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The Darwin Awards

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Ruthe Stein San Francisco Chronicle 09/07/2007
2/4
The humor dissipates as we watch one weird death after another. Go to Full Review James Greenberg The Hollywood Reporter 01/31/2006
Taylor and his friends seem to be having a great time but could have let the audience in on the joke. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety 01/26/2006
Sports too many formulaic weaknesses of mainstream laffers while straining for an indie cred that hitherto came naturally to writer-director Finn Taylor. Go to Full Review Reel.com 10/20/2007
3/4
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 09/13/2007
3/4
A delightful, winning tribute to those annual kudos given to people who died from sheer stupidity, thereby improving the gene pool. Go to Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 09/09/2007
2/5
If writer/director Finn Taylor could have made up his mind about the movie he was making, it would have held together better. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jul 20 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 See more Mar 16 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 See more Steve D 02/01/2024 The cast of a good film is here as is the premise. It needs a script. See more 08/18/2015 An entertaining and fun movie to watch with stupid deaths See more 04/13/2015 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! See more 01/20/2015 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Finn Taylor

Director

Joseph Fiennes

Michael Burrows

Winona Ryder

Siri Tyler

Tim Blake Nelson

North Beach Killer

David Arquette

Harvey

Alessandro Nivola

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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