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Barton Fink
What's in his head
What's in his head
Comedy, Drama - 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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