbusters make a cameo in the movie as well

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Audience Member

Felt the need to review as others have done this a massive disservice, if you are familiar with the Darwin awards this is absolutely hilarious and definitely worth a watch! https://darwinawards.com/legends/legends1998-05.html

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Steve D

The cast of a good film is here as is the premise. It needs a script.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/24

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Audience Member

An entertaining and fun movie to watch with stupid deaths

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

One thing i love is..this is almost a reunion of Winona Ryder and Lukas Haas..should be..wish to see them in one scene!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Comedia ligera para el lucimiento de Finnes y mi adorada Winona Ryder, pelicula mas cercana a un telefim con muchos cameos incluidos del grupo Metallica.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows (Joseph Fiennes) loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becomes an investigator for an insurance company and joins forces with a cynical field agent (Winona Ryder) to probe suspicious and unusual deaths.

Director: Finn Taylor
Producer: Jane Sindell, Johnny Wow, Jason Blum
Screenwriter: Finn Taylor
Production Co: Blumhouse Productions, 3 Ring Circus Films
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Drug Use|Violent Images)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Jul 31, 2007
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital