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The Darwin Awards

Play trailer Poster for The Darwin Awards R,  2006,  1h 34m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 18% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 45% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
18% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 45% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
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.

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Ruthe Stein San Francisco Chronicle Sep 7, 2007
2/4
The humor dissipates as we watch one weird death after another. Go to Full Review
James Greenberg The Hollywood Reporter Jan 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 Jan 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
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Sep 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 Sep 9, 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
Kam Williams NewsBlaze Aug 27, 2007
0/4
Just a voyeuristic excuse to watch people die in different ways. Go to Full Review
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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
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