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The Darwin Awards

  • 20062006
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  • 1h 34m
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5.9/10
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Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes in The Darwin Awards (2006)
To investigate bizarre insurance claims that transpired in either accidents, death or both, a former cop and an insurance investigator travel throughout the country to look at the cases up close.
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To investigate bizarre insurance claims that transpired in either accidents, death or both, a former cop and an insurance investigator travel throughout the country to look at the cases up c... Read allTo investigate bizarre insurance claims that transpired in either accidents, death or both, a former cop and an insurance investigator travel throughout the country to look at the cases up close.To investigate bizarre insurance claims that transpired in either accidents, death or both, a former cop and an insurance investigator travel throughout the country to look at the cases up close.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
10K
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  • Director
    • Finn Taylor
  • Writer
    • Finn Taylor
  • Stars
    • Joseph Fiennes
    • Winona Ryder
    • David Arquette
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  • Director
    • Finn Taylor
  • Writer
    • Finn Taylor
  • Stars
    • Joseph Fiennes
    • Winona Ryder
    • David Arquette
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    • 45User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
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    Winona Ryder in The Darwin Awards (2006)
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    Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes in The Darwin Awards (2006)
    Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes in The Darwin Awards (2006)
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    Joseph Fiennes
    Joseph Fiennes
    • Michael Burrowsas Michael Burrows
    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Siri Tayloras Siri Taylor
    David Arquette
    David Arquette
    • Harveyas Harvey
    Ty Burrell
    Ty Burrell
    • Emileas Emile
    Josh Charles
    Josh Charles
    • Paramedicas Paramedic
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Insurance Execas Insurance Exec
    Nora Dunn
    Nora Dunn
    • Mrs. Pearlmanas Mrs. Pearlman
    Judah Friedlander
    Judah Friedlander
    • Simonas Simon
    Lukas Haas
    Lukas Haas
    • Farleyas Farley
    Tom Hollander
    Tom Hollander
    • Henryas Henry
    Brad Hunt
    Brad Hunt
    • Stanas Stan
    Juliette Lewis
    Juliette Lewis
    • Joleenas Joleen
    Julianna Margulies
    Julianna Margulies
    • Carlaas Carla
    Tim Blake Nelson
    Tim Blake Nelson
    • Perpas Perp
    Alessandro Nivola
    Alessandro Nivola
    • Ad Execas Ad Exec
    Chris Penn
    Chris Penn
    • Tomas Tom
    Max Perlich
    Max Perlich
    • Bobas Bob
    D.B. Sweeney
    D.B. Sweeney
    • Detective Maguireas Detective Maguire
    • Director
      • Finn Taylor
    • Writer
      • Finn Taylor
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The segment with the rocket powered car features MythBusters (2003) host Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage as the surplus salesman. The first episode of 'MythBusters' dealt with that particular urban legend.
    • Goofs
      It is supposed to be winter in Minnesota but the vegetation is green and there are leaves on the trees.
    • Quotes

      Siri Taylor: For an ex-cop, you're kind of a pussy, aren't ya?

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits, there's a quick scene showing the cell phone Burrows tied to a mylar balloon being found in India by a girl and her mother. Zoe the receptionist can be heard on the other end calling, "Michael? Michael?"
    • Connections
      References Cops (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      No Leaf Clover
      Written by Cliff Burton (as Clifford Lee Burton), James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich

      Performed by Metallica

      Creeping Death Music c/o King, Purtich, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner

    User reviews45

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    Top review
    4/10
    Comedy Not Fit to Survive
    This was a movie I was really looking forward to at Sundance. We're all familiar with the Darwin Awards, a website started by Stanford molecular biologist Wendy Northcutt to humorously recognize extremely stupid acts that lead to self-inflicted, accidental death. Northcutt's notion is that the human gene pool improves when these tragi-comic figures, who are presumably plagued by genetic stupidity, are removed from the population. Hence the Darwin Awards (www.darwinawards.com).

    It sounds like a terrific premise for an outrageous comedy and like the rest of the audience I was licking my chops. Unfortunately, this movie was about as funny as Origin of the Species. Director Finn Taylor has made a couple of refreshingly oddball films (Dreams with the Fishes, Cherish) but The Darwin Awards fails on almost every level.

    The concept was probably doomed from the outset by the decision to incorporate a bunch of award-winning events into a linear storyline, including madcap crime investigations and a little love interest. Casting Joseph Fiennes and Wynona Ryder as the leads was the second mistake, as neither of them was right for their parts (and despite their efforts, came off very flat). Follow that with writing that is simply not very clever and you have a disappointing movie.

    The vignettes do include some great casting choices, including Chris Penn, Tim Blake Nelson, David Arquette and Metallica. But unfortunately, they are lost in the woeful script, and give us only the occasional funny moment.

    As many have heard, actor Chris Penn was found dead at his Santa Monica home the day of the Sundance premiere. Finn Taylor had some nice words to say about Chris prior to the screening. And afterwards Winona Ryder, who had known Chris for 15 years, spoke at length about him. "He wasn't just Sean's younger brother," she said. It was a genuinely nice tribute.
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    • Jan 27, 2006

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 2006 (United Arab Emirates)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Премія Дарвіна
    • Filming locations
      • Crockett, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 3 Ring Circus Films
      • Blumhouse Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $309,408
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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