The Darwin Awards

Jun 25, 2007

1h 34m

★ 5.5

A comedy... to die for.

Overview

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

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

3 Ring Circus Films

Blumhouse Productions

Icon Productions

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Cast

Michael Burrows

Joseph Fiennes

Siri Taylor

Winona Ryder

Harvey

David Arquette

Joleen

Juliette Lewis

Emile

Ty Burrell

Paramedic

Josh Charles

Insurance Exec

Kevin Dunn

Mrs. Pearlman

Nora Dunn

Simon

Judah Friedlander

Farley

Lukas Haas

Henry

Tom Hollander

Stan

Brad Hunt

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