Barton Fink

"There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside."

1991 1h 57m EN

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7.5

BANGER

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90%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.6

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 1,964🍅90%Rotten Tomatoes●69Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 133,081

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Synopsis

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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.

“There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.”

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Cast

John Turturro
Barton Fink
John Goodman
Charlie Meadows
Judy Davis
Audrey Taylor
Michael Lerner
Jack Lipnick
John Mahoney
W.P. Mayhew
Tony Shalhoub
Ben Geisler
Jon Polito
Lou Breeze
Steve Buscemi
Chet

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joel Coen
Writers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 68% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joel Coen, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Joel Coen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Turturro and John Goodman and Judy Davis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joel Coen directs. Roger Deakins behind the camera. Carter Burwell scores. Joel Coen cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 68% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Joel Coen, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Joel Coen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Turturro and John Goodman and Judy Davis carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.".
9IMDB entry: tt0101410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "hotel", "screenplay", "mass murder", "movie business".