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Barton Fink
There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.
There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head....
Comedy, Drama, Thriller - 1991
7.7
90%
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A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
117 min
Release date:
1 Aug 1991
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$9,000,000
Revenue:
$6,153,939
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 19 wins & 30 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's at its best when young Barton Fink simply stares at a picture of a bathing beauty contemplating the ocean -- a Hollywood dream.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan 2013
fresh:
Gnomic, claustrophobic, hallucinatory, just plain weird, it is the kind of movie critics can soak up thousands of words analyzing and cinephiles can soak up at least three espressos arguing their way through.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
13 Oct 2009
fresh:
Again the Coens take familiar movie tropes and twist them into something new. This may be their most haunting movie.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
18 Oct 2008
fresh:
Scene after scene is filled with a ferocious strength and humor.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
6 Nov 2007
rotten:
This creepy satire is full of laughs and flaky twists, but by the end you may still be scratching your head.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
6 Nov 2007
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